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NEWSLETTER - N°1
November
EDITORIAL
The European automotive industry is going through an unprecedented transformation because of the short-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis, the perspective of a no-deal Brexit, as well as the long-term shift towards clean and digital mobility, and the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. 
While all these challenges strongly impact the automotive industry and the lives of the more than 14.6 million Europeans currently employed in the value chain, they also give the possibility to the executives of the sector to redefine the future of the industry and accelerate the transition towards renewable resources and a regenerative, or circular, economy. 

Now, more than ever, the automotive industry must develop environmentally friendly and sustainability mobility. Although investments in vehicle technology, intelligent transport systems and cleaner production processes have permitted to significantly reduce CO2 emissions and improve safety, it is now evident that European collaborative approaches covering entire value chains are essential for matching economic growth with environmental improvements and improved social responsibility.  

In this context of global economic instability and profound technological shifts, the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation funded project “BlackCycle” will play a key role for the future of the automotive industry by enabling a massive circular economy of end-of-life tyres at the European scale.   
 
SUCCESS STORY
Launch of the BlackCycle project !

Officially launched in May 2020, the BlackCycle project involves 13 organisations in a unique European public-private partnership that will demonstrate the technical, environmental, and economic viability of world-first circular processes.
The consortium will develop specific solutions to produce sustainable raw materials for tyres: ELT (End of Life Tyre) collection and feedstock selection, pyrolysis optimisation, oil refining and valorisation, furnace process optimisation, and sustainable tyre performance assessment. 
 
JOB OFFER
Looking for new opportunities? 

Here you will find soon the job offers of the partners of the BlackCycle project. 
PARTNER FOCUS

ORION

Orion Engineered Carbons, incorporated on May 2, 2011, is a leading, global producer of carbon black. The company has two business segments: specialty carbon black and rubber carbon black.

About Orion Engineered Carbons

Our sustainability initiatives are built around four basic themes, which we refer to as the cornerstones of our sustainability strategy:
• Sustainable growth (growing our business sustainably; and contributing to sustainability through our products);
• Being compliant in our day to day operations;
• Living our values; and
• Driving sustainability along our value chain.

 

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EVENTS
Carbon Black World 2020 : posponed until 2021 - North Carolina (USA)
Carbon Black World 2020 is heading back to the United States to bring together the entire carbon black supply chain, including feedstock producers, carbon black manufacturers, equipment solution providers and tire and pigment end-users from around the globe.
TyreXpo Asia 2021 : 15 to 17 march 2021 - Singapor
TyreXpo Asia is the leading tyre exhibition in Asia. Covering TBR, OTR, and PCR the 3-day B2B event is focused on matching manufacturers with distributors, fleet managers, and traders.
6000 tyre professionals from 96 countries. TyreXpo Asia 2021 will be held from 15-17 March 2021 in the world-class Marina Bay Sands. The 13th edition is anticipated to feature over 200 exhibitors from the tyre industry, with a focus to attract the world’s top distributors, fleet managers, and wholesalers to Singapore.
27th ETRA conference on tyre recycling : 24 to 26 march - Belgium
The three days event will take place from the 24th to the 26th of March 2021 at the NH Collection Hotel, Grand Sablon, Brussels. The Conference is the culmination of a year-long series of ETRA-led and supported activities and events that focused on market development and expansion for a broad array of recycled tyre materials, products, and applications..
 
LATEST NEWS
Discover the BlackCycle Project on our new website !

The BlackCycle project aims at creating, developing, and optimising a full value chain form ELT feedstock to Secondary Raw Materials (SRMs), with no waste of resources in any part of the chain and a specific attention for the environmental impact. These SRMs will be used to develop new ranges of passenger car and truck tyres, which will be sold commercially in European and global markets. As a result, the BlackCycle value chain expects a lower carbon footprint, emitting 0.93 kg CO2/kg tyres less and a lower using of fossil resources, using 0.89 kg fossil/kg ELT less (to be confirmed within the project).
By offering an economically and environmentally viable alternative, BlackCycle will reduce the export of end of life tyres. By relocating end-of-life tyre management and transformation within the EU, BlackCycle is expected to create sustainable jobs inside the EU.
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