News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Since 1992, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has awarded over 100 grants incorporating scrap tires into road construction, covering over 200 lane-miles. In 2024, an additional 70 lane-miles will be added. Kirsten Clemens, EGLE’s scrap tire coordinator, highlights the increasing use of scrap tires in these projects. By the end of 2024, EGLE grants will have funded over 300 miles of rubber-modified pavement in 32 communities. EGLE collaborates with Michigan Department of Transportation, universities, and tire associations to enhance paving and recycle tires.

Ecolomondo Corporation (TSXV: ECM) (OTC: ECLMF) (the “Company” or “Ecolomondo”), a cleantech company specializing in the commercialization of its Thermal Decomposition Process (TDP) proprietary recycling technology and the global deployment of TDP turnkey facilities, has concluded the final documentation to the previously announced $3 million loan with Export Development Canada (EDC).

After Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) commenced construction on the Uddevalla recycling plant in February 2024, the company recently shared updates on the progress. According to an article by Enviro, the building now has its first roof trusses installed, representing an important stage for the project and the parties EBC, Enviro Building Company, and TRU.

This time, Episode 64 of the Tyre Recycling Podcast features Part 2 of the Tyre Recycling Panel Discussion recorded at the Circular Economy Forum during The Tire Cologne event. In this episode, Ewan Scott, Stephan Rau and Frank Cremer discuss the potential of brand only recycling; the barriers to rubberised asphalt; and the issue of crumb rubber infill and its replacement; and the challenge of dealing with OTR tyres.

Vianney Vales, CEO of Wastefront AS, a Norwegian company building a Waste-to-Fuel business in Sunderland, highlights the significance of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in an interview with The Northern Echo. The UK Government’s plan for 10 percent of all jet fuel to be SAF by 2030 is a major boost for the region’s green economy. The SAF mandate, set to become law in January 2025, faces challenges due to insufficient feedstock and high demand. Currently, global SAF supply is at two million metric tons, while demand is growing at 45 percent annually, with commitments from over 40 airlines.

Pyrum Innovations AG announced thermolysis plant tour on 30 October 2024. Experience the fascination of thermolysis live – on a guided tour of the Pyrum thermolysis plant in Dillingen. The company develops and builds recycling plants for rubber and various plastics. The Pyrum thermolysis plant with an annual throughput of 5,000 tonnes of rubber per year.

Recovered Carbon Black is the must-attend event for anyone involved within the carbon black supply chain! The Recovered Carbon Black Conference provides a much-needed platform for experts and innovators, who research, develop and commercialise recovered carbon black to stay updated on the latest market developments, challenges and opportunities. Over 400 rCB representatives are expected to join us at the Steigenberger Airport Hotel Amsterdam on the 5-6 November 2024.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) has received an order for deliveries of 500 tons of recovered pyrolysis oil from a leading European oil player. The oil, which will be produced at Enviro’s facility in Åsensbruk, will be delivered during the fall of 2024. The customer is a leading company within the petrochemical supply chain and has previously received smaller deliveries of tire pyrolysis oil from Enviro. Deliveries linked to the new order will start in August 2024 and continue until year-end. The tire pyrolysis oil will be delivered from Enviro’s plant in Åsensbruk, which has been in operation since 2013.

Government procurement and stronger product stewardship are essential to creating hundreds of local jobs by processing and using the 500,000 tons (equivalent to 62.5 million passenger tires) of used tires generated annually in Australia. Speaking at the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Procurement Practices, Tire Stewardship Australia’s CEO, Lina Goodman, emphasized the need for government to leverage its procurement power and product stewardship regulation to drive the investment needed for circular economy jobs, boosting Australia’s manufacturing sector and stimulating markets for recycled products.