News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Teknor Apex has introduced the Monprene® R6 CP-10100 series, a new range of Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) containing 60% post-consumer recycled content. This innovation supports the circular economy by reducing reliance on fossil-based materials and significantly lowering the carbon footprint of various consumer products, including sporting goods, electronics, and personal care items.

Ecopneus reaffirms its commitment to the extra target collection in 2024, ensuring efficiency, transparency, and strict management of financial resources. The Ministry of Environment and Energy Security has set an additional target for the collection of End-of-Life Tyres (ELTs) in 2024, urging the national ELT management system to increase the annual target by up to 10% (from 95% to 105% of the market input).

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), Alabama State Parks, and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) were awarded the Leadership in Conservation and Sustainability Award on Sept. 12, 2024, by the Rubberized Asphalt Foundation. The award recognizes their efforts to use recycled tires in paving projects at three state parks—Lake Guntersville, DeSoto, and Joe Wheeler—repurposing over 19,000 end-of-life tires.

BASF Coatings has launched its first ChemCycling® products in the automotive refinish market, becoming the first repair coating supplier to benefit from BASF's advanced ChemCycling technology under the biomass balance approach. The new clear coats, made from recycled raw materials, are part of the Glasurit® Eco Balance and R-M® eSense product lines.

Smithers' inaugural Recovered Carbon Black Asia 2024 is coming up next week on 24-25 September, 2024 in Qingdao, China. Yogesh Gaikwad, a technical consultant for carbon black, will participate in the Conference on behalf of Weibold’s team. If you would like to meet with Yogesh Gaikwad, discuss pyrolysis technologies, business opportunities or Weibold's consulting services and products, please send your inquiry to sales@weibold.com.

Evonik wants to help make rubber materials from scrap tires easier to re-use in the manufacture of new automobile tires. So far, the suitability of recycled rubber has been very limited because its chemical structure hampers interaction with new tire materials. A team of researchers at Evonik has now made a key step forward with a process that could make it possible to use up to four times as much recycled rubber in new tires as in the past.

The 2nd Conclave organized by the Tyre and Rubber Recyclers Association of India (TRRAI) gathered policymakers and industry leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities following the implementation of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy in India. Key topics included the need for compliance with EPR guidelines, technological advancements, and collaboration between recyclers and tyre producers.

Ahead of this year's Recovered Carbon Black Europe Conference (Amsterdam, November 5-6, 2024), Smithers recently spoke with rCB expert Michał Mikuśkiewicz, Representative of the Management Board at Reoil and one of the conference speakers. Smithers' exclusive interview covers a sneak peek of what you can expect from Recovered Carbon Black Europe 2024, as well as how the industry is developing today.

Gravita India Limited has announced that its step-down subsidiary, Gravita Netherlands BV (GNBV), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to acquire a waste tire recycling plant in Romania. This will mark Gravita's first recycling facility in Europe, with a capacity of approximately 17,000 MTPA. The company already operates 12 state-of-the-art recycling facilities across Asia and Africa, with a total capacity of over 300,000 MTPA in various recycling sectors.