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TRA Briefing Day Line-up

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TRA Briefing Day Line-up

The 2023 Tyre Recovery Association Briefing Day is scheduled for the 13th September at the Woodland Grange Hotel, Leamington Spa    

It has been a few years since the TRA held its annual Forum, and much water has passed under the bridge since then. So, this revived Briefing Day comes at a time when the UK tyre recycling sector is facing a number of challenges, making this event worth taking time to attend.

The agenda sees Astutus Research present on where tyres come from and where they go. This will be followed by the Environment Agency discussing regulatory issues such as enforcement, permitting and plans for waste movement monitoring – all key issues impacting upon the recycling sector.

Tyre and Rubber Recycling will be discussing developments around the globe, from EPR schemes to challenges faced by the free market models as seen in the UK and Germany.

Rubberised asphalt is always that Eldorado of tyre recycling, and the meeting will hear from Tarmac on the progress to develop the market in the UK.

After lunch, sponsored by Vaculug, Robert Weibold will give an update on the prospects for pyrolysis, and the final presentation before the audience forum at the end of the day will be a discussion on barriers to market development presented by the TRA.

China Invests $140 Million in Biodegradable Rubber

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China Invests $140 Million in Biodegradable Rubber

A Chinese project aims to develop biodegradable rubber to address the persistence of rubber in the environment

The persistence of rubber in the environment is an area of concern, from tyre wear dust to microplastics, through to the surplus of tyres that are not always being recycled properly, if at all.

One of the challenges is that we need rubber to be resistant to degradation. The editor found a small indicator of the persistence of rubber recently. On restoring a 1956 Austin Champ, a British military vehicle, the wiring is all one single colour, the cables identified by yellow tags. All of the tags exposed to light and air were what appeared to be brittle plastic. However, upon opening up a hermetically sealed instrument panel, he discovered that these yellow tags were, in fact, rubber. 67 years had not caused any deterioration of the sealed tags, but even those visible tags were still functional and had not degraded beyond use.

So, it is with all rubber products, they may degrade when exposed to use, heat, UV light, but the rubber does not simply go away.

The tyre industry is seeking solutions, and ironically, they are at the same time seeking a solution to replace 6PPD, a chemical that helps protect tyres from UV degradation.

However, in China, there has been a project developed to develop the technology to create bio-based biodegradable polyester rubber. The launch of the project with 10,000-ton capacity was held in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China. And Jiangsu Green Elastomer Collaborative Innovation Centre, set up in Rurong county, Jiangsu.

Five units cooperated together to set up a new company, named Jiangsu Hengnuo New Material Technology Co., Ltd, which will push the industrialisation process of biodegradable polyester rubber and the application in biodegradable gloves, biodegradable tyres and biodegradable shoe materials.

The project has an investment of USD 140 millions covering 80,000 square metres. The capacity of the planned production line for producing biodegradable polyester rubber is 110 kilotons per year. In the first phase, a continuous production line with an annual output of 10 kilotons will be finished before the end of 2024.

Bio-based polyester rubber is the only present biodegradable rubber material in the world. It is claimed as a great breakthrough in the development of original rubber varieties in China’s rubber industry. Academician Liqun Zhang’s and Professor Zhao Wang’s team of Beijing University of Chemical Technology have been working on this project for 20 years.

Since 2012 the team started with 100-ton testing production, and in 2021 it realised a 1000-ton pilot production. In 2021 the project has passed the evaluation of technological achievements in China. And the bio-based polyester rubber has been applied successfully in leisure shoes.

In future, the new biodegradable polyester rubber will have a wide application in the rubber industry, which is expected to solve the microplastic pollution created through tyre wear and the use of other rubber products.

