News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Tyre Recycling Solutions SA reports that a new project initiated by the Works Department of the city of Prilly (Switzerland) was carried out using TyreXol™ MMA – an activated recycled rubber powder with exceptional versatility – in the base and bearing layer. The asphalt was manufactured by the Famobit power plant (Bussigny) and installed by the Frutiger company.

Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum) has published its 2021 annual financial statements and, for the first time, consolidated financial statements for 2021. In the past financial year 2021, the Group achieved a total output of EUR 3.7 million, an increase of 106% compared to the previous year (2020: EUR 1.8 million). In the reporting period, the total output mainly consists of own work capitalised in the amount of EUR 2.8 million and sales, which increased to EUR 0.9 million.

The Tire Cologne, which ended on Thursday, 26 May 2022, confirmed its position as the leading international platform of the global tire and wheel industries with a strong course of the trade fair. Especially with a view to the current geopolitical situation, the trade fair convinced across the board with around 12,000 trade visitors from 100 countries. The around 300 exhibiting companies and brands from 35 countries were highly satisfied with the gratifyingly high visitor frequency, the internationality and the convincing quality of the trade visitors.

Traction Summit 2022 brings the tire industry together to discuss developing technologies. The Traction Summit 2022 takes place in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 26 – 27, and takes the theme "Sustainability in tires: from materials to aftermarket".

DKT (Deutsche Kautschuk-Tagung) – a German rubber conference and trade fair – will take place in Nuremberg on June 27 – 30, 2022. This event was planned for 2021 and had to be postponed 12 months due to the pandemic

Recently, the Tyre and Rubber Recycling magazine published an article on a Spanish study that suggests that microplastic loss from artificial turf can be limited. Every year, the Spanish tire industry manages 300,000 tons of end-of-life tires, of which about 75,000 tons are utilized as filler for artificial turf pitches.

A British magazine Tyre and Rubber Recycling says the UK ELT exports to India still at its highest rates, despite the restrictive end-of-life tire exports policy recently imposed in the United Kingdom. Figures obtained by Tyre and Rubber Recycling show that tyre exports to India from the UK remain as high as they ever were, if not higher, the magazine highlights.

On May 13, Pyrum Innovations – a German end-of-life tire pyrolysis operator – announced it had received ISO 9001 certification for its quality management in the scope of end-of-life tire recycling, production and sales of the resulting products (tire pyrolysis oil and recovered carbon black), research and development of new input materials and products, and plant design and construction. The implementation of and compliance with the quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 has been confirmed by successfully passing, Pyrum said.

Birla Carbon, one of the leading manufacturers of carbon black globally, has announced a 15% price increase for all carbon black products manufactured in North America, effective July 1, 2022. All shipments made on or after this date are subject to the price increase. Increasing costs in materials, freight, logistics, and operations are the key reasons for this necessary change.