News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Salvador Pérez Lucena, president of the Spanish Association of Tire Recycling (AER) and Global Chief Sales Officer of Grupo Soledad’s Industrial Division, will speak at the 1st Annual Meeting of the Rubber Sector, organized by the National Chamber of the Rubber Industry (CNIH), on Monday, February 16, at the Club de Industriales in Polanco, Mexico City.

Murfitts Industries, one of the UK’s leading tire recycling companies, has been awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal in recognition of its sustainability performance. The rating places the company among the top 15% of businesses assessed globally by EcoVadis, a leading provider of corporate sustainability evaluations.The EcoVadis assessment framework measures sustainability management systems across four key categories: environment, labor and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement. The Silver rating reflects Murfitts Industries’ structured approach to environmental stewardship, responsible operations, and transparent supply chain management.

Enviro Systems AB (publ) ("Enviro" or the "Company") today announces that Enviro has received a request for arbitration under the Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (the “LCIA Rules”) from Infiniteria a joint venture with Antin Infrastructure Partners’ NextGen fund as the majority owner and controlling shareholder, with a total claim of approximately EUR 54 million in alleged damages. Enviro considers the asserted claims to be unfounded and disputes the claims and the claimed amount in their entirety.

Smithers has announced the official agenda for Carbon Black World Asia 2026, the only conference dedicated exclusively to the carbon black industry. The event will take place on April 22–23, 2026, in Shanghai, China, and will be delivered in a hybrid format, prioritizing in-person engagement while enabling international participation through online access. For everyone interested in the conference, Smithers and Weibold have prepared a special PROMO CODE “CBW2610”, which gives a special 10% discount. To register for the conference and use the promo code, please proceed to the event’s website and enter the code in the end of your registration.

Spanish Tratamiento Neumáticos Usados, SL (TNU) has announced the approval and publication of new end-of-life tire management fees, which will come into effect on March 1, 2026. This adjustment responds to the increase in management costs and aims to guarantee the necessary financial resources for the system to meet its extended producer responsibility obligations.

City of Moreton Bay reports that a Queensland-first road surfacing project in the City of Moreton Bay demonstrated how end-of-life tires can be recycled into durable, lower-carbon asphalt, earning state-level recognition for sustainable infrastructure innovation.

Following the successful establishment of the joint venture UniPyrum, Pyrum Innovations AG (‘Pyrum’, ISIN: DE000A2G8ZX8) and UNITANK Holding GmbH & Co. KG (‘UNITANK’) are embarking on the next crucial phase of the project. The signing of an engineering and consulting agreement between Pyrum and UniPyrum has laid the foundation for the first joint plant at the UNITANK tank farm in Emleben.

Cabot has long supplied Bridgestone with reinforcing carbon products, and this acquisition further strengthens the partnership between the two companies. In addition, this acquisition expands Cabot’s global manufacturing footprint and reinforces its position as a leading provider of reinforcing carbons. Strategically located near Cabot’s existing facility in Altamira, Mexico, MXCB not only enhances production capacity and operational flexibility but also offers the capability to manufacture a broader range of reinforcing carbon products. This flexibility enables Cabot to better support diverse customer needs and future growth opportunities.

Birla Carbon today announced a new production line at its carbon black facility in Trecate, Italy. This dedicated line will serve the purpose of finishing and packing of Continua™ Sustainable Carbonaceous Material (SCM), an industry-leading circular material derived from end-of-life tires. With this launch, high quality and consistent Continua SCM will be available in large volumes, strengthening long-term supply security for Birla Carbon’s customers worldwide.