Klean Industries was a featured speaker at the European Carbon Black Summit, where it delivered a presentation on recovered carbon black (rCB) production, sustainable tire pyrolysis, and the future of circular carbon materials in global manufacturing.

Vancouver, British Columbia – Klean Industries Inc. (“Klean”), a leading tire pyrolysis equipment manufacturer that designs and builds pyrolysis projects for processing hydrocarbon-based waste such as scrap tyres and waste plastics, is pleased to announce that its CEO, Mr. Jesse Klinkhamer, will be a featured speaker at the European Carbon Black Summit on June 22nd & 23rd, 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany.

On the heels of the success of 2021 Recovered Carbon Black Conference that took place on November 22-23, 2021 in Amsterdam, this year, the 2nd European Carbon Black Summit will provide another unique forum for chemical companies, carbon black manufacturers, carbon black users, plastic & rubber manufacturers, masterbatch processors, and tyre manufacturers to hear from the pyrolysis industry veterans, experts, and innovators who will share their perspective of the rapidly growing Recovered Carbon Black market. Several industry leaders worldwide will share their expertise, case studies, projects, and latest developments.

The European Carbon Black Summit will further reinforce the significant changes taking place in the Carbon Black and tire manufacturing industries, as witnessed at the 2021 Recovered Carbon Black Conference and illustrated by the joint presentation of two of the leading tire manufacturers, Michelin and Bridgestone. Both tyre manufacturers presented a consolidated perspective regarding their ambition to increase Recovered Carbon Black material use in new tires and the desire for material circularity throughout the tire manufacturing supply chain.

It’s a known fact that the tire industry is the single largest consumer of virgin Carbon Black and that the potential demand for Recovered Carbon Black is enormous. Many industry experts, including several tire manufacturers, believe that if only a small amount (such as 10%) of virgin Carbon Black was substituted with Recovered Carbon Black that the demand for Recovered Carbon Black would exceed 1.5 million tonnes annually, and that’s just in new tyre manufacturing applications, not including plastics and other rubber product manufacturing. It should be noted that in new tire applications, replacing virgin Carbon Black with 10% Recovered Carbon Black has the potential to offset nearly 3 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.

“It is an exciting time for Klean Industries as a commercial-scale technology leader in producing high-quality Recovered Carbon Black, and it’s refreshing to finally see a dynamic shift in both the new tire and Carbon Black manufacturing sector. This positive change will generate critical momentum given the tire industry consumes 65% of the global virgin Carbon Black production. By integrating Recovered Carbon Black into new tires, rubber products, and plastics, there is a significant opportunity to use a drop-in product with the added benefit of reducing costs and CO2 emissions. From a resource recovery perspective, it only makes sense that new rubber products, specifically new tyres, should contain renewable and sustainable materials derived from scrap tires. The tire manufacturers are in the perfect position to be a driving force for sustainability and a poster child for the circular economy we all want and need”, said Jesse Klinkamer, CEO of Klean Industries.

In the session “Understanding the Role of Recovered Carbon Black in the Rubber and Tire Industry,” Mr. Klinkhamer’s presentation will focus on how to bring transparency to recovered carbon black manufacturing and the overlap between supply chains regarding virgin carbon black production and recycling.

Other topics included in the session are:

• Increasing the Use of Sustainable Materials in Rubber,
• Making Fully Recycled Tyres: The type of materials and methods we need to achieve this goal,
• Determining Challenges and Opportunities of Recovered Carbon Black to become a significant material supplier to the tire manufacturing industry.

Championing Circular Carbon at the Forefront of Industry

At the European Carbon Black Summit, Klean Industries showcased how its recovered carbon black technology is shaping the next generation of cleaner, traceable, and sustainable rubber, tire, plastics, and pigment manufacturing materials.

Why It Matters:

✅ Commercial-scale rCB production from end-of-life tires
✅ Circular alternative to fossil-based carbon black
✅ Seamless integration with existing rubber and plastics products
✅ Backed by blockchain-powered KleanLoop™ for supply chain traceability

Contact Klean Industries to request a copy of the rCB presentation or to explore technology licensing, strategic partnerships, or recovered carbon black supply opportunities » GO.

About the European Carbon Black Summit:

ACI’s 2nd European Carbon Black Summit will occur on June 22nd and 23rd, 2022, in Frankfurt, Germany. With an ever-increasing focus on sustainability and recycling and fluctuating feedstock prices, the European Carbon Black industry faces changes, with more expected shortly. The industry must adapt to these new objectives and developments and work together to ensure a smooth and thriving transition.

The two-day event will bring together senior representatives of the stakeholders involved in this sector, including producers, technology developers, rubber producers, chemical suppliers, researchers, and other influential stakeholders from the value chain. Attend the Summit to discover the key topics and updates from the latest developments in essential areas of this industry.

Key Topics:

• Carbon Black in Current Policy Frameworks and Safety Regulation
• Responding to IMO and Marpol 2020
• International Market Review of the Carbon Black Industry
• Evolving Sustainability in Recovered Carbon Black
• Raw Materials and Supply Chain Challenges
• Smart Packaging Solutions for Clean and Efficient Manufacturing
• Current Applications of Carbon Black Including New and High-Performance Applications
• Understanding the Role of Recovered Black in the Rubber & Tyre Industry
• Environmentally Safe Production: How and Why
• Future Development of Carbon Black

For more information on the ACI’s 2nd European Carbon Black Summit, please click here » GO. 

About Klean Industries Inc

Klean Industries comprises an international team of award-winning experts who are active voting members of the ASTM committees for D24 Carbon Black and D36 Recovered Carbon Black that expressly set the standards on the formulations and guidelines to characterize the material science for the Carbon Black materials used in the rubber and tire manufacturing industries. The KleanTeam has decades of experience in the design, manufacturing, and deployment of tire pyrolysis technologies and the supporting Carbon Black manufacturing technologies and oil upgrading technologies needed to make scrap tyre pyrolysis a viable commercial process for the recovery of valuable resources that are locked inside waste tyres. Klean boasts an impressive portfolio of pyrolysis processing technologies and patents successfully deployed in many tire recycling and tyre pyrolysis facilities globally. Klean has many pyrolysis projects in North America and Europe that are under development, which are dedicated to the production of high-quality ASTM D36 Recovered Carbon Black used in new tire manufacturing and a high-quality recovered oil that contains 35-40% biomass that is used for production in new virgin based Carbon Blacks. 

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