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RECIRCLE AWARDS 2021
Best Tyre Retreader
An award to recognise the best manufacturer of retreaded tyres in terms of product quality and service.
Insa Turbo
Insa Turbo, based in Aspe near Alicante, is Spain’s largest largest retreader, with a capacity of more than 500,000 passenger, truck, agricultural and OTR retreads per annum. With a history dating back to 1988, the company is still a family-owned business and operates from modern facilities strategically located across Spain as well as exporting the Insa Turbo brand internationally.
Kal Tire
Kal Tire, based in Vernon, Canada is the
largest retreader in Canada, operating 10
retail plants and 250 retail stores. The
company’s Mining Tire Group is a world
leader in the OTR tyre segment with plants in
Canada, the UK, Ghana, Mexico and Chile and a leader in terms of innovation in that sector. The Group services more than 150 mine sites across five continents.
Marangoni SpA
Marangoni’s retread plant in Rovereto is
the historic market leader in Italy. The
company, which is a major producer of
truck bus and OTR tyres under the Marix
brand name, also provides an integrated
fleet management system under the name Fleet Advantage. The Marangoni Group has 70 years of experience in the retreading sector.
Michelin
Retreads are a key pillar of Michelin’s overall
tyre manufacturing strategy, and in Europe the company is a major retreader in its own right, especially in France and the UK, where retreads are manufactured under the Remix process within the company’s own manufacturing sites.
Vaculug
Vaculug, based in Grantham in the UK, is
the UK’s largest independent retreader. It offes both mould cure and precure retreads and well as being a leading manufacturer of OTR and speciality retreads. The company, which was acquired by the Zenises Group in 2018, offers a comprehensive tyre fleet management service within the UK.
Best Tyre Recycler
In recognition of the best tyre recycler in terms of product quality and service.
Liberty Tire Recycling
Liberty Tire Recycling is North America’s largest tyre recycler, processing more than a third of the USA’s scrap tyre arisings. The company operates through 24 production facilities and collects 190 million tyres annually for processing into raw materials and recycled products. The recycled rubber produced by Liberty is used as crumb rubber and industrial feedstock for moulded products, as tyre-derived fuel for industrial kilns, mills and power plants, and as rubber mulch for landscaping and playgrounds.
Murfitts Industries
Murfitts Industries is a leading UK-based tyre recycler, which processes over 11 million tyres each year. Key products include artificial turf infill, playground rubber mulch, carpet underlay and road surfaces.
Rubber Resources BV
Rubber Resources BV, based in Maastricht in the Netherlands is an established manufacturer of reclaim rubber supplying a broad range of markets from tyre and automotive to rubber goods and adhesives. The company was founded in 1956 by Vredestein but became part of the Elgi Rubber Group in 2011. Today, the company’s main market remains tyre producers, operating via production sites in India and the EU.
Tyrecycle
Founded in 1992, Tyrerecycle is Australia’s largest tyre collector and processor of End of life tyres. It operates a national network of tyre collection sites and 5 tyre processing facilities including Australia’s largest crumbing plant in Somerton, Melbourne. The company also claims a position as the only producer of TDF that guarantees a full chain of custody.
XTyre Global
XTyre Global, based in Sandton, South Africa, is a
recycling company which aims to become a world leader in the supply and development of products using recycled rubber composites or derivates. The company’s products including matting, sports and play areas, patio and pet products and products for architectural and construction related applications.
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