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RECIRCLE AWARDS 2021
Spirit of Retreading Award
In recognition of a particularly noteworthy contribution to the retreading industry by a mid-sized, small or regional retreader.
Sumerel Tire
Sumerel Tire Service, based in Newport, KY, is a long established commercial tyre dealer and retreader. The company utilises the AcuTread mould cure system, which the company was instrumental in designing, as well as owning two further pre-cured retreading businesses in Ohio and Tennessee respectively.
Kayel Tyre Retread
Kayel Tyre Retread, based in Malaysia, claims a
position as South East Asia’s largest retreader, selling its products across Asia and Australia. The company, which has the capacity to manufacture 1000 pre-cured retreads per day, has made major investments in state-of-the-art machinery and RFID tracking in recent years. Kayel operates the offtake for 2 of the top 5 tyre manufacturers in the world and is currently in the process of obtaining UNECE R109 certification, which, if achieved, will make it the first retread organisation in Asia to obtain an E-mark for its products.
Mega Treads
Mega Treads, based in Caledon in South
Africa’s Western Cape, is an established Bandag retreader and was the winner of Bandag SA’s Manufacturing Excellence Award in 2019, having successfully passed two productions
and quality audits for the year.
Yashina
Yashina is a Ukrainian tyre retreader, which has 20 years’ experience in the market, during which time the company has expanded into a medium sized operation. The company has been nominated due to its quality-oriented approach to the sector.
Unigoma
Unigoma, established in 1932 is a Vipal
retreader based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The owner, Esteban Rappazzo is President of the Argentinian Retreaders Association and has been a leading contributor to furthering the cause of retreading in Argentina and has invested recently in upgrading his plant.
Tyre Pyrolysis Award
In recognition of a particularly noteworthy contribution to the tyre recycling sector by a tyre pyrolysis company.
Bolder Industries
Founded in 2011, Bolder Industries, based in Boulder, Colorado, is a pioneer in converting end-of-life tyres into desirable carbon black alternatives and petrochemicals with minimal waste. Its flagship product, BolderBlack, is a less expensive, more sustainable alternative to virgin carbon black.
Delta Energy
Delta Energy is a leading US tyre pyrolysis operation that has gained the support of Bridgestone and has started to supply the tyre manufacturer with rCB. The partnership between Bridgestone Americas, Inc. and Delta aimed to recycle more than 2 million tyres by end of 2020. On November 20, 2019, Bridgestone announced what it claimed to be the industry’s first at-scale use of recovered carbon black in the tyre market as part of its long-standing partnership with Delta.
New Energy
New Energy is a Hungarian pyrolysis operation that has made headway in developing consistent and sustainable outputs. It has, in 2020, attracted the attention of BASF and has become a supplier to BASF of pyrolysis oil. This secures their future and allows them to invest further in expansion.
Pyrum
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. Pyrum has been collaborating with major industrial concerns and has recently attracted significant investment of 16 million Euros into the company from BASF as well as participating in the CHEMcycle project . Further collaboration is ongoing with Michelin.
Scandinavian Enviro
A pioneer in tyre pyrolysis, the Swedish
technology supplier has opened markets for rCB materials with Volvo and a number of seal manufacturers. It has also attracted investment from Michelin, who are interested in SES’s rCB. SES was one of the first pyrolysis operations to break into the auto market and attract tyre manufacturer funding.
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