News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

WSP has received NZ$264,200 for research addressing environmental concerns associated with tire-derived products in roads. The principal output will be a consolidated evidence guide outlining issues that should be considered when adopting or trialing tire-derived road materials in New Zealand.

Following the restructuring, Niutech’s registered activities now formally cover resource recycling technology R&D, machinery research and development, specialized equipment manufacturing and new materials development. The expanded scope is intended to align the corporate structure more closely with the company’s activities in waste conversion technology and circular raw materials.

ANRPC’s August 2026 statistical report forecasts global natural rubber production at 15.039 million tonnes for the year, up just 0.6% from 14.952 million tonnes in 2025, while demand is projected to reach 15.356 million tonnes, an increase of 0.4% from 15.301 million tonnes. This implies a potential annual supply-demand gap of around 317,000 tonnes. Production in August itself was estimated at 1.396 million tonnes, 4.51% below the 1.462 million tonnes recorded a year earlier. With tire production remaining one of the principal drivers of natural rubber consumption, the figures underline continuing pressure on the global tire raw material supply chain and reinforce interest in resource efficiency, tire life extension and circular material strategies.

Flexsys has narrowed its search for a replacement for 6PPD to two final candidate molecules and entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey for independent aquatic toxicity testing. The company says both candidates are outside the PPD chemical family, do not form quinone transformation products during use and have met internal and external targets for tire performance, scalability, safety and environmental sustainability. The USGS will now conduct independent testing on the candidates and their transformation products, including effects on Pacific salmon and other aquatic species. Flexsys says the program has moved beyond identifying possible substitutes and is now focused on final validation, regulatory approval, manufacturing scale-up and tire industry adoption. The company is also optimizing process chemistry so that the eventual replacement can be produced using much of the existing intermediate chemistry and manufacturing infrastructure currently used for 6PPD, potentially reducing investment requirements and accelerating commercialization.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company plans to close its chemical manufacturing facilities in Niagara Falls, New York, and Bayport, Texas, in a restructuring expected to eliminate approximately 85 jobs and be substantially completed by the end of 2027. The company approved the rationalization plan on September 29, 2026, as it continues to streamline operations and focus resources on its core tire business. Goodyear expects the closures to result in pre-tax charges of $55 million to $75 million, including approximately $30 million in cash costs associated primarily with plant decommissioning, employee-related expenses and other exit activities. Once implemented, the measures are expected to improve operating income in Goodyear’s Americas segment by approximately $15 million to $20 million annually beginning in 2027.

Enviro has resolved on a new directed issue of shares and warrants to Alumni Capital Limited under its existing equity-based financing agreement, raising approximately SEK 0.75 million before transaction costs. The tire recycling technology company will issue 10 million new shares at SEK 0.07479 per share together with 520,731 warrants issued free of charge. The financing follows a drawdown request under the agreement originally signed with Alumni Capital on May 22, 2026 and later amended on August 26 and September 2. Enviro said the capital is required to support its ongoing company reorganization and that a directed issue is more time- and cost-efficient than a conventional rights issue under the company’s current circumstances. The transaction will dilute existing shareholders by approximately 0.79%, with a further potential dilution of about 0.04% if all newly issued warrants are exercised.

Pyrum generated revenue of €1.743 million between January and June 2026, up from €1.267 million in the first half of 2025. Own work capitalized declined to €1.122 million from €5.214 million, reflecting the completion and transition of major plant components at the Dillingen site into regular operation. Total output consequently fell to €3.787 million from €6.712 million in the prior-year period. The change reflects Pyrum’s transition from construction and capitalization of new equipment toward commercial production at its expanded tire recycling facility.

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>ECO Infinic's role at the event went beyond a booth: the company spoke on stage, sat on the event's advisory board, and came on as a sponsor — sharing the exhibitor and sponsor lineup with names like DoRight, Fornnax, RCB Nanotechnologies, KBR, Birla Carbon, Powerol, Neuman & Esser, HITEC Luxembourg, Gangjin Engineering, Hosokawa Micron Group, and Ecomak. It's a roster that spans reactor OEMs, recyclers, and downstream processors from across the recovered-material supply chain — a sign of how crowded, and how serious, this space has gotten.