News: Tire Recycling & Pyrolysis

Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has released its Strategy 2025–2028, setting out a national framework aimed at unlocking the circular value of Australia’s end-of-life tyres. Recognising the complexity of challenges facing circular economy efforts, the strategy emphasises the importance of coordinated action across the entire tyre value chain—including industry, government, and the wider community.

The Tire Stewardship of Saskatchewan (TSS) has signed an agreement with Ontario-based Emterra Tire Recycling Ltd. to develop a tire recycling facility near Saskatoon, making it the designated processor for northern Saskatchewan. The facility is expected to begin accepting scrap tires by mid-2026.

The Tire Recycling Foundation is thrilled to announce the 10th Tire Recycling Conference is heading to Denver, Colorado, May 12–14, 2026! The 2026 conference will take place at the Grand Hyatt Denver, Colorado. Registration opens soon.

According to a recent press release by Ecore International, the company has acquired HTI Recycling, a prominent tire collection, recycling, reuse, and crumb rubber manufacturing business based in Lockport, New York. The acquisition also includes HTI’s subsidiaries, Edge Rubber Recycling and D&G Heavy Equipment Leasing.

Sime Motors, one of Asia Pacific’s leading automotive companies, has announced the launch of a zero-waste tyre recycling programme in collaboration with Evergreen Corporate Sdn Bhd. Starting July 1, 2025, the initiative will be implemented across all Sime Motors dealerships in Peninsular Malaysia.

Steelmaker SSAB Alabama, in collaboration with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), has successfully completed a trial using crumb rubber from recycled tires as a substitute for petroleum coke in electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking.

Harmonised EU-wide End-of-Waste (EoW) criteria for rubber derived from End-of-Life Tyres (ELTs) are essential to strengthen Europe’s tyre recycling market. Together with the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA), EuRIC emphasizes that the absence of harmonised EoW criteria poses significant challenges for the industry, hindering the trade and uptake of recycled tyre materials across borders.

Registration is now open for the inaugural 2025 Round Trip: Tyre & Conveyor Belt Recycling Summit, taking place on October 15–16 in Melbourne, Australia, and hosted by Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) and Tyrewise New Zealand.

HOUSTON, July 8 – Orion S.A., a global specialty chemicals company, announced it plans to discontinue production at three to five of its carbon black lines at multiple facilities in the Americas and EMEA by the end of 2025. “This decision is part of Orion’s strategy to focus maintenance investments on higher-performing production lines – making them more reliable and productive – and to rationalize underperforming assets,” Orion CEO Corning Painter said. “This move is also intended to enhance free cash flow.”