The annual TRA Forum has now been confirmed with a list of key speakers and subjects of key interest to serious recyclers The keynote speaker will be George Eustace, Director, Penbroath Ltd, an environmental consultancy. Eustace was Secretary of State for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 2020-2022. This will be followed by the customary […] The post TRA Forum Speakers Announced appeared first on Tyre and Rubber Recycling ..read more

Tyre Stewardship Australia expands into the next decade with more opportunities for investors, recyclers and manufacturers The new financial year marks 10 years of operation for Tyre Stewardship Australia and sees more rubber product recycling opportunities opening up across the country than ever before. Industry case studies show rubber product users and recyclers, in metro, […] The post 10 Years of Tyre Stewardship Australia appeared first on Tyre and Rubber Recycling ..read more

In recent years, villages along Sungai Pahang have been engulfed in a relentless onslaught of black toxic fumes from a tyre pyrolysis factory located at Kampung Sijau The illegal factory is believed to have been extracting oil and wire steel cords resulting in air pollution due to the unregulated process using brick kilns, according to […] The post Malaysian Pyrolysis Pollution Problem on Sungai Pahang appeared first on Tyre and Rubber Recycling ..read more

Pyrum Innovations AG Annual General Meeting approves management proposals with large majority Pyrum Innovations AG held its Annual General Meeting on which the shareholders present approved all agenda items with a large majority. The voting results of the Annual General Meeting have been published on the website The Pyrum presentation shows an interesting market expectation […] The post Pyrum Innovations AG – Annual General Meeting 2024 appeared first on Tyre and Rubber Recycling ..read more

APM Terminals Apapa, Nigeria, has teamed up with FREEE Recycle Limited to produce eco-friendly flip-flops Made from 70 per cent recycled materials, including discarded tyres sourced from truck and crane equipment at the terminal. These flip-flops represent a significant step towards sustainability, with each pair saving approximately 7.5kg of CO2 emissions. Following a successful pilot […] The post APM Terminals Apapa Steps Up Recycling with Freee Recycle appeared first on Tyre and Rubber Recycling ..read more

The Rubber Conversion Life Green Vulcan project has been selected by the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security as the “Project of the Month” Rubber Conversion’s project Life Green uses proprietary innovative technology to demonstrate the use of recycled rubber for industrial applications with high technical content. Stellantis has industrialised spring pads containing 20 per cent recycled rubber, while Bridgestone has industrialised a tread for a car tyre (PCR) containing 10 per cent recycled rubber by weight. For innovation-driven leaders who are actively looking for the mos ..read more

In a written response to a query from Tyre and Rubber Recycling, DeFRA responded with positive news Asked what the new Labour government’s plans were regarding waste tyre exports and the ending of the T8 Exemption, a DeFRA spokesman responded; “DeFRA’s plans to reform the waste exemptions regime, which include the removal of the T8 exemption, were set out in a government response during the previous Parliament.   “The new Secretary of State has already set out his ambition to create a roadmap to move Britain to a zero-waste economy, supporting sustainable economic growth by driv ..read more

The Indian Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) said this week that there is a need to restrict import of waste tyres into India, saying the country is becoming a ‘dumping ground’ for scrap tyres The import of waste/scrap tyres into India has increased by more than five times since FY20-21, ATMA said in its pre-budget submission to the finance ministry. “Such indiscriminate import of waste/scrap tyres is not only an environmental and safety concern but also undermines the very purpose of Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) Regulation on Waste Tyres which is in place since July ..read more

Scandinavian Enviro Systems 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 tyre pyrolysis oil from Enviro. Deliveries linked to the new order will start in August 2024 and continue until year-end. The tyre pyrolysis oil will be delivered from Enviro’s plant in Åsensbruk, which has been in operation sinc ..read more

Speaking at an NSW parliamentary inquiry, TSA CEO Lina Goodman called for government procurement programming to help sustain the recycling sector Government procurement and a stronger product stewardship approach are the keys to unlocking the hundreds of local jobs that can be created by processing and using the 500,000 tonnes (the equivalent of 62.5 million passenger tyres) of used tyres generated in Australia, each and every year.  Speaking at the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Procurement Practices of Government Agencies, Tyre Stewardship Australia’s Chief Executive Officer, Lina Goodm ..read more