News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Mars Mineral, a global provider of pelletizing technology and agglomeration solutions, has announced the shipment of a Model 26D100L stainless steel pin mixer to LD Carbon (LDC), a leading producer of recovered carbon black (rCB). LDC, based in Seoul, South Korea, will receive the pin mixer at its new manufacturing facility in Dangjin. This plant, slated to open during the second quarter of 2024, will be the largest end-of-life tire (ELT) pyrolysis and rCB operation in Asia. The Mars Mineral Pin Mixer is a high-speed, conditioning, and micro-pelletizing device that converts rCB from pyrolysis of ELTs into small spherical pellets through the action of a high-speed rotor shaft and pin assembly with the addition of a liquid binder, usually water.

The Recovered Carbon Black Congress offers direct access to the most-connected individuals throughout the supply chain - facilitating honest and impactful discussions on the current state of the industry. This conference presents the perfect opportunity for companies operating in this arena to increase their brand exposure and reach through extensive sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.

Building upon the success of last edition of summit, ACI announced that the European Carbon Black Summit is returning over the 19th & 20th June 2024, in the city of Amsterdam. To register for the Summit, ACI offers a special 10% discount to all Weibold’s subsribers available via the promo code “CCBe4MKTWeibold”. For further information or to register your attendance contact Rohan Baryah on rbayrah@acieu.net or +48 61 646 7022 quoting the promo code.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced the funding of more than $2 million in grants to develop new markets for end-of-life vehicle tires. When illegal dumping in the environment occurs, scrap tires pose both a fire hazard and a human health risk as a mosquito breeding ground. These scrap tire grants support building sustainable markets for recycled tire materials in Michigan. Grants have traditionally included support for essential equipment and materials that aid in the establishment of new markets, including various manufacturing processes, implementation and testing of paving materials, energy generation, and other innovative approaches.

Bridgestone EMEA has once again received the Platinum rating by renowned sustainability assessment platform, EcoVadis. This is the third consecutive time the organisation has been awarded EcoVadis’ top ranking since 2021, putting Bridgestone EMEA in the top 1 percent of the 130,000 companies assessed by EcoVadis globally across 220 industry sectors. Bridgestone EMEA was given a Silver rating and ranked in the top 12 percent of businesses globally when first assessed by EcoVadis in 2015 – which scores organisations against four core areas: Environment, Labour and Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement.

The 9th Tire Recycling Conference organized by The Scrap Tire Research and Education Foundation, Inc. (STREF), will take place in Atlanta, Georgia on May 14th - 17th, 2024. Date: May 14 - May 17, 2024 Location: Marriot Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center Early bird registration closes Friday, April 12:

This is the last chance to register for the upcoming EuRIC's "Reinventing the Wheel: Advancing tyre recycling" event. Date: 15 April 2024 Time: 14:00-18:00 Venue: BluePoint Venues, Brussels Registrations close on Friday! Get yout ticket HERE.

Fornnax Technology invites you to visit its Booth at the "Eco Waste - WORLD FUTURE ENERGY SUMMIT 2024” for the discussion on requirement of Shredders & Granulators. Summit Name: Eco Waste - World Future Energy Summit 2024, Venue: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), Summit Dates: 16-18 April 2024

Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) continues to demand UK Government response to tackle abuse of end-of-life whole tyres exported from UK According to TRA, Britain will be the environmental sick man of Europe if government doesn’t not act soon to update waste regulations, warns the UK’s Tyre Recovery Association (TRA). Revealing the correspondence underway with the Secretary of State for the Environment and his department, the TRA makes public the issues the UK government are failing to engage with.