News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

The Washington-based United States Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) has announced that its president and CEO Anne Forristall Luke will retire at the end of this year after leading the association for 11 years.

Pirelli North America kicked off the first closed loop circular recycling initiative within Pirelli as part of its broader strategy to increase the use of recycled and bio-based materials in its products. The project has been recognized with Tire Recycling Foundation’s Value Chain Collaboration Award.

The company maintained an 81% utilization rate through beneficial reuse across 219 million tires collected. These results also reflect Liberty’s continued focus on its workforce and communities. In 2025, the company reported an 11% reduction in Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) and a 9% relative reduction in employee turnover, alongside more than $216,000 donated to charitable initiatives.

Goodyear, the exclusive tire supplier for NASCAR’s top racing series, manufactures more than 100,000 racing tires annually for the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Craftsman Truck Series alone. Because NASCAR tires are subjected to extreme speeds, heavy loads, and intense heat, their usable lifespan is relatively short. A single tire may only last around 100 miles under racing conditions, with some sets experiencing wear equivalent to tens of thousands of miles during a single race.

Linglong Tire resented its latest sustainable concept tire during the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Annual Meeting held in Montreux, Switzerland, highlighting the company’s ongoing efforts to expand the use of renewable and recycled materials in tire manufacturing.

TRA has announced that its Briefing Day 2026 will focus on the growing market potential of rubber modified bitumen and rubberized asphalt technologies. According to the TRA, this year’s event aims to revisit what it describes as an overlooked market opportunity for recycled tire materials within the UK road construction sector.

TSA is collaborating with Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, on an early-stage research project investigating whether end-of-life tires could be used to produce green graphite for battery and energy-related applications.

The research program has previously tested asphalt mixtures incorporating recycled tires, glass, and fiber materials in Dickinson County as part of ongoing pavement development projects.

CK International is pleased to announce the acquisition of Lyndex Recycling Systems Ltd, marking a significant milestone in the company’s continued growth and expansion within the waste and end-life recycling sector.