Returning in 2026 and co-located with the Sustainability in Tires event, Recovered Carbon Black Asia offers a premier platform for stakeholders across the rCB value chain to connect, exchange insights, and explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the industry’s future.
Building on the strong momentum of 2025—which welcomed over 200 industry professionals—the event will once again unite tire manufacturers, pyrolysis operators, material suppliers, end-users, and sustainability leaders from across the region.
Join the conversation and help drive the future of rCB in Asia.
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If you are curious about how rCB can work within your business, this is the conference to attend. - CEO, Bolder Industries
Anil Nandakumar is the Global Market Development Lead for Sustainable Solutions at Birla Carbon with over 22 years of experience in Marketing, Customer experience and new product introduction through the globe.
Jeff Shiue has been serving as Eco Infinic's General Manager since 2024. He was a chemical engineer and joined Eco Infinic’s parent company Sheico Group after receiving an MBA from NYU in 2010. He was Sheico’s Director of Sales and R&D for 8 years and spearheaded efforts to make wetsuits more eco-friendly. As Sheico invested more resources to enable Eco Infinic to expand, Jeff transitioned full time to the subsidiary to guide its growth.
Martin von Wolfersdorff, trading as "Wolfersdorff Consulting Berlin”, is an expert advisor and business partner of Smithers specialising in sustainable carbon blacks. Martin works with Smithers on carbon black consulting projects, writes Smithers reports and is the founder and business partner of the recovered Carbon Black Conference. Martin's corporate assignments were in carbon black, plastic packaging, plastic masterbatch and titanium dioxide. Martin has a Dipl. Ing. (Univ.) degree in chemical engineering from the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany.
Sharon was graduated from New York University with her Master’s degree in Management and Systems. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business. Sharon studied in the U.S. for ten years and had several working experiences there.
As a consulting analyst based in Suzhou China, Sharon is responsible for both quantitative and qualitative research for consulting projects and cooperated with the team members in other regions to better proceed and complete the project. Sharon has experience in desk research, data analysis, expert interview, and project management. Advanced methodology and model she learned from business school and experience will add value to the current project in Smithers.
Co-founder waste Tyre recycling businesses at Green Rubber Energy more than 10 years ago 1. Develop a strategic plan to advance the company's mission and objectives and to promote revenue, profitability, and growth as an organization. 2. Oversee company operations to insure production efficiency, quality, service 3. Identify acquisition and merger opportunities and direct implementation activities. 4. Evaluate performance of executives for compliance with established policies and objectives of the company and contributions in attaining objectives. 5. Promote the company to local, regional, national, and international constituencies.
Anil Nandakumar is the Global Market Development Lead for Sustainable Solutions at Birla Carbon with over 22 years of experience in Marketing, Customer experience and new product introduction through the globe.
Paul Ita runs Notch Consulting, a Massachusetts-based research company dedicated to the market research needs of the global specialty chemicals industry. Mr. Ita focuses on raw materials for the global tire and rubber industries, with a particular focus on carbon black, silica, and rubber chemicals. Through Notch, he publishes the Carbon Black World Data Book and the Carbon Black Quarterly Newsletter.
Jeff Shiue has been serving as Eco Infinic's General Manager since 2024. He was a chemical engineer and joined Eco Infinic’s parent company Sheico Group after receiving an MBA from NYU in 2010. He was Sheico’s Director of Sales and R&D for 8 years and spearheaded efforts to make wetsuits more eco-friendly. As Sheico invested more resources to enable Eco Infinic to expand, Jeff transitioned full time to the subsidiary to guide its growth.
Calvin, graduated from Dalian University of Technology, has nearly 20 years of experience in leading companies in rubber industry. He worked at Michelin, responsible for formula development and factory quality improvement. Then ExxonMobil on technical services for synthetic rubber and resins, as well applications development technologies for tires and rubber products. And then Cabot Corporation as China technical services manager and later on as Asia Pacific Center R&D manager, and as well the lead scientist. Calvin is now the general manager of Shanghai Veco New Material Technology Co. Ltd.
Martin von Wolfersdorff, trading as "Wolfersdorff Consulting Berlin”, is an expert advisor and business partner of Smithers specialising in sustainable carbon blacks. Martin works with Smithers on carbon black consulting projects, writes Smithers reports and is the founder and business partner of the recovered Carbon Black Conference. Martin's corporate assignments were in carbon black, plastic packaging, plastic masterbatch and titanium dioxide. Martin has a Dipl. Ing. (Univ.) degree in chemical engineering from the FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany.
Chen Xiaoyan has been actively exploring high-quality development related to ecological priorities and green development, leading her team to develop the internationally leading "intelligent green cracking for waste tires and carbon black deep processing equipment". She has also lead the construction of three "Industry 4.0" intelligent factories for waste tire recycling. Her work has been helping the industry to develop in a green and sustainable way.
