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GIIB Holdings signs circularity MoU with Global Enviro

GIIB Holdings Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, GIIB Material Sciences Pte Ltd, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based Global Enviro Pte Ltd to “unlock new opportunities in the circular economy, focusing on the recovery and reuse of valuable materials from end-of-life tyres and rubber waste”. GIIB Holdings Bhd CEO Tai Qisheng described the news as the “next step towards a safe and proper end of life tyres and closing the circular loop of rCB [recovered carbon black”.

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  1. Enviro CEO joins post-Michelin and Bridgestone rCB presentation panel
  2. Klean CEO speaking on recovered carbon black at European Carbon Black Summit
  3. Continental and Pyrum sign development agreement, recovered carbon black supply deal
  4. Enviro reports ‘Sharp increase in interest’ in rCB due to war in Ukraine
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LD Carbon opens Korea’s first and largest tyre pyrolysis plant

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LD Carbon has established Korea’s first and the largest ELT resource circulation plant in Dangjin and held its completion ceremony on the 24th. The LD Carbon Dangjin plant is located in the ‘Dangjin Hapdeok General Industrial Complex.’ Upon entering the plant, built on a site of 29,800㎡ (approx. 9,000 pyeong), two factory buildings and five silos immediately catch the eye.

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  1. Continental and Pyrum sign development agreement, recovered carbon black supply deal
  2. Enviro reports ‘Sharp increase in interest’ in rCB due to war in Ukraine
  3. TRS & LD Carbon sign MoU for tyre recycling plant
  4. Enso Tyres becomes a Wastefront recovered carbon black customer
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Schwalbe begins 10-year rCB procurement deal with Pyrum

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Bicycle tyre manufacturer Ralf Bohle GmbH uses Pyrum recovered carbon black (rCB) in 70 per cent of its production of Schwalbe-branded tyres, and after five years of collaboration has extended its relationship with Pyrum Innovations AG by concluding a framework agreement for the long-term purchase of Pyrum’s rCB. The agreement covers the purchase of rCB at a fixed price for a term of ten years.

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  1. Pyrum announces further pyrolysis JV
  2. Schwalbe debuts first ‘used tyre’ bike tyre
  3. Higher sales & net loss for Pyrum Innovations in 2023
  4. Pyrum reports grinding plant milestone
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Carbon black price rises put pressure on tyremakers – reports

Rising input material prices in Asia are said to be significantly impacting the tyre industry and shifting market dynamics, according to a recent report from ChemAnalyst. The reason? Carbon black has seen a notable price surge due to a combination of supply chain disruptions, increased demand, and rising production costs.

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  1. Orion names Rubber Carbon Black SVP
  2. Omsk Carbon Belarus factory: construction underway
  3. Orion Engineered Carbons to close French carbon black factory
  4. Birla Carbon receives IATF certification across all factories
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Pyrum reports grinding plant milestone

Pyrum Innovations shares the news that it has completed the mechanical assembly of a new grinding plant at its main site in Dillingen, Germany. The pyrolysis tyre recycler is now installing the cabling that will supply power to the plant ahead of its scheduled start of operations in April 2025.

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  1. Pyrum Innovations reaches important milestones at new & existing plants
  2. Site found for Pyrum’s new plant
  3. ELTs: Pyrum both upstream & downstream of Mercedes-Benz
  4. Pyrum Innovations gears up for capacity boost at main site
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Birla’s Nanocyl participates at NanoTech 2025

At the end of January, Nanocyl, a Birla Carbon brand, participated in NanoTech 2025, which took place from January 29 – 31 2025, at the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan. Nanocyl showcased its range of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) solutions and advanced materials designed to support cost efficiency, energy savings, and productivity gains across diverse industries.

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  1. Birla increasing carbon black prices
  2. Global carbon black market to grow 5.6% CAGR by 2023
  3. Tyre industry suppliers Nynas, Cabot and Evonik amongst top EcoVadis ratings
  4. Birla Carbon announces EMEA price increase
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Orion S.A. signs tyre pyrolysis oil supply deal with Contec S.A.

Orion S.A., which makes carbon black, has signed a long-term supply agreement with Contec S.A., which will provide Orion tyre pyrolysis oil to produce circular carbon black for tire and rubber goods customers. The agreement with Warsaw, Poland-based Contec further enables Orion to diversify its sources of tyre pyrolysis oil, commonly known as TPO.

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  1. Contec S.A. completes third and fourth pyrolysis lines
  2. Pyrolyx withdraws from Australian and German stock markets
  3. Continental and Pyrum sign development agreement, recovered carbon black supply deal
  4. Enviro reports ‘Sharp increase in interest’ in rCB due to war in Ukraine
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Bridgestone participating in eco Carbon Black project

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A groundbreaking collaboration between Bridgestone and three other organisations aims to develop advanced recycling technologies for the secondary processing of recovered carbon black extracted from end-of-life tyres and other rubber polymer products. The aim is to convert this into a material with rubber reinforcement properties equivalent to those of virgin carbon black.

