From Tires to Toys: Not-for-profit organization uses crumb rubber to refurbish community spaces
A tire recycling organization in British Columbia is using recycled crumb rubber to better the local community and send a sustainable message. Tire Stewardship B.C. (TSBC) hosts frequent “tire round up” drives in the Okanagan, B.C. area, where drivers can donate their old tires and feel good about it. Tire Stewardship takes the tires it […]
Family Plan: Chu family buys, redesigns four recycling facilities
Ontario’s auto recycling industry has been given a massive makeover thanks to its new owners, the Chu family. The family recently purchased and redesigned four auto recycling plants in the southern region of the province. Announced less than two weeks ago, Wenxing Chu and his family have already begun the redesign and expansion of Trenton […]
Renault interview: An OEM’s perspective on the circular economy and auto recycling
By ICM Staff Geneva, Switzerland — Sept. 6, 2019 — To raise awareness for the ICM’s upcoming International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2019– to be held in Lyon, France, from September 18 – 20, 2019–the organization conducted an interview with Jean-Denis Curt, a recycling and circular economy manager at Renault to discuss the future […]
Burning Rubber: Dunnville-based TreadCraft Limited plans to open tire recycling plant in the U.S.
A Dunnville, Ontario based recycling concern has partnered with Swedish tire pyrolysis technology firm Scandinavia Enviro Systems AB (Enviro) to build a recycling facility in New York state. After signing a memorandum of understanding in early July, TreadCraft Carbon, a subsidiary of TreadCraft, has signed a term sheet with Enviro outlining key parts of an […]
Save the Date: The can’t-miss auto recycling events of 2019
2019 ARPAC Congress September 12, 2019 – September 15, 2019 Laurentides, Quebec 2019 AARDA Convention September 20, 2019 – September 22, 2019 Edmonton, Alberta 2019 ARC Board of Directors Meeting September 21, 2019 Edmonton, Alberta 76TH Auto Recycler Association Convention and Exposition October 10 -12, 2019 Charlotte, North Carolina AAPEX & SEMA Show 2019 November […]
Auto recyclers all over the world unite for the International Round Table
May 28, 2019– Last week, representatives of the world’s leading auto recycling organizations gathered in the East Anglian city of Norfolk for the 11th annual International Roundtable (IRT) on Auto Recycling. Co-hosted by the Vehicle Recyclers’ Association (VRA) and British Vehicle Salvage Federation (BVSF), delegates discussed the problems common to the industry. They also met with […]
Newco Metal & Auto Recycling installs its first shredder plant
May 28, 2019—Newco Metal & Auto Recycling has installed its first automobile shredder plant in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The facility has commissioned an M6090 modular automobile shredder plant and nonferrous separation system from auto recycling product manufacturer Wendt Corp in Buffalo, New York. Newco was originally founded in 1992, the company now has 12 stores […]
Saint John Council wants AIM to relocate its shredder
May 28, 2019 – The Saint John Council in New Brunswick has reportedly put in a letter to the Province asking if the scrap recycling plant, American Iron and Metal (AIM), can relocate its metal shredder. The current two-year permit for the plant was signed in June 2017, with the renewed permit set to be […]
Metal prices spike as trans-Pacific trade scrap starts
May 15, 2019 — The trade war brewing between the United States and China could have a significant impact on the price of the metals used in vehicle manufacturing. This week, the Chinese government announced it would be adding tariffs on American goods in response to more than $200 billion of tariffs announced by the […]
Volvo Car Group signs multi-billion-dollar battery supply deal
May 15, 2019 — A long-term agreement has been signed between lithium-ion battery company Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and the Volvo Car Group to ensure a multi-billion-dollar supply of lithium-ion batteries over the coming decade for the new models of Volvo and Polestar cars. As early as 2017, Volvo Cars announced its strategic decision of developing […]
