Evonik presents a process additive for efficient recycling of waste rubber

摘要

AT this year K fair in Diisseldorf,Evonik will be presenting Vestenamer(booth B28,hall 6).The unique process additive allows waste rubber to be efficiently processed into a tough material used again in a variety of applications such as road construction,sports or playgrounds.Every year,a waste volume of some 19.3 million metric tons of scrap tires is generated worldwide-including over 3.6 million metric tons in Europe alone.20 years ago,over half of all scrap tires were incinerated to generate energy in Germany alone,while only every tenth scrap tire was processed into granulate.By now,the volume of the latter has caught up with energy-related processing.With Vestenamer,Evonik helps close the materials cycle for rubber-sustainably.