News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Cypriot Members of Parliament were told by the Audit Office last week that about 35 per cent of end-of-life tires imported into Cyprus every year pass through the port in Limassol without being subject to an environmental fee. Moreover, not all these waste tires are properly disposed of.

ACI’s 2nd European Carbon Black Summit will take place on the 22nd and 23rd June 2022, in Frankfurt, Germany. With ever increasing focus on sustainability & recycling and fluctuation of feedstock prices, the European carbon black industry is facing changes in the near future. The industry will need to adapt to these new objectives & developments, and work together as a whole to ensure a smooth & thriving transition.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems has received a recovered pyrolysis oil order worth 2 million SEK from the subsidiary of a leading US oil company. The oil will be used for production tests at a European oil refinery owned by the oil company. Completion of the transaction is conditional upon Enviro’s recovered oil gaining a registration in accordance with the EU chemicals regulation, REACH. The company expects to obtain a REACH registration for the oil as an intermediate during the second quarter of 2022.

As the U.S. administration begins implementation of the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), USTMA is urging congressional leadership to continue working on tire policy and related transportation sustainability initiatives. While the IIJA includes several provisions that would advance scrap tire markets and improve the resiliency of the nation’s infrastructure, USTMA has identified six specific policy proposals – ranging from tax incentives to additional research dollars and procurement commitments – that will strengthen the American tire manufacturing industry and help the country develop roadways with the future in mind.

The Alliance of Future Tires (AZuR) is continuing to drive cooperation in the field of end-of-life tire recycling. Since 2020, the AZuR network has been working to make tire disposal more cost-effective and environmentally friendly. For ten months, the network was funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and since June 2021, it has been self-funded under the auspices of the WDK. There are currently 43 diversified partners in the network.

Pyrum Innovations, a pioneer in the sustainable recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELT) based on its patented pyrolysis technology, is deepening its collaboration with ELDAN Recycling A/S, one of the world's leading manufacturers of recycling machines, including shredders for ELT. Under the agreement, both companies will include each other's systems in their sales processes and actively distribute them.

Wastefront AS – a Norwegian waste tire recycling company – was given permission to press ahead with plans to construct the ‘UK’s greenest tire recycling plant’ at Port of Sunderland. Construction on the development is expected to begin this year (2022), with company executives confident that the plant will be in commercial operation by 2024, creating around 100 skilled jobs once in full operation.

According to the latest Nokian Tyres press release, the company is launching an innovation challenge to recreate the future of driving. The FAST RACE, BIG CHANGE challenge is an open competition inviting startups, businesses, students and academics to innovate for more sustainable tires.

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) announced the election of four new members to its Board of Directors during the Board’s January 25 meeting. "I am pleased to welcome these new members to USTMA’s Board of Directors," said Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO.