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Eldan Upgrades at Gatim

Adrian Stuart
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Eldan Upgrades at Gatim

Eldan Recycling A/S has helped Gatim Srl, a tyre recycler based in Lamezia Terme, Italy, to expand its operations with the installation of new equipment.

Gatim Now Ready for Larger Operations

In November 2016, Gatim added an additional granulator and classifier at its tyre recycling facility as well as a tumble back feeder upstream to the facility’s existing Rasper shredder, according to Eldan.

The original Eldan tyre recycling plant, supplied in 2001, is now capable of producing high-quality rubber granulate with 99.9 per cent purity at more than 3 tonnes per production hour (referred to as tyres input).

Be’ah Seeks Tenders for Tyre Recycling

Ewan Scott
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Be’ah Seeks Tenders for Tyre Recycling

Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (Be’ah) is inviting proposals for suitably recycling the massive quantities of waste tyres stockpiled at key locations around the Sultanate, according to local media sources.

Oman Tackling Recycling with Be’ah

Around 45,000 tonnes of ‘end-of-life’ (ELT) tyres are generated every year in the Sultanate — a figure that is projected to rise in line with population growth and urbanisation.

The lack of proper recycling facilities means that these tyres are accumulating at two municipal dumps. The biggest is in Dhofar Governorate where several million waste tyres are currently being amassed.

A tender planned to be floated next month will seek to elicit proposals from the private sector on innovative ways of maximising the recovery of commercially valuable ingredients from the waste tyres.

The scope and objectives of the tender will be discussed at a workshop targeted at interested companies during the week beginning 16th January.

Pyrolyx and Reklaim Form US JV

David Wilson
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Pyrolyx and Reklaim Form US JV

Germany’s Pyrolyx AG and Reklaim, Inc. (Seattle, USA) have announced the formation of a North American joint venture.

Pyrolyx USA Ready to Go

The companies are market leaders for the production of recovered Carbon Black from tyres. The joint venture is to be known as Pyrolyx USA, Inc. and is held by the company Pyrolyx AG.

Pyrolyx USA will operate using Pyrolyx’s technology at future production facilities and the plants will be operated by Reklaim’s management.

Kyrgyzstan Bans Trade in Used Tyres

David Wilson
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Kyrgyzstan Bans Trade in Used Tyres

Used tyres have been recognised as a hazardous waste by Kyrgyzstan as it joins the Eurasian Economic Union. Accordingly, the trade in used tyres has been banned in an announcement made by Deputy Economy Minister Bakkeldi Tyumenbaev.

Country Moves to Sustainable Future

According to Tyumenbaev, the standard of living in the country does not allow all car owners to buy new tyres. It was the norm that used tyres were sold in the country by traders who held a permit from the State Agency of Environment Protection and Forestry.

However, after Kyrgyzstan’s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union, the agency refused to issue licenses for the import and sale of used tyres.

“In 2015, we made amendments to the law on licensing- permission system. An item on sale of used tyres for reuse was removed from the document. Based on changes in the law, we stopped issuing permits for trade in such goods,” the head of department Abdykalyk Rustamov commented.

The Ministry of Economy explained that used tyres are considered to be hazardous waste in the EEU. They can be imported and exported only with a license, and their sale is currently prohibited.

In order that Kyrgyzstanis can buy cheap second-hand tyres, the agency has developed a draft government decree. It is currently under discussion.

India Places Onus of Tyre Recycling on the Tyre Manufacturers

David Wilson
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A new set of guidelines being prepared by the Indian government to manage waste tyres will put a large part of the onus of tyre disposal on tyre companies as well as the dealerships.

Waste Management Rules 2017 Gives Guidance on Waste Tyres

According to the draft guidelines in the Waste Tyres Management Rules 2017, tyre companies will be expected to prepare and execute an ‘integrated waste tyre management plan’ which will include “operational mechanisms for collection and disposal of waste tyres equivalent to its annual production and/or import quantity”.

In other words, India is driving for an Extended Producer Responsibility tyre recovery scheme.

Chile Moves to Investigate Rubber Recycling

David Wilson
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Chile Moves to Investigate Rubber Recycling

Experts at the Chilean Centre for Advanced Polymer Research are seeking to develop solutions based on end of life tyres (ELT), which are reinforced with state-of-the-art technology. One of the potential uses is in the construction of buildings.

How the Chilean Centre for Advanced Polymer Research is Looking for Major Tyre Developments

Rubber has a number of advantages, which makes it very attractive for various uses.

“The main properties of rubber are concentrated in their elasticity, impact resistance, thermal stability and acoustic insulation,” explains Carolina Arango, development engineer at the Advanced Polymer Research Center, CIPA.

He states that the significant amount of ELT introduced to the market – products mainly from Asian markets, which are cheaper and have a shorter useful life – has led to a considerable increase in the amount of this residue, “generating in the medium-long term important volumes that should be available in conjunction with those already in place at solid waste disposal sites. This is much more serious considering that many waste disposal centres do not have environmental licences or are in the process of closure.

