News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Michelin has produced a new version of its motorcycle racing tire, with an even higher share of environmentally sustainable material ahead of the MotoE World Cup motorcycle racing series. The new version consists of an average of 40% sustainable material, a significant portion of which is recovered carbon black (rCB) supplied by Enviro. At the same time, Michelin has taken another step towards mass production of its tire with improved sustainability performance.

Renowned Danish manufacturer of tire recycling equipment, ELDAN Recycling A/S, presented test set-up for pre-cut mining tire recycling. The shredder plant or the c-plant as it is called in-house, consisting of an ELDAN Super Chopper and an ELDAN Multi Purpose Rasper with a feeding silo in front to ensure a continuous flow. The plant was tested with pre-cut mining truck tyres, one of the toughest materials to shred.

The numbers for tires from the replacement market for the first quarter of 2022 have been released by RecyBEM. RecyBEM takes a look back at a quarter in which the quantity of recyclables collected increased. In the first quarter of 2022, the Netherlands gathered 2.4 million used car tires from the replacement market.

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Waste tires have been dumped in Washington State's Puget Sound over the years. According to local estimates, some 500,000 tyres may need to be retrieved from the sea. According to environmentalists, the abandoned tires are releasing pollutants into the surrounding waterway, causing harm to flora and fauna.

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is a legally autonomous, independent EU authority which, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 (REACH), regulates the technical, scientific, and administrative aspects of registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals. It is based in Helsinki, Finland, and ensures the registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemicals in a uniform procedure within the European Union. ECHA started its work in 2007.

To register for the summit, ACI offers a special 10% discount to all Weibold’s subsribers available via the promo code “CCBe2RB10”. For further information or to register your attendance contact Rohan Baryah on rbayrah@acieu.net or + 48 61 646 7022 quoting the promo code. The two-day event will bring together senior representatives of the different stakeholders involved in this sector, from producers, technology developers, rubber producers, chemical suppliers, researchers, as well as other influential stakeholders from the value chain.

The three day event will take place from Monday through to Wednesday 30 May - 1 June 2022 at LE LOUISE Hotel Brussels. The Conference is the culmination of a year-long series of ETRA-led and supported activities and events that focused on market development and expansion for a broad array of recycled tire materials, products and applications.

Recently, officials with the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management showed off newly resurfaced roads and parking areas at Lake Guntersville State Park paved with rubberized asphalt made with materials from end-of-life tires.