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  1. Bridgestone partnering in ELT raw material projects
  2. Site found for Pyrum’s new plant
  3. Eneos partnership: Bridgestone begins pyrolysis tests
  4. Marubeni extends ELT pyrolysis activities with Thailand investment
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High-quality, sustainable solutions – Birla Carbon bringing Continua to global markets

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In October 2024, Birla Carbon debuted Continua 8030 Sustainable Carbonaceous Material (SCM), a new “circular” product that it developed to address the “growing sustainability needs” of customers across the Indian subcontinent and Asia. Produced in India, Continua 8030 SCM is the result of a partnership with recovered carbon black (rCB) producer Finster Black. We recently spoke with John Loudermilk, President & CEO of Birla Carbon, about this new product as well as the company’s activities around the world.

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  1. Further carbon black capacities in Asia – 2 new Birla Carbon plants
  2. Birla Carbon appoints Chief Digital & Information Officer
  3. Birla Carbon aiming for net carbon neutrality by 2050
  4. Birla Carbon closes US$750 million Sustainability Linked Loan
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Final EC decision shows how anti-Chinese-produced truck tyre tariffs are working…or does it?

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While publishing the details of its final decision relating to import tariffs on Chinese-produced truck tyres, the European Commission (EC) also revealed some fascinating details relating to how the market has changed in light of previous investigations. The official documents also give insight into the degree to which some firms in the supply chain of Chinese tyremakers are connected to state ownership and how the EC defines brand segmentation. And finally, the reveal how the EC tiers the different brand segments.

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  1. EC provisionally reduces Chinese truck tyre tariffs to €38.87 for most manufacturers
  2. EU extends Chinese truck tyre tariffs
  3. Tariff time again, but will they make a difference?
  4. NTDA: EC anti-subsidy decision ‘no great surprise’
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Enviro CEO speaking at international Recovered Carbon Black conference

Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) CEO Fredrik Emilson is participating in a keynote CEO panel arranged during the first day of the Recovered Carbon Black conference as well as at a special networking lunch that Enviro is hosting and where chairman Alf Blomqvist will also be present. The Recovered Carbon Black conference takes place between November 5 and 6.

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  1. Enviro reports ‘Sharp increase in interest’ in rCB due to war in Ukraine
  2. Co-owned recycling plants: Enviro setting up USA holding company
  3. Corporate bond to finance Environ’s ownership of recycling plants
  4. Klean CEO speaking on recovered carbon black at European Carbon Black Summit
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Contec S.A. completes third and fourth pyrolysis lines

Contec S.A. reports that it has completed its third and fourth pyrolysis lines. The new lines, which are already operational, are set to “triple…production capacity over the coming year”.

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  1. Enso Tyres becomes a Wastefront recovered carbon black customer
  2. Enviro reports ‘Sharp increase in interest’ in rCB due to war in Ukraine
  3. Belgium’s Risorce secures €12.5 million for ELT pyrolysis plant
  4. Marubeni extends ELT pyrolysis activities with Thailand investment
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Ex-Trinseo VP appointed Orion CTO

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Orion S.A., which supplies speciality chemicals such as carbon black to automotive firms including tyremakers, has named Natalia Scherbakoff as the company’s new chief technology officer (CTO). Scherbakoff succeeds David Deters who previously led Orion’s global innovation program for over a decade. Deters announced his retirement earlier this year and will remain with Orion through the end of 2024.

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  1. Orion names Rubber Carbon Black SVP
  2. Cabot CFO retires
  3. Tokai Carbon names new Cancarb president
  4. Birla Carbon appoints Chief Digital & Information Officer
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BKT completes 30KT carbon plant project

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Balkrishna Industries Limited has concluded its project to set up a new carbon material plant. The tyre maker says it has commissioned the 30,000 tonne per annum facility after completing the project’s capex.

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  1. Balkrishna to build carbon black plant
  2. BKT: Bhuj carbon black plant to ‘better ensure raw material qualities’
  3. BKT completes carbon black, power plant projects
  4. Phase 2 trial production starts at BKT’s carbon black plant
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Marubeni extends ELT pyrolysis activities with Thailand investment

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Japanese general trading company Marubeni Corporation has announced its investment in Thailand-based waste tyre pyrolysis recycler Green Rubber Energy Company Limited (GRE). By investing in this venture, Marubeni intends to establish a tyre recycling supply chain in Thailand that encompasses the collection of end-of-life tyres and the production and sale of recycled materials such as recovered carbon black and tyre pyrolysis oil. Marubeni has not disclosed the size of its investment in GRE.

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  1. Fraunhofer Institute research shows pyrolysis benefits
  2. Pyrum Innovations gears up for capacity boost at main site
  3. Pyrum Innovations still building second plant – but not in Homburg
  4. Tyre recycling: Work to start on Enviro & Antin JV plant
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