In this context, “the Advanced Polymer Research Center (CIPA) has placed special emphasis on ELT that cause negative environmental impacts. We are a regional centre that seeks to contribute to the development and competitiveness of The Biobío Region through the incorporation of technological solutions in the field of materials that benefit the productive and social sectors of the region and the country.

“The main CIPA projects focus on the manufacture of materials for the sustainable construction sector, which are a contribution for certifications and new legislation in this field, and that can also be used in constructions that seek energy efficiency “Through the development of sandwich panels for energy and acoustic insulation, composite floor panels and ELT-based coatings.”

Thus, for example, researchers from the Centre, whose founding entities were the universities of Concepción and Bío-Bío, the Regional Government of Biobío and Conicyt, work on the possibility of developing materials based on rubber.

“The main applications of recycled rubber are focused on the construction sector. Research is mainly focused on reinforcing rubber to diversify its applications and modify it so that it can be used in the construction of buildings without putting at risk human health.”

“RUBTEC (www.rubtec.cl), a company dedicated to the manufacture and marketing of rubber products, through strategic alliances with technology centers and universities, is making efforts to manufacture innovative products with applications in the construction sector, from recycled rubber and plastics, ” says Arango.

Enviro Involved in Chile’s New PR Law

Adrian Stuart
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Enviro Involved in Chile’s New PR Law

Chile was the first country in Latin America to pass a recycling law that extended producer responsibility in six different key areas, of which waste tyres are one. Thanks to its very long and committed presence on the Chilean market, Enviro is now involved in the introduction of the new law.

“Enviro’s expertise in tyre recycling is a great contribution to Chile’s efforts to introduce the producer responsibility legislation. We are working together with the Ministry of the Environment and a number of the country’s mining companies from which the tyres come. The aim is to establish recycling facilities to solve the environmental problem caused by Chile’s enormous numbers of waste tyres,” says Carlos Aviles, Enviro’s representative in Chile.

Chile is one of the world’s biggest markets in mining, an industry that uses enormous numbers of tyres, which over time have become a major environmental problem. According to Carlos Aviles, the new law on producer responsibility will be fully implemented by June 2017 and will officially come into force in 2018.

“The Chilean Ministry of the Environment has the express intention of solving the problem caused by the country’s large numbers of waste tyres, and Enviro’s solution will play a major, important role. The project support amounting to SEK 1 million that Enviro received shows that the authorities have faith in our solution,” says Carlos Aviles.

“There is great potential for Enviro’s technology in Chile and elsewhere in South America. Countries such as Peru, Brazil and Colombia also have a great need for viable tyre recycling. Once we have established the first recycling plant, we can showcase the operation and how it works to other countries and operators, and that is our target right now,” says Thomas Sörensson, Enviro’s CEO.

Sao Paulo Encourages Investment in Recycling

Adrian Stuart
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Sao Paulo Encourages Investment in Recycling

São Paulo, Governor Geraldo Alckmin has announced a package of incentive measures for São Paulo industry. He will sign decrees that will benefit several industry sectors including tyre recycling.

New Announcement Designed to Stimulate Economy

The measures, according to the government, aim to stimulate the competitiveness of the economy and the generation of employment and income in the face of the ongoing economic crisis.

The governor’s decree extends the existing benefits, which expire on December 31, 2016, until December 31, 2017. The goal is for the sector to invest in new businesses in São Paulo and create more jobs, the government says.

Insa Turbo Promote Rubber Barriers

David Wilson
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Insa Turbo Promote Rubber Barriers

Insa Turbo, a leading Spanish retreader and rubber recycler has proposed to Toledo state that used tyres can be used to improve road safety.

Foundation of the National Confederation of Driving Schools (CNAE) Designed to Utilise Used Tyres

The idea is to create a rubber guardrail recycled from end of life tyres “that absorbs and neutralises in some measure the kinetic energy generated by accidental impacts, ” they explain.  The inclusion of a highly reflective strip also helps improve visualisation of the roadway and its hazard points.

The Insa Turbo project would be easy to implement, because it takes advantage of the majority of existing guardrails as a base for support. Along with added protection for motorists and cyclists, this rubber tyre guard would also recycle 2,287 tyres per kilometer installed. This would prevent the emission into the atmosphere of 169,000 kilograms of carbon dioxide as well as the saving of 57,000 litres of oil.

Tunisia Accelerates the Introduction of a Used Tyre Programme

Adrian Stuart
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Tunisia Accelerates the Introduction of a Used Tyre Programme

Nesrine Abid, director of chemical industries at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Tunisia, claims that there are only six tyre recycling companies in Tunisia, of which, only one is active. Therefore, she says, there has to be an acceleration of the framework for tyre recycling.

Tunisia Looks Towards Better Tyre Recycling Options

The end of life tyre sector faces a number of obstacles, mainly the lack of a collection and transport system for the 15 million annual arisings and the difficulties encountered in exporting and marketing this type of material.

Tarek Zrelli, the representative of the National Waste Management Agency (ANGED), said that the legal and regulatory framework for the ELT sector is insufficient and does not encourage investment in this area. In this regard, he noted the lack of a well-organised institutional framework for the collection, transport and recovery of used tyres, in addition to problems related to customs procedures and the lack of financial support from the State.

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