Final Four Categories and Nominees Announced for the 2023 Recircle Awards Programme

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Final Four Categories and Nominees Announced for the 2023 Recircle Awards Programme

Industry Achievement Award to continue, but specialising in awards for both the tyre retreading and recycling secto

Valebridge Media Services (VMS), the organisers of the 2023 Recircle Awards, the event organised to promote and recognise sustainable innovation, production processes, management and services in the tyre retreading and recycling sector. the globally-facing industry awards event for the tyre retreading and recycling sectors, have revealed the final four award categories for the 2023 event. This year these four categories will be judged by the 14-strong Nominations Committee, which consists of independent industry experts, primarily industry journalists and trade association professionals.

The four new categories and their respective nominees are as follows:

Business Breakthrough Award:

Now in its third year, the Business Breakthrough Award aims to recognise a significant impact in terms of new market entry or growth by a company active within the tyre retreading or recycling sector. The nominees are:

  • Black Star
  • Contec
  • Italmatic
  • Pyrum
  • Tyromer

Spirit of Retreading Award:

This award is now also in its third year and was conceived with a view to recognising the contribution made to the industry by small, medium-sized or regionally focused tyre retreading companies.  The nominees are:

  • Medina Med
  • Power Retreads
  • Recapagens Budini
  • Tyresoles
  • Yashina

Industry Achievement Award for the Tyre Retreading Sector:

The Industry Achievement Award was introduced for the first time, last year. As a particularly flexible category, this year it has been decided to offer two awards recognising historical technological achievements in the retreading and tyre recycling industries respectively. The nominees in the retreading category are:

  • B&J Rocket – for historically revolutionising the buffing process with the introduction of the B&J Rasp System
  • Lukatec – for their contribution to the development of robotic buffing technology
  • Matteuzzi – for their development of the world’s first computerised buffer RAS 90 DC
  • Presti Industries – for their historical development of the seamless retread envelope
  • VMI – for their development of cushion to casing smearing technology

Industry Achievement Award for the Tyre Recycling Sector:

For the tyre recycling sector the nominees are as follows:

  • CM Shredders – for developing the Liberator, one of the best sets of equipment for removing wire from tyres
  • Eldan – for building some of the biggest and most reliable tyre shredding equipment
  • Regom – for their current development work in tyre identification machinery
  • Rubberjet Valley – for their development of water jetting technology in tyre recycling
  • Scandinavian Enviro Systems – for their pioneering work in the tyre pyrolysis sector

David Wilson, Managing Director of Valebridge Media Services, commented; “We are delighted to be able to announce our final four award categories for the 2023 Recircle Awards. As always, our aim is to be able to offer an inclusive experience for the whole of the tyre retreading and recycling industry, to encourage engagement in the awards process, and to provide a balanced selection of awards that recognise excellence across the whole of the industry.”

VMS has also confirmed that the voting process in now open for all 15 of the Recircle Awards categories that are subject to the public vote. Members of the public can vote for their preferred nominees by casting their vote via the Recircle Awards website at https://recircleawards.com/categories-2023/. Voting is restricted to one vote per person per award category.

The voting process will close at the end of September 8, 20223 and the winners of the Recircle Awards will be announced on November 16, 2023.

Mathe Gains Licence for R65m Tyre Recycling Plant

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Mathe Gains Licence for R65m Tyre Recycling Plant

South Africa’s Mathe, the largest tyre recycler in the country, has gained a licence for its new tyre recycling plant

The new plant will operate alongside its existing operation at Hammarsdale, KwaZulu Natal.

At this stage the exact technology to be used has not yet been finalised but it is expected that Mathe’s current output of 25tpd will increase to 45tpd, increasing the number of tyres precycled each day from 700 to 1000.

Partner company, Van Dyck, which is a major client for Mathe, will also be expanding its moulding capacity to match the increased availability of crumb from Mathe.

