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High-quality seals play a crucial role in process-safe workflows in the food and beverage industry. They can be used in a wide range of applications and the requirements are constantly changing. This necessitates the precise selection of materials for the seal, a customized design, and calls for the equipment manufacturer and operator to collaborate closely with the seal manufacturer. At the CibusTec 2023 trade show, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies will showcase several product highlights.

Dow announced its eighth International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification of polyurethanes plants in Europe at the Correggio plant in Italy.

BASF is set to double its production capacity for water-soluble dispersants based on acrylic acid at its Dilovasi, Turkey location with the introduction of a new production plant. T

ontinental’s tire plant in Lousado, Portugal, recently received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS. This internationally recognized certification confirms Continental’s compliance with special sustainability standards at its Lousado plant. It also attests to transparency regarding the traceability of the raw materials used in the production processes. By certifying the raw materials, Continental can ensure complete traceability of materials from sustainable sources. This represents yet another important milestone along the road toward 100 percent sustainable materials in the premium manufacturer’s tire products by 2050 at the latest.

Under the umbrella of the Zeppelin Sustainable Tire Alliance, which was launched in March 2023, plant engineer Zeppelin Systems is pursuing the goal of making the tire industry more sustainable. There is a need for new, environmentally minded thinking here, not only in terms of tire production but also tire recycling, particularly with a view to the circular economy. In order to put this vision into practice at various points in the tire value chain, the Zeppelin Sustainable Tire Alliance technology initiative brings a number of international companies together under one umbrella. Now Siemens AG is also on board in the alliance, as a technological innovation driver for automation and digitalization.

Enviro has been nominated in the category Industry Achievement Award in the Tyre Recycling Sector at the 2023 edition of the Recircle Awards. The award recognizes particularly noteworthy technological achievements within tire recycling, and Enviro is nominated for the company’s pioneering work within the tire pyrolysis sector.

The joint venture between Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Riko Company Limited, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. and LanzaTech is exploring cutting-edge technologies such as chemical recycling (gasification or pyrolysis) and fermentation. These processes convert waste materials such as rubber, resin, polyurethane and metal into valuable resources that can be reintegrated into the production cycle.

Future of Chemical Recycling 2024 will take place on 31st January & 1st February 2024, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
ACI announced two senior experts from CE Delft as speakers

InnoVent Renewables announces its formation with a corporate mission to drive renewable energy forward by mitigating the global environmental challenge of waste tires. InnoVent Renewables launched as a U.S.-based technology and operations company with a proprietary continuous pyrolysis technology that converts waste tires, plastics, and biomass into valuable fuels and chemicals.