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MAKING FASHION MORE SUSTAINABLE: THE CHALLENGE OF FOOTWEAR
Recycling footwear components represents one of the ongoing evolutions in fashion. Making clothing and footwear production more...

Rubber Conversion
Jul 31, 20233 min read
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EuRIC spotlights the circular economy of tire recovery
The recent meeting in Brussels of the European Confederation of Recycling Industries (EuRIC), attended by more than 100 members, was a...

Rubber Conversion
Jul 31, 20233 min read
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THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY OF END-OF-LIFE TYRES: CHALLENGES FOR THE ITALIAN SECTOR
A decision by the European Commission's Reach Committee puts the Italian rubber recycling chain at risk. Possible alternatives and...

Rubber Conversion
Jul 26, 20237 min read
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MICHELIN IN EUROPE'S TYRE RECYCLING MEGAPROJECT: TURNING POINT FOR THE TYRE INDUSTRY
Michelin, one of the world's leading tyre manufacturers, is supporting the start-up of an end-of-life tyre recycling project in Europe...

Rubber Conversion
Jul 6, 20234 min read
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THE EVOLUTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES PUSHES TYRE TECHNOLOGY TO NEW FRONTIERS
The tyre industry is constantly evolving and the advent of electric vehicles is pushing tyre companies to invest in new technologies to...

Rubber Conversion
Jun 12, 20233 min read
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Rubber Conversion in Re-Shoes to improve footwear sustainability
The project is part of the European Union's Life initiative and involves companies and universities to identify solutions for the...

Rubber Conversion
Apr 27, 20233 min read
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SYNTHETIC OR DEVULCANISED RUBBER? COMPARING SUSTAINABILITY
The topic has become topical again with the sanctions against Russia. What are the advantages of using recycled rubber? Synthetic rubber...

Rubber Conversion
Apr 20, 20233 min read
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Tyre wear is the second largest source of microplastics: the solution from a UK start-up
Tyre wear is the second largest source of microplastics in our oceans and particulate air pollution. This is a little-known aspect of the...

Rubber Conversion
Apr 11, 20233 min read
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RUBBER CONVERSION: NEW PRODUCTS AND RESEARCH PROGRAMMES FOR 2023
Interview with Filippo Fochesato Colombani, CTO of Rubber Conversion. 2023 will be an important year in the development of Rubber...

Rubber Conversion
Apr 3, 20232 min read
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HOW CONTINENTAL TYRES IS REDUCING MATERIAL WASTE WITH CONTIRE-TEX TECHNOLOGY
The ContiRe-Tex technology, developed by Continental Tyres, represents a major step forward in the tyre industry, allowing it to reduce...

Rubber Conversion
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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LARGE TYRE MANUFACTURERS INVEST IN SUSTAINABILITY
Recycled materials are key to the innovation programs of Michelin, GoodYear, Continental and Bridgestone. When speaking of sustainability...

Rubber Conversion
Feb 2, 20233 min read
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Ecopneus: how were over 200,000 tons of tires recycled?
What happens to tires at the end of their lifecycle? Ecopneus, which takes care of their management, through recycling and reuse,...

Rubber Conversion
Jan 31, 20232 min read
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Racing tyres: Yokohama will have 33% recycled material
Yokohama, the world's leading tyre manufacturer, has announced that it will use 33% sustainable material in the production of its racing...

Rubber Conversion
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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Tyre retreading: regulatory and market aspects. The point with Giuseppe Magistrale
Paraphrasing the words of Stefano Carloni, President of AIRP - Italian Tyre Retreaders Association: The circular economy is no longer...

Rubber Conversion
Nov 8, 20224 min read
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RUBBER CONVERSION JOINS ERMA: AN INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN THE RUBBER INDUSTRY
Considering the low rates of reuse, recycling and recovery of rubber waste, one of the main issues to be addressed by the players in the...

Rubber Conversion
Oct 27, 20222 min read
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Rubber Conversion alongside Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste to evolve rubber devulcanisation
We are proud to announce a project together with Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, a center of absolute excellence in multidisciplinary...

Rubber Conversion
Oct 17, 20222 min read
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TYRE PRODUCTION AND RECYCLING: A GAP TO BE BRIDGED
The amount of recycled rubber used to produce new tyres is still very low. Devulcanisation can provide new impetus for reuse. THE TYRE...
Giuseppe Origo
Oct 7, 20223 min read
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RUBBER CONVERSION: the revolution in the world of rubber recycling
A range of products and services based on an innovative devulcanisation process Rubber Conversion has created a highly innovative process...

Rubber Conversion
Oct 3, 20223 min read
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