News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Resuming in September, Weibold's webinars will continue delivering a high-quality content to anyone contemplating business opportunities in tire recycling or pyrolysis. In September 2020, Weibold is hosting an online webinar conducted by Luis Roca Blay and Nora Lardiés Miazza from AIMPLAS, Spain. Our previous webinars covering introductory and some advanced topics will be available as recordings on our website.

By its nature, tire recycling and pyrolysis are capital-intensive businesses which require rather big investments to lay a foundation of successful production. The industry is constantly changing. Existing markets are under threat, other markets emerge. More than ever it is important to facilitate and support R&D efforts. Associations and businesses around the world work hard to protect existing and build new markets for the industry by developing new value-added products from the main output materials of the industry – recycled rubber granulates (crumb rubber), pyrolytic fuel oil and recovered carbon black (rCB).

Round 10 of the Australia’s Federal Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants program is open, with $10 million available for projects that provide innovative solutions for the recycling and reuse of tires, plastics, paper and glass. Industry, Science and Technology Minister Karen Andrews said the funding builds on the $20 million invested in Round 8 to find smart solutions to managing Australia’s waste crisis. “Recycling our waste is more than an environmental imperative, it presents an opportunity for us to grow the economy and create new jobs,” she said.

Port of Sunderland director Matthew Hunt said: “We are delighted that Wastefront has chosen to construct its first ever plant at Port of Sunderland and we are looking forward to working with Christian and the team to bring their vision to life. “Port of Sunderland is currently undergoing a major transformation, with over £8 million being pumped into improving its roads and infrastructure, and the decision by Wastefront to invest here shows just how much confidence this is breeding among our stakeholders and the wider market.”

According to the source, "Dimantu kalns" in the Rembate parish of the municipality of Ķegums, with a 43-hectare area, is a vast recreational complex in which camps, weddings and other events are organized. Now the owners of "Dimantu kalns" plan to set up a mountain in their area, using old car tires at its base. Justifying the idea, the owner of the recreational complex, Peteris Dimants, says that end-of-life tires are widely used in the strengthening of dams, mountain bases and forest roads and referred to as old practice in Europe.

The Recircle Awards recently unveiled the awards categories for the 2021 ceremony and the platform is urging innovators and circular economy contributors to apply! Tire recycling and pyrolysis companies who are making an impact have a unique chance to apply! For the inaugural Recircle Awards, the organization is looking to recognise and celebrate the best of the best across the tire retreading and recycling sectors far and wide. Remember that you can only submit one nomination for each award category, so use the nominations form wisely to make your mark! https://recircleawards.com/nomination/

American engineers have developed a sensor that can monitor tire wear in real time. It has a radar that emits millimeter waves and, thanks to wave reflection, determines the depth of the remaining tire tread depth with an accuracy of 0.68 millimeters. In addition, it is capable of detecting foreign objects in the tread. An article on development was presented at the MobiSys 2020 conference

Ecopneus – Italian end-of-life tire management and recycling authority – says that thanks to the end-of-life tire recycling, over the years a real city of recycled rubber has been created at the Festambiente Festival: sports fields, cycle paths, play areas, urban furniture, relaxation areas were developed from the recycled material. In 2020 this list is supposed to be expanded with thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), Ecopneus says. Recycled rubber is confirmed as the protagonist of entertainment at Festambiente (Rispescia, Grosseto, 19 - 23 August), the festival which has reached its 32nd edition this year.

Novum Energy Australia managing director Rowan Kendall said the company’s target was to process 19,000 tons of rubber per annum. This would produce approximately nine million liters of fuel oil, 4500 ton of recycled carbon black, 2500 tons of waste steel and excess syngas for electricity generation. According to Kendall, this was an effective way to ensure used tires were being reclaimed in a safe and sustainable manner.