News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

According to Swedish Tyre Recycling, one of the world’s largest and most advanced facilities for mechanical tyre processing is now being built in Sweden. Behind the investment stands Bon Orbit, a joint venture between Swedish Tyre Recycling and Norwegian Tyre Recycling, which is taking tyre recycling in the Nordic region to the next level.

Birla Carbon, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of high-quality carbon-based solutions, announced the launch of its first Asia Post Treatment (APT) Plant in India. The brownfield initiative is located at the Patalganga unit, in the state of Maharashtra, India. This cutting-edge facility, equipped with the latest treatment technology, is set to revolutionize the carbon black industry by offering the highest levels of flexibility, efficiency, and precision. The plant will serve the fast-growing demand for high-performance carbon black grades in key industries like coatings and inks.

Fornnax, a pioneering force in tyre recycling machinery, has been awarded the Excellence in Top Domestic Sales Award 2024-25 by the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA). The recognition, under the Rubber Machineries and Equipment category, celebrates Fornnax’s remarkable sales performance, industry leadership, and dedication to sustainable innovation.

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Tire pyrolysis oil (TPO) has landed at the intersection of two big policy drives: circularity for end-of-life tires (ELTs) and the EU’s push to scale recycled carbon fuels under RED III. Chemistry is attractive — a liquid fuel from a widespread waste stream — but the arithmetic is brutal. Combustion emissions alone push TPO very close to conventional diesel on a life-cycle basis, meaning TPO alone cannot meet RED III’s 70% GHG reduction requirement without using credits tied to the tires’ alternative fate. Properly applied e_ex-use (diversion) credits are therefore decisive: they can turn TPO from a near-miss into a qualifying recycled carbon fuel — but only if the baseline is robustly documented and upstream emissions are tightly controlled.

NE-TECH Group, a leading innovator in sustainable tire recycling technologies, proudly announces the completion of the pyrolysis section of its showcase facility designed in partnership with oil giant MOL as a main shareholder in the Karcag plant. This paves the way for the last phase of the project, the rCB finishing line, to be completed in collaboration with Hosokawa. The turnkey project is designed to process 10,000 tons of end-of-life tires (ELT) annually in Phase I and is on track for completion and start-up in January 2026.

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Pioneering recyclers of rubber in Asia took centre stage at the BIR World Recycling Convention in Bangkok on 28 October. Their case studies highlighted the potential for valuable, closed loop solutions for the challenging material. The emphasis on adding value while delivering sustainability credentials increasingly sought by OEMs and brands came during the session for BIR’s Tyres and Rubber Committee.