PITTSBURGH—Liberty Tire Recycling Holdco L.L.C. and its subsidiaries completed a financial restructuring on March 5. The Pittsburgh-based company said the action “de-levered” its balance sheet and facilitated the infusion of new capital into the tire recycler. “With its new capital structure, Liberty Tire has a strong balance sheet and the flexibility and liquidity to continue … Read more
More than 3,500 Pyrolysis plants that recycle wasted and scrap tyres to separate carbon black, steel and cheap fuel for furnaces and boilers are fighting for survival, as the government has restricted the import of used shredded tyres only for use as industry fuel. Use or wasted tyres as industry fuel is considered a serious … Read more
A PROJECT to turn old car tyres into diesel ino the Clarence Valley has hit a speed bump. South Grafton businessman Jason Chellew and former State MP Steve Cansdell have been working for more than a year to bring a tyre pyrolysis plant to the region. Mr Cansdell, who is the sales manager for Mr … Read more
The horrific effects of the latest Riverton fire have been well heralded, and, as usual, the various solutions are rehashed, the debate goes on and will probably dissipate with the exasperating smoke when we finally extinguish this seemingly seasonal disaster. Prominent among the items mentioned by the experts in recommending solutions of separation and recycling … Read more
Hawaii has had to deal with energy conservation for a long time–longer than most cities in the U.S. King Kalakaua was already very knowledgeable about electricity when he famously called on Thomas Edison in New York during his 1881 world tour. “[H]e asked very few questions, and appeared to be more than ordinarily familiar with … Read more