Mathe Group’s Dr Mehran Zarrebini

Dr Mehran Zarrebini, CEO of Mathe Group is quoted as saying; “Recycling tyres is not only good for the environment, but provides immense socio-economic value. For the end-user, incorporating recycled rubber flooring into a gym installation, for instance, not only provides comfort to the end-user but also enhances acoustic performance and eliminates noise pollution. Our products are manufactured in a sustainable manner and hence we have attained global green tag certification.”

He adds; “that exports of Van Dyck products to the United Kingdom have increased substantially over the past year with containers of gym tiles and acoustic cradles made from recycled South African tyres being regularly dispatched via the port of Durban. These products had, up until recently, been sourced from China and Malaysia.”

Indian State Closes Eight Pyrolysis Plants

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Indian State Closes Eight Pyrolysis Plants

In an ongoing battle against pollution, Karnataka has taken action to close a few polluting pyrolysis plants

The seemingly never-ending fight to clean up the tyre pyrolysis sector in India spreads far wider than the Indian sub-continent. Not least is to the reputation of pyrolysis as a chemical process that can help clean up our wastes.

The Karnataka government ordered the closure of up to eight pyrolysis plants in the Bidar district., It also instructed two pharmaceutical companies to close their plants.

Karnataka minister for forest, environment, and ecology, Eshwar B Khandre said;” Permanent closure orders have been issued, keeping in mind public health and protection of water issues.

The closures come in the wake of a series of complaints and visits from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, who then recommended the closure of these plants.

The action comes as part of a crackdown on a 40 year-old industrial area which has been found to be the source of contamination of groundwater. Khandre added; “I am reviewing reports and findings [on polluting plants], and action will soon be initiated against pollution-causing industries.

Source: Times of India

Senegal Sees Recycling Plant Developed in Sandiara

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Senegal Sees Recycling Plant Developed in Sandiara

Senegal has its first industrial tyre operation opening in Sandiara

Hercules Global sarl, a Senegalese company, has opened the country’s first commercial-scale recycling plant.

The facility will process used oil, tyres and aluminium. The project transforms motor oil and tyres into automotive lubricants and recovered carbon black powder by using state-of-the-art technology. The company’s Sandiara facility houses three plants: a lubricant mixing unit with a capacity of three million tons per year, a plant transforming tyres into recovered carbon black powder, and an aluminium alloy plant with a capacity of 10,000 metric tons per year.

While the aluminium recycling products are wholly sold and shipped to Toyota, the tyre and oil-recovered goods are now marketed solely inside Senegal.

This is a step in the right direction for Senegal. The once French colony had, in the past imported tyre-derived fuel from Aliapur.

“We are cleaning the country,” stated Manoj Solanki, Founder of Hercules an interview with Africa’s Energy Capital & Power. Solanki’s said; “I noticed that freight had gotten too expensive before COVID, and Senegal didn’t have its own lubricant manufacturing industry. I saw the potential to establish one here and also supply neighbouring countries.”

Hercules’ ambitions are wider, and the company plans on using Senegal as a base for exporting to neighbouring states and looks forward to expanding its presence in West Africa.

Source: Energy Capital and Power

Ecolomondo Receives TSSA Certification

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Ecolomondo Receives TSSA Certification

Ecolomondo Corporation has announced that Reactor 1 of its 2-reactor TDP plant in Hawkesbury, Ontario, has been certified by TSSA (Technical Standards and Safety Authority)

This certification allows for the use of the syngas (process gas) produced from TDP production cycles as the energy source to fire up reactors.

As one of the final commissioning steps of the Hawkesbury TDP plant, testing results were as expected, reflecting similar results of the Contrecoeur pilot plant. The energy generated by the syngas was similar to high-quality propane, higher in BTUs than natural gas.

The Company obtained the immediate approval of TSSA (Technical Standards and Safety Authority), the Ontario authority in such matters, to allow the use of syngas as the regular energy source for Reactor 1. The Company expects TSSA to approve the use of syngas for Reactor 2 in the coming weeks.

