Kal Tire and Mitsui to advance mining tire recycling

Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group, a leading international mining tire supply and management partner, and Mitsui & Co., a global corporate group focusing on innovation and sustainability, have announced the formation of a joint venture aimed at advancing mining tire recycling solutions for mining regions around the world.

At a time when many mines are striving to act on ESG commitments, the collaboration will support burgeoning demand for solutions to handle end-of-life mining tires in ways that lead to the best and highest use of recycled rubber products and promote a circular economy.

“Mines are challenging themselves to demonstrate environmental stewardship, and yet in many regions, sustainable OTR tire recycling solutions aren’t yet available,” says Dan Allan, senior vice president, Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group. “Mitsui’s global reach, mining experience and commitment to affecting positive change gives us a path to scale solutions so we can reach many more mines much more quickly and help solve this enormous environmental challenge.”

“We are pleased to announce that Kal Tire and Mitsui will be starting a collaboration in the mining tire recycling business,” says Hiroshi Kakiuchi, COO, Performance Materials Business Unit, Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui). “Waste tires currently piled up at mining sites are becoming more urgent and increasingly an issue for mining companies these days, and we are proud to be able to provide a real and sustainable recycling solution together with our partner.”

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