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Kal Tire’s preferred approach was to develop a solution in which the elements that go into making a tire could be reused; this meant pursuing thermal conversion and designing the equipment to do the work. Scott Farnham, Director of Recycling Services, explains that while they were considering building the facility, legislation was simultaneously being developed in Chile so Kal Tire had a sense of what the government was working towards, meaning they could develop the plans in collaboration with listening to customers and voicing their needs at the table. The process required a strict commitment to abiding with all laws and regulations, and needed to receive environmental certification from the Ministry of Environment which took extensive due diligence. The highest safety and environmental standards, and earthquake building standards (the building had to be designed to withstand a 9.0 earthquake) so great care was taken in the design, sensors and water cannons are integrated into the facility.

Chile is home to six of the 10 largest copper mines in the world and nearly 500,000 tonnes of scrap tires. Large hauling equipment calls for ultra-class tires, and both mines and the government wanted to create a greener future. Kal Tire has been serving customers in Chile for nearly 20 years, and so the Chilean government’s legislation discussions became the impetus for Kal Tire to begin developing a mining tire recycling solution that would first be used in Chile.

The question was could they develop an effective way to recycle ultra-class tires? Could they do more than simply shredding? Could they somehow create a circular economy by giving mines a way to reuse a tire’s original materials?

They answered all these questions and more in 2020 by opening a thermal conversion recycling facility in Antofagasta, a port community in the heart of Chile’s mining industry. This thermal conversion approach, once known as pyrolysis, decomposes organic tire materials using heat in the absence of oxygen, and returns tires to their original materials: fuel oil, steel wire and carbon black. Then by purifying; ensured 100 per cent of the tire can be reused—creating a circular economy their stakeholders so wanted to achieve.

With the capability to recycle 20 tonnes a day, this recycling facility will make an impact in Chile for years to come.

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