News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

In Episode 57, The Tyre Recycling Podcast features the new Recircle Award winner for the Mechanical Tyre Recycling Award, Duramos SAS and their CEO Jaime Durán Martínez. During the Interview Jaime spoke about Duramos's journey in developing a competitive position in Colombia, their process in selecting Eco-Green Equipment's machinery and their plans for sharing their knowledge and developing other OTR recycling plants in neighbouring countries.

According to Wastefront’s latest press release, the company will achieve significantly higher CO2 reductions than anticipated, following an updated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) by independent expert DNV. Wastefront’s Port of Sunderland plant was already considered a climate milestone for handling end-of-life tyres (ELTs), a significantly under-reported source of pollution. Following DNV’s new assessment – covering construction, operation, and decommissioning – the plant’s environmental benefits are now even more pronounced than before. The top-line environmental improvements include:

Zhongce Rubber Recycling Technology Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of ZC Rubber, in collaboration with Beijing University of Chemical Technology, and Nanjing Green Gold Giant Rubber & Plastic Advanced Technology Co., Ltd., is proud to announce that the project, "Demonstration Project of Waste Rubber Recycle & Application Technology", has been awarded the First Prize in Technological Advancement by the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF). ZC Rubber is the only company in the Chinese tire industry to receive this prestigious honor.

On December 12, OMV the integrated energy, fuels & feedstock, and chemicals & materials company headquartered in Vienna, Austria, and Synthos, the biggest synthetic rubber producer in Europe with a global reach, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Under the MoU, the two companies will cooperate on sustainability, focusing in particular on the supply of sustainable raw materials that can be used to manufacture high-performance tires. This step underlines both companies’ commitment to a circular economy by using bio-based and circular feedstocks, underpinning their mass-balance approach to manufacture essential products in everyday life.

Episode 56 of The Tyre Recycling Podcast is out, featuring Contec's CEO Krzysztof Wróblewski. This episode was recorded at The Future of Recycling Conference during Futurmotive, Expo & Talks. Tune in to hear Contec's plans for the pyrolysis sector.

Australian environmental technology company Entyr has achieved a significant milestone by entering into offtake and collaborative agreements with global commodities industry giant Trafigura. Specializing in addressing the global tire waste problem, Entyr and Trafigura will collaborate on exploring markets for high-quality products derived from end-of-life tires. The offtake agreement stipulates that Trafigura will receive 100% of Entyr's products, including tire pyrolysis oil, carbon char, and recovered carbon black production. The collaboration spans 20 years, aiming to contribute to Entyr's growth and profitability by sustainably recycling key waste streams.

Bekaert – a Belgium-based company that specializes in the transformation and coating of steel wire, with operations spanning 45 countries – has been paving the way for tire reinforcement with high recycled content that contributes to the circular economy. High recycled content reduces the CO2 footprint of the company’s product by about 50%. As a next milestone on its sustainability journey, Bekaert announced that it has obtained its first third-party certificates for its tire reinforcement with high recycled steel content. Such certification helps meet the rising demand of its customers and end markets and address a critical challenge in the industry.

A collaborative effort is underway, uniting companies and professionals across tire manufacturing, retailing, and recycling industries, as they seek a substantial grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The objective is to create a comprehensive system for generating Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for all recycled tire products originating from tire recycling processes. Led by the United States Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and the Tire Industry Association Scrap Tire Research and Education Foundation (TIA STREF), this collective initiative is focused on advancing sustainability practices within the tire industry.

Rosehill Security intruduced its Impakt Defenders – an effective and sustainable solution for preventing hostile vehicle attacks in crowded spaces and during events. According to Resehill, their large footprint and unique shape - designed to deform upon impact - significantly improves their stopping power. Each Impakt Defender is made using 100% recycled rubber, strengthened with polyurethane for enhanced durability. These units are straightforward to install and remove, and their reusability for multiple events reduces waste and lessens environmental impact.