News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) welcomes Prime Minister Albanese's commitment to incentivize environmentally and economically beneficial manufacturing, aligning with efforts to achieve net zero emissions and a circular economy.

In Australia, the Victorian Minister for Jobs & Industry has announced businesses which have been awarded grants under the $15 million Made in Victoria Industry R&D Infrastructure Fund to expand manufacturers’ R&D capability.

On April 25, Brussels and Beijing have agreed on a joint roadmap for greater collaboration on the vital issue. The new blueprint defines the actions that both the EU and China will take to implement under the EU-China Memorandum of Understanding on the circular economy. The specific actions outlined in the roadmap focus on plastics, including the ongoing negotiations for a global plastics treaty, battery value chains and remanufacturing.

The Scrap Tire Research and Education Foundation, Inc. (STREF), and the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) to host the 9th Tire Recycling Conference on May 14th - 17th, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. As the scrap tire industry’s premier market development and emerging trends conference, the 9th Tire Recycling Conference offers a valuable opportunity for industry leaders, regulators, and stakeholders to review key developments in scrap tire management.

In April 2023, RPRA’s Registrar communicated that an inspection of the used tires collection systems found Tire Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) to be noncompliant with aspects of the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA) and certain requirements outlined in Part III (Collection of tires) of the Tires Regulation related to the number of sites required and the operational requirements for collection sites.

In its efforts to advance chemical recycling, Neste has successfully conducted its first processing trial run with a new challenging raw material, liquefied discarded tires. In the processing run, Neste produced high-quality raw material for new plastics and chemicals. For the processing run, Neste sourced pyrolysis oil derived from discarded vehicle tires by Scandinavian Enviro Systems

Tire pyrolysis equipment manufacturer Klean Industries Inc. has announced that it is expanding its partnership with Reoil, which uses patented tire pyrolysis technology to develop sustainable industrial solutions for end-of-life tires. Klean Industries Inc. designs and builds projects for processing hydrocarbon-based waste, such as end-of-life tires.

Pyrum Innovations AG (Pyrum) has received RCS sustainability certification for its pyrolysis oil, setting another milestone in the company’s commitment to sustainable textile production. This makes Pyrum one of the first companies to have its oil certified according to this standard. The certification ensures that the oil meets all the necessary sustainability criteria required by Pyrum’s customer BASF for the production of its product "Ultramid® Ccyled®", a polyamide for textile applications. Pyrum’s certified pyrolysis oil is fed into the production process by BASF and allocated to Ultramid® Ccycled® using the mass balance approach. The mass balance process and RCS certification also ensure transparent traceability in the supply chain.

Smithers is launching the first Recovered Carbon Black (rCB) Conference in Asia, scheduled for September 24-25, 2024, in Qingdao, China, and available online. Building on its European success, the conference aims to foster important business conversations on rCB in Asia, in line with China's carbon neutrality ambitions and worldwide sustainability initiatives. Call for papers has officially opened for 2024. If you have something to share on any of the following areas, or something else you feel is relevant, Smithers encourages you to submit your proposals.