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RECIRCLE AWARDS 2021
Best Tyre Recycling Innovation
In recognition of the best new technological innovation for the tyre recycling sector.
Eldan - Foreign Object Detection System
Danish shredder manufacturer Eldan has developed a new Foreign Object Detection System that monitors the material flow from the pre- shredder on a vibrating discharge conveyor and stops the conveyor if it registers a foreign object amongst the tyre shreds that could result in a breakdown of the following machine in the shredding process.
ENEA – Silicon Carbide from ELT and Plasma Torch
ENEA is the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development. The Agency has been nominated for the TyGRe EU project, a collaborative project comprising 9 partners which succeeded in producing submicronic SiC powder from ELT pyrolysis char and plasma torch.
Tullio Angheben – Hypertym
Hypertym is the world’s first integrated and mobile mining tyre reduction system. The Hypertym is a trailer which can reduce OTR tyres up to 63” into 100 kg slices without the bead and without the need for additional handling.
Pyrum Pyrolysis Process
German company Pyrum have developed an industrial scale fully autonomous Pyrolysis plant based on a self-designed , fully patented , reactor producing gas, oil and high quality carbon black. The process is emission-free and no waste is produced.Following their innovation, the Dillingen-based company has been successful in becoming a key partner in the Blackcycle Project, led by Michelin.
Rubberjet Valley srl – Recycled Rubber for New OTR Tyre Production
By studying the performing aspects of the
waterjet process Italian company Rubberjet
Valley (RJV) have developed a sustainable and efficient proprietary technology capable of processing end of life OTR tyres more efficiently and cost-effectively than competitors, obtaining an innovative elastomeric material RJP: a devulcanised rubber powder that can be used in rubber compounds for new tyre production, at a considerably lower cost compared to virgin rubber.
Retread Industry Fleet Award
In recognition of exceptional support for the retreading industry from a truck or bus fleet operator.
Berliner Stadtreinigung
Berliner Stadtreinigung, the body responsible for keeping the German capital’s streets clean, is an active supporter of the retreading industry. They have been nominated due to the fact that they increased the share of retreads on their refuse collection vehicle from 33% to 56% in 2019, providing an example to those who would drive the public procurement of retreads.
Girteka Logistics
Girteka Logistics, based in Vilnius, Lithuania is a Digital Trucking Company, blending traditional trucking with modern technology. The company’s environmentally friendly fleet of 7.400 trucks delivers more than 770.000 Full Truck Loads annually, transporting goods ranging from ice-cream to electronics and fresh fish to pharmaceuticals.
JHL Transportes
Based in Mangualde, Portugal, and trading under the name TRANSJHL, JHL Transportes e Logistica is a specialized logistics provider offering national and international road transport services within Europe. The company is active in its support of the retreading sector, being a customer of Vipal.
Volanbusz Zrt
Volanbusz (previously known as Enykk) is the retreading factory owned by Hungarian bus and coach operator, Volan. The company, whose factory is base in the town of Györ, is a Marangoni Ringtread dealer, which has the distinction of being the first retreader to open a plant in Hungary, back in 1981.
Vy Bus
Vy Bus is a bus/coach fleet based in Norway and Sweden who have been nominated for their particular attention to sustainability. The company is a regular user of retreads, sourcing tyres retreaded using Marangoni’s Ringtread System from the Marangoni subsidiary Gummiservice. The company uses retreads as part of a cpk approach to tyre policy, but also follows a number of other sustainable fleet management strategies including using using renewable HVO fuels.
VIII Recircle Awards 2021