ETRA has announced the final plan for the 31st ETRA conference on tyre recycling , to take place between the 24th and 26th March 2026
Day one of the conference includes a Rubberised Asphalt workshop starting at 10:30, this will look at some of the work done to promote the use of rubberised asphalt in urban projects across Europe in the SMILE CITY campaign. The evening sees the ETRA Members Only General Assembly meeting. This is followed by a cocktail networking session and a gala dinner for delegates and speakers.
The main conference takes place over Wednesday and Thursday with speakers covering aspects such as the state of the tyre recycling sector in Europe.
The keynote address is by Román Arjona, Chief Economist at the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs of the European Commission.
There is much to be discussed and Panel One reviews where Tyre Recycling is Going – This panel assess the tyre arisings and the challenges and opportunities ahead for recyclers in Europe. This will include a presentation on Indian EPR, which has a potential impact on all European markets.
Panel 2 Make the Sector Economy Work Better – this will look at how the industry can improve its performance and acceptance in the market. Of key interest may well be the final speaker in this session, Henry Peyret, Wassati who will discuss The Human Element of Tyre Recycling: How Behavioural Shifts Drive the Adoption of Recycled Materials.
The afternoon panels return to two key markets – Rubberised Asphalt and Rubber in Concrete. Both potentially huge markets but both facing challenges in acceptance.
There are three panels on the Thursday, the first being the now familiar b panel led by Jean-Paul Bouysset, with input from researchers and project developers.
The penultimate panel looks at Materials and Technologies using tyre derived materials to grow the circular economy.
The final panel is the now traditional overview of EU Funds.
The full programme and list of speakers is available HERE
