Retyre is a UK-based tyre recycling technology using Ultra High Pressure Water jetting to strip rubber from end of life tyres; Dr Geoff Fowler has carried out extensive research into the process and the material produced End of life car tyres have long been recognised to be a major global waste problem, with reportedly more waste tyres on the planet than people.  Mechanical shredding and granulation of ELTs are well-established practices, enabling the recovery and reuse of their rubber.  This rubber is added to masterbatches in limited quantities (typically less than 20 per cent) bec ..read more

The Federal and Western Australian Labor Governments have unveiled Western Australia’s most advanced tyre recycling infrastructure, helping Tyrecycle to drive the country’s transition to a circular economy Tyrecycle’s new recycling plant in East Rockingham will have the capacity to process 42,000 tonnes of tyres every year and support 10 new jobs. The technology will double Western Australia’s production of crumbed rubber for use in recycled products like rubber chips, granules and powders – for reuse in things like roads and playgrounds. The project was supported by a $5.2 million co-investme ..read more

Circtec and bp have signed an eight-year offtake agreement for Circtec’s proprietary Hevea Upgraded Pyrolysis Advanced (HUPA) renewable drop-in marine fuel and circular naphtha petrochemical feedstock bp has signed an eight-year offtake agreement with Circtec, a UK-based technology company that develops and operates innovative pyrolysis chemical process technology and whose plants convert hard-to-recycle waste tyres into HUPA – Circtec’s proprietary renewable drop-in marine fuel, and circular naphtha petrochemical feedstock. Circtec is a company founded by Allen Timpany and Robert Harper in 20 ..read more

Scandinavian Enviro Systems has received an additional payment for costs incurred relating to the plant in Uddevalla, Sweden The payment has been made by the joint venture established by Enviro and Antin Infrastructure Partners. This time too, the payment covers part of the costs incurred by Enviro for establishing the full-scale recycling plant for end-of-life tyres in Uddevalla. In February, Enviro received MSEK 53 in a first payment for costs incurred of which 50 per cent was in cash and 50 per cent in the form of shares in the joint venture. In total, Enviro has now received MSEK 106.8 in ..read more

For the fifth consecutive year, the Getafe wheelchair basketball socio-sports school, is the beneficiary of the agreement between SIGNUS and Real Madrid Foundation For the fifth consecutive year, the Spanish collective management system for end-of-use tyres, SIGNUS, has renewed its collaboration with the Real Madrid Foundation. The managing director of the Real Madrid Foundation, Julio González Ronco, received Gabriel Leal, general director of SIGNUS, in the Real Madrid City auditorium, to ratify the renewal of the collaboration agreement between both bodies. The collaboration will contribute ..read more

THE TIRE COLOGNE 2024 is positioning itself from June 4th to 6th as the indispensable global meeting point for specialists of the tyre and wheel industry As a trade fair with a focus on tyres and wheels that is without compare worldwide, the event presents itself as the number one platform for innovative solutions, the exchange of knowledge, and potential business. A total of more than 370 exhibitors will present their innovations in 2024. In 2024, THE TIRE COLOGNE is registering an increase in the number of exhibitors by more than 85 per cent, which makes clear the increasing attractiveness ..read more

In an example of the challenges created by long distance recycling, Tire Stewardship Saskatchewan (TSS) has created one issue by resolving another Tyre recycling in Canada’s Saskatchewan Province has long been challenging, with some nine processors going to the wall since 1998. The demographics of the province are such that it can be divided into a North and South market. The whole of the country, until recently, been served by Shercom, based in Saskatoon. Though the bulk of its operations were in the North of the Province. Shercom had been hoping to grow in the South of Saskatchewan when TSS ..read more

The Latest AzuR newsletter shows German tyre arisings standing at around 525,000 tons As vehicle use in Germany increases, so does volume of tyres used. In 2022, around 44.35 million tyres (525,000 tons) were produced in the country. That is around 85 used tyres per minute.  Stacked on top of each other, the old tyres would reach the summit of the Zugspitze (2,962 m) after 2 hours and 37 minutes. In 62 days, the tyres could fill the Berlin Olympic Stadium (600,000 m3) to the roof. To illustrate this considerable amount of tyres, of which over 42 per cent is recycled in an environmentally ..read more

Rubberised asphalt has long been a target for recycled materials, rubber and polymers being used to improve performance is a long-standing technology The use of rubber as a bitumen modifier is not a new technology, though there are new technologies around the concept, such as Recykl’s Smapol bitumen modifier that includes textile fibres to improve the strength of the asphalt. Adding rubber, creates greater flexibility to asphalt, it helps it absorb impacts, and it minimises damage from extremes of weather, making the asphalt frost resistant, which is where most of the cracking damage comes fro ..read more

The 29th ETRA Conference revisited the crumb rubber infill discussion, despite the EU Directive putting an end to all new crumb rubber infill projects within eight years The situation is that, as the ETRA information sheet says, crumb rubber infill has not yet been banned, there are almost eight years before the ban comes into play, and field will be in use for some years after the ban. So, the argument is that there is currently no ban in place, so carry on. This is one argument, and we heard of the benefits of crumb rubber infill and data on microplastics was questioned. Bruno Marabotto, an ..read more