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EcoVadis awards Liberty Tire Recycling with bronze medal in sustainability rating

EcoVadis awards Liberty Tire Recycling with bronze medal in sustainability rating

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February 25, 2026

Pittsburgh, PA – February 17, 2026 – Liberty Tire Recycling, the leading tire recycler in North America, has been awarded a Bronze sustainability medal from EcoVadis, placing the company in the top 35% of more than 150,000 rated companies worldwide. The new rating reflects Liberty’s continued progress in building a resilient, transparent, and sustainable business that helps customers reduce environmental and supply chain risk.

Rathi Group and ITTAC to reinforce rCB use in tire manufacturing in India

Rathi Group and ITTAC to reinforce rCB use in tire manufacturing in India

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February 25, 2026

Rathi Group has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Tyre Technical Advisory Committee (ITTAC) to strengthen technical collaboration on the integration of recovered carbon black (rCB) into tyre manufacturing. The agreement establishes a structured framework to evaluate, standardise, and enhance the material properties of rCB to ensure performance consistency in tyre applications. The initiative focuses on responsible adoption aligned with mechanical performance, durability, and safety requirements.

SABIC to supply carbon black to Pirelli's tire manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia

SABIC to supply carbon black to Pirelli's tire manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia

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February 25, 2026

The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) signed an agreement with the joint venture established between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Pirelli, for the supply of polybutadiene rubber and carbon black to achieve 3.5 million tires annually – a major milestone toward empowering and advancing local content in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its localization initiative, NUSANEDTM.

Mars Mineral welcomes Elliott Woodward as new Business Manager
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Mars Mineral welcomes Elliott Woodward as new Business Manager

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February 25, 2026

Woodward brings more than seven years of engineering and project delivery experience across the environmental, mining, and industrial process sectors. Prior to joining Mars Mineral, he served as a senior process engineer at Burns & McDonnell in Denver. He previously held engineering roles with AECOM and Forsgren Associates, Inc., where he focused on process design, environmental systems, and project delivery for municipal and industrial clients.

Craft Capital Management becomes strategic investment banking advisor for Ecolomondo

Craft Capital Management becomes strategic investment banking advisor for Ecolomondo

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February 22, 2026

Craft Capital’s mandate is to support Ecolomondo’s capital markets strategy, including financing initiatives and the Company’s contemplated uplisting to the NASDAQ, positioning Ecolomondo to access the capital required to execute on its global growth strategy. Craft Capital Management LLC is a full-service brokerage firm and FINRA, SIPC, and MSRB member. The firm leverages over 100 years of combined financial expertise to deliver customized investment banking services and public offerings, while connecting clients to an extensive network of family offices and institutional investors.

Birla organizing Conference on Advanced Carbon Materials 2026 in India

Birla organizing Conference on Advanced Carbon Materials 2026 in India

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February 20, 2026

Birla Carbon, a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality carbon materials, is co-hosting the Conference on Advanced Carbon Materials (CACM) 2026 with the Indian Carbon Society (ICS), the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), and Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS). The conference will take place from February 18-20, 2026, at the BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus.

Waste2Value GmbH secures a 6 million grant for thermolysis plant

Waste2Value GmbH secures a 6 million grant for thermolysis plant

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February 19, 2026

Nienburg District, Lower Saxony (Germany) – 11 February 2026 – The State of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen) has approved €6.05 million in investment support for Waste2Value GmbH to establish a new operating site in the Nienburg district and build a modular thermolysis (chemical recycling) plant for hard-to-recycle plastic waste. The funding is granted under the Joint Task “Improvement of Regional Economic Structures” (GRW) programme.

Cabot announces production of circular reinforcing carbons in Asia Pacific

Cabot announces production of circular reinforcing carbons in Asia Pacific

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February 19, 2026

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) today announced the availability to produce in Asia Pacific its circular reinforcing carbons powered by its EVOLVE Sustainable Solutions technology platform. As such, Cabot's manufacturing facilities in Cilegon, Indonesia and Tianjin, China have successfully validated their ability to produce circular reinforcing carbons. These products use tire pyrolysis oil (TPO) derived from end-of-life tires and leverage an International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS mass balance approach. With this milestone, Cabot now has circular reinforcing carbon production capability across all major regions including Asia, Europe and the Americas, further accelerating tire circularity and sustainability worldwide.