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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
The Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG) is studying the “chemical recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) by utilizing the coke ovens at its Kagawa Plant in Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. The MCG Group aims to begin marketing sustainable carbon black made from ELTs by March 2026.
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