When Ecolomondo’s proprietary technology decomposes crumb rubber produced from end-of-life tyres, it produces 38 per cent recovered carbon black, 51 per cent oil and 10 per cent syngas. Recovered carbon black and oil are processed and sold to markets, whereas syngas is stored in a holding tank (at 100 PSI) and used as needed as an energy source for TDP batches. To ensure all emissions standards are respected, the syngas is scrubbed (removal of contaminants, such as sulphur) to have a clean burn, low in emissions and low in NOx.

This TSSA approval is part of the ramp-up phase and brings improved efficiency to the process. As a result, the use of syngas as the energy source for TDP should bring the Hawkesbury TDP plant closer to energy self-sufficiency, a feature almost unique for the entire pyrolysis industry while significantly reducing energy costs.

While Ecolomondo management is encouraged by its ramp-up so far, it cautions that continued and aggressive ramp-up testing may bring to light unforeseen issues that may require adjustments.

Pyrum Innovations AG: Supervisory Board Member Acquires Shares from the Executive Board OTC

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Pyrum Innovations AG: Supervisory Board Member Acquires Shares from the Executive Board OTC

Pascal Klein, CEO and the largest individual shareholder of Pyrum Innovations AG), sold a total of 4,000 Pyrum shares from his holding to Supervisory Board member Jürgen Opitz over the counter (OTC) on 31 July 2023

Opitz has increased his shareholding and holds around 8 per cent in Pyrum, including attributable shares. Pascal Klein continues to hold around 10 per cent of the company. The transaction was executed as an OTC transaction at a purchase price of EUR 50.00 per share and thus around 3.7 per cent above the average value of the last five trading days prior to the closing on Xetra (EUR 48.23). The relevant notifications of Pyrum Innovations AG on directors’ dealings pursuant to Art. 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation are available on the company’s website.

Klein said; “I still remain the largest individual shareholder of Pyrum. However, a larger tax payment due to the IPO has led me to sell a small part of my shareholding in the company. My shares are in very good hands with Jürgen Opitz. Through the OTC transaction, we wanted to prevent a possible influence on the share price due to the tightness of the market for Pyrum shares.”

Pyrum Innovations AG, a pioneer in the sustainable recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) based on its patented pyrolysis technology, has been listed on the Euronext Growth market segment of the Oslo Stock Exchange since 30 September 2021 and on the Scale market segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 30 March 2022. In addition to the founding partners Pascal Klein and Michael Kapf, the chemical group and cooperation partner BASF is also among the major shareholders with a current share of 7.9 per cent. The tyre manufacturer Continental, among others, also participated in the IPO.

Read the Latest Issue of Tyre and Rubber Recycling

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Read the Latest Issue of Tyre and Rubber Recycling

The latest digital version of Tyre & Rubber Recycling is now available, with a variety of new stories, features and interviews from the global tyre recycling sector.

We cover some big stories in this latest issue with interviews with Zeppelin Systems regarding the Sustainable Tire Alliance, Susanne Madelung from TVP Triptis about the risk of migration assessments, and with Contec’s Krzysztof Wrobleski about the recent 15M Euro investment. Plus, of course, Ecopneus Federico Dossena discusses Italy’s response to the imminent microplastics ban of infill.

Rubberised asphalt is also a major feature in this issue and we speak to three experts in the sector to try and establish why the uptake is not as it could be.

Company reports come from Spain’s SIGNUS, and we have country reports from India and South Africa. Plus, of course, the nominees list for the Recircle Awards.

