News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Alcoa Australia has started delivering used conveyor belts from its mining operations to Tyrecycle’s recycling facility in East Rockingham, Western Australia. The first reel arrived on 24 September, marking a new step in the partnership between the two companies. At the facility, steel wire from the belts will be reclaimed and the rubber processed into crumb for use in applications such as road construction.

Pyrum Innovations AG published its consolidated financial results for the first half of 2025, reporting revenue of EUR 1.27 million, up 79% from the same period in 2024. Total output rose 48% to EUR 6.71 million, supported by ongoing investments in the second Pyrum plant in Perl-Besch and commissioning work for new facilities in Dillingen. Capitalized own work reached EUR 5.21 million, compared to EUR 3.61 million a year earlier.

Enviro has completed the delivery and installation of five pyrolysis reactors for its tire recycling plant in Uddevalla, Sweden. The company confirmed that the work was carried out on schedule. "With the delivery of the fifth and final reactor, all equipment included in the main process is now in place and fully assembled," said Fredrik Emilson, CEO of Enviro.

Only two weeks remain until the 2025 Rubber Recycling Symposium in Calgary on October 8–9. The time to register is running out. The event will bring together industry representatives, policymakers, and researchers to discuss progress and challenges on the path toward a more sustainable and circular tire and rubber sector.

In Hamilton, New Zealand, developers have installed the country’s first footpath made with recycled tyres. The project at Jack’s Landing used 207 square metres of Porous Lane, a permeable rubberised paving developed by the University of Melbourne and introduced to New Zealand by Water Smart.

Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has opened applications for the final round of Market Development Fund grants for 2025, offering support for research, development, and commercialisation projects that use tyre-derived material (TDM) in new and innovative ways.

Vaculug has submitted a proposal to the UK Cabinet Office consultation Public Procurement: Growing British Industry, Jobs, and Skills, calling for retreaded tyres to be mandated in public sector fleets. The company argues that such a policy would cut costs, create jobs, and support national sustainability objectives.

Join key players across Australia and New Zealand for the inaugural 2025 Round Trip: Tyre & Conveyor Belt Recycling Summit on October 15–16 in Melbourne, Australia, hosted by Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) and Tyrewise New Zealand. Over two days, manufacturers, recyclers, innovators, policymakers, and global industry stakeholders will connect to share ideas, explore global technologies, and uncover real-world market and infrastructure opportunities.

According to local media reports, the Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Pakistan has uncovered the secret nighttime operations of banned pyrolysis plants in Lahore, identified as a major contributor to the city’s worsening smog problem. The findings were published in the agency’s latest drone surveillance report.