News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

The AZuR network had a strong showing at the 2025 Recircle Awards ceremony in Bologna, taking home seven awards. The international expert jury recognized AZuR partners Genan, Marangoni, and Italmatic for their innovative solutions in retreading and tire recycling. In addition, AZuR network coordinator Christina Guth received the Women’s Award for the Tyre Retreading Sector. “This award is a recognition of the commitment of all AZuR partners in recent years to advancing the circular tire economy,” said Guth at the awards ceremony.

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and its members express strong support for H.R.3401 to strengthen domestic tire retreading. The bill, reintroduced by U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), proposes tax credits for fleet purchasers of American-made retreaded commercial tires, aimed at strengthening domestic manufacturing, job creation, and sustainable tire solutions.

Weibold is pleased to announce our participation in this year’s Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) Briefing Day, taking place on Tuesday, 16th September 2025. As a Vienna-based consulting company specializing exclusively in end-of-life tire (ELT) recycling and pyrolysis since 1999, Weibold last contributed insights at the 2023 edition of the event.

The Recircle Awards, organized by Retreading Business and Tyre & Rubber Recycling magazines, is a global event that recognizes the contributions of companies and individuals in the tyre manufacturing, retreading, and recycling industries to the circular economy.

The Re-Tyre CO₂ project, coordinated by Saras SPA Raffinerie Sarde, has secured €9.3 million from the European Innovation Fund to construct a state-of-the-art pyrolysis plant in Cagliari, Sardinia, with operations expected to begin in March 2029. The facility will process 10,000 tonnes of end-of-life tires (ELTs) annually, converting them into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), recycled carbon black, and gas used to power the plant. The project employs an optimized low-temperature pyrolysis process to improve oil yields and product quality, with the goal of producing over 2.6 million kg of kerosene annually, equivalent to fueling around 260,000 km of flights.

Liberty Tire Recycling, North America’s provider of tire recycling services, has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting another year of progress toward its vision of a more sustainable, circular economy. In 2024, Liberty collected more than 215 million end-of-life tires and reclaimed over 4.7 billion pounds of rubber—creating innovative, high-value recycled products that support infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy recovery.

Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum) and Thermo Lysi SA have signed an engineering contract in the amount of EUR 2.2 million. The contract marks an important milestone for the company, as it is the first engineering contract to be signed after a plant has been granted a construction permit. Pyrum will now begin the detailed engineering of the planned plant, which is expected to take six months.

Fornnax Technology invites you to visit its booth at Tyre & Rubber Indonesia 2025, taking place from 21st to 23rd May at AJIExpo, Jakarta. The company will showcase its high-capacity recycling machines for tyres, municipal solid waste (MSW), e-waste, cables, and aluminium. Discover innovative recycling solutions that exceed industry standards and are engineered to advance sustainability and circular economy objectives.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) and the French tire manufacturer Michelin have initiated a collaboration following successful tests, which means that Enviro will recycle valuable raw materials such as carbon black and oil from Michelin's used racing tires. The recycled carbon black can then be reused by Michelin to produce new racing and other tires. "Racing tires represent the pinnacle of tire technology, and for Enviro to be involved in providing a circular solution for the racing tires of the world's largest tire manufacturer is a mark of quality for what our technology can achieve," says Fredrik Emilson, CEO of Enviro.