As usual, we close the issue with a series of news reports from the pyrolysis sector

2023 Rubber Recycling Symposium Speakers Announced; Optional Tour of Two Local Recycling Facilities Added

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2023 Rubber Recycling Symposium Speakers Announced; Optional Tour of Two Local Recycling Facilities Added

The Tire and Rubber Association of Canada is pleased to announce the speakers for its highly anticipated Rubber Recycling Symposium, which will take place on October 4-5 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

“This year’s event is going to be one for the books. Our 2023 lineup is comprised of stellar speakers from key global markets, including the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe; and brings some of the true experts and leaders in their respective fields,” says Carol Hochu, President and CEO of TRAC. “Simply put, the attendees will be privy to a very comprehensive programme: On day one, they will receive an overview of the state of Extended Producer Responsibility [EPR] tyre models, regulations, and legislature from the point of view of Canada, Australia, Italy and Sweden, and an update on bills and bans in the U.S.A. and Europe. Of course, I can’t omit our keynote speaker, Dr. Larisa Kryachkova, Executive Director, the Tire Industry Project (TIP).

On day two, the attendees will hear from Pirelli, Michelin, and Bridgestone on what drives sustainability in tyre manufacturing; about developments in markets for Rubber Modified Asphalt, Tyre Derived Aggregate, Tyre Derived Products, and Tyre Derived Fuel, and much more. As always, our highly sought-after CEO Panel will conclude the event.”

Session highlights and speakers at-a-glance include:

  • Keynote: Dr. Larisa Kryachkova, Executive Director, the Tire Industry Project (TIP) of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (virtual)
  • Barry Takallou, President & CEO, CRM & Chair, TRAC ELT Committee
  • Bob Ferguson, Programme Manager, Canadian Association of Tire Recycling Agencies (CATRA)
  • Steve Meldrum, CEO, eTracks Tire Management Systems
  • Louis Gagne, Research & Planning Officer, Recyc Quebec
  • Frank LeBlanc, CEO, Recycle New Brunswick
  • John Sheerin, Director End-of-life Tire Programs, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA)
  • Federico Dossena, General Manager, Ecopneus ScpA
  • Fredrik Ardefors, CEO, SDAB (Swedish Tire Recycling Association)
  • Lina Goodman, CEO, Tyre Stewardship Australia
  • Sarah Amick, Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA)
  • Alex Van Gelderen, Manager, ELT and Circularity, European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA)
  • Brandon Kuczenski, Principal at Scope 3 Consulting (virtual)
  • Maureen Kline, Vice President, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Pirelli Tire North America
  • Andrew Thompson, Global Director, Sustainability Strategy, Bridgestone Corporation (invited)
  • Derek Bradeen, Global Business Model Leader – Retreading & Recycling, Michelin
  • Michael Rachita, Senior Program Manager with Innovation Technology, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (invited)
  • Nick Santero, Leading Sustainability Science, Rivian
  • Dr. Redmond Clark, CBL Industrial Services
  • Peter Schroedter, Principal, Off the Road Recycling
  • Paul Downey, CEO, Pliteq Inc.
  • Rob Cumming, Head, Sustainability & Public Affairs at Lafarge Canada Inc (East)
  • Emmie Leung, Emterra Group

For the full agenda with speakers visit the event programme page.

*Speakers may be subject to change based on availability.

The deadline to register at the “Early Bird” price is August 8. Register Now!

The room block at the Lord Nelson Hotel expires August 31. Book Now!

OPTIONAL TOUR OF LOCAL RECYCLING FACILITIES

“To bring additional value to the Symposium attendees, we are also looking into organizing a tour of two recycling facilities focused on TDF and TDA in Halifax on Friday October 6,” continues Hochu. “We are currently in process of gauging general interest from the attendees whether such tour would be of interest. We look forward to hearing from the registrants whether they are interested in this limited-availability optional tour.”

Tour Facilities

Lafarge Brookfield is Atlantic Canada’s only cement plant. The operation uses scrap tyres to replace fossil fuels needed for the operation. This tour would include the fully automated TDF system and the cement plant operation. Halifax C & D Recycling Limited (HCD) manufactures and markets TDA produced from scrap tyres into usable civil engineering materials. This tour includes a full tour of the facility.

Should you have questions regarding the event, please contact Michal Majernik, mmajernik@tracanada.ca.

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