News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

SUMO Innovations – a European company specialized in chemical modification of rubber powder for industrial applications – forecasts record-high sales for the end of 2019. According to the company’s recent statement, SUMO Innovations has replaced more than 1000 tons of SBS (styrene-butadiene-styrene) in polymer-modified-bitumen roofing membranes in Europe. SUMO says that this allowed roofing membrane manufacturers to significantly reduce raw material costs and further demonstrate their commitment to environment-friendly products and green production processes. SUMO can replace 25% of SBS in membranes keeping same performance. The company pinpoints that, in parallel with benefits such as cost reduction and quality enhancement, SUMO products help manufacturers significantly cut CO2 emissions.

El equipo de Weibold asistirá a las Jornadas Latinoamericanas de Tecnología del caucho en la ciudad de Querétaro, que tendrá lugar los días 13 y 14 de noviembre. Para concertar una cita, por favor comuníquese con el Sr. Manuel Etchegaray (Email: manuel@weibold.com o Whatsapp: +52 1 33 1241 7819). La conferencia reunirá a figuras clave de la industria e investigadores en el campo del reciclaje y pirólisis de neumáticos fuera de uso. Este evento es considerado el más importante para el sector del reciclaje de neumáticos en la región, según el sitio web oficial de la Conferencia Latinoamericana.

Weibold’s team is attending the biennial Latin American Tire Recycling Conference in Mexico’s Queretaro, which will be hosted on November 13-14. To arrange a meeting, please send an inquiry to Manuel Etchegaray at manuel@weibold.com or +52 1 33 1241 7819 (Whatsapp). The conference will unite industry’s key figures and researchers in the field of end-of-life tire recycling and pyrolysis. This event is considered the most important for the tire recycling sector in the region, according to the Latin American Conference official website. The conference will be held as part of the larger XV Latin American Conference on Rubber Technology.

Tire Recycling Forum – a major event dedicated to problems of tire recycling and pyrolysis – will be held on June 10-11, 2020 as part of The Tire Cologne. The event is organized by Ewan Scott – chief editor of Tyre and Rubber Recycling magazine. Last events proved to be great success and this time it is scaling up – six giants of the tire industry will take part in the Tire Cologne in Germany, Koelnmesse has recently confirmed. Tire producers such as Hankook, Nexen and other prominent industry players will also attend the event, which will host various conferences and seminars.

Australian company Green Distillation Technologies (GDT) specialized in scrap tire recycling has signed an agreement with New Zealand’s CarbonScape, high value carbon products manufacturer. This move will enable GDT to transform its recycled carbon into valuable graphite which is the most stable form of carbon. To get graphite as well as other top value carbon products, Marlborough-based CarbonScape relies on its unique technique and GDT’s carbon made with the help of tire pyrolysis. GDT runs a tire pyrolysis facility at Warren in Western New South Wales. The future graphite production will take place at that site.

Six road construction projects applying sustainable techniques and materials received via scrap tire recycling have been commenced by Abu Dhabi’s Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities (DPM). The authoritative body decided to run the initiatives following careful research by University of Sharjah that tried to determine whether the materials will be suitable for the local climate. Prior to the start, performance tests and several pilot projects for nine infrastructure initiatives in Abu Dhabi took place.

The Stawell Magistrates’ Court in Australia’s Victoria found Used Tyre Recycling Corporation Pty Ltd guilty of two counts after the enterprise had failed to act in accordance with an EPA notice; the court ordered the company and its director to pay total fines and costs of $440,000. Used Tyre Recycling Corp will now have to pay a fine of $400,000 and cover costs slightly over $2,900. And Used Tyre Recycling Corporation’s sole director Matthew Starr is forced to pay a fine of $20,000, as well as $16,555.93.

On December 4-5, 2019, Robert Weibold will attend the 8th Scrap Tire Recycling Conference in Greenville, SC, United States. To arrange a meeting, please send an inquiry via email: robert@weibold.com or WhatsApp: +43 699 18181616. The conference is organized by Scrap Tire Research and Education Foundation (STREF). One of the conference’s main sponsors and supporters is the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA); additionally, the event receives support of the South Carolina Department of Commerce.

Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) wants to find new markets for products made out of scrap tire rubber by collaborating with innovative manufacturers. The body has already set up its Market Development Fund that provides assistance to local entrepreneurs. Since the Fund’s launch that took place four years ago, over 30 projects have received financial support.