BB&G-Alternative Worldwide Environmental Solutions (BB&G-AWES) is a technology-intensive company that applies a unique thermal conversion process in the transformation of rubber granules, derived from End-of-Life Tyres (ELTs), into renewable products.

We have pioneered an innovative, patented technology, that converts potential waste into valuable, renewable, commercial by-products, that are applied in the circular economy as a raw material, targeting mainly the automotive industry.

We provide value-added products to the market, within the scope of the Circular Economy

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Wolfersdorff Consulting was founded by Martin von Wolfersdorff in 2015 as a growth hacking and sales training agency. Over the last 5 years, the consultancy has developed to a world expert in recovered carbon black. In 2019, coaching was added as a supplementary offer to consulting. 

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NEUMAN & ESSER Process Technology specializes in energy efficient mechanical processing equipment. For the recovered Carbon Black industry, NEUMAN & ESSER has developed the ICX grinding system. Due to the mechanical impact grinding principle, the ICX does not require any compressed air for the grinding process. As such the need for a dedicated compressor is eliminated, reducing overall investment, operating cost and maintenance requirements. The ICX is available in a wide range of sizes, covering lab, start-up, and industrial production requirements.

Besides the grinding process, NEUMAN & ESSER has also developed a pelletizing process for ground rCB, such that complete backend solutions can be engineered and delivered, from the pyrolysis char discharge point down to the pelletized and packed rCB product.

A well-equipped test center in Germany is available for rCB grinding and pelletizing trials with customer sample materials.

Waste-to-Resources Technologies such as that of Ecolomondo will play a fundamental role in the expansion of the circular economy.

For more than 25 years, Ecolomondo has invested considerable resources to develop its Thermal Decomposition Technology. “Our dedicated technical teams have been instrumental in systematically overcoming critical operational challenges in process optimization, security and automation, still plaguing many other pyrolysis companies” says Eliot Sorella, CEO of Ecolomondo.

Ecolomondo offers a robust and sustainable solution to responsibly process scrap tire waste to create quality recycled end products, including carbon black that would be re-used to manufacture new products. To achieve this important milestone, we must all be mindful that the quality of recycled resources must be of such quality that they meet industry standards.

Ecolomondo has been very proactive in this area of end product quality and believes that its achievements have been ground-breaking, especially with its recycled carbon black. Ecolomondo’s “Mondo Black” achieves the quality standards that is needed to achieve market acceptance.

Together with scientists from the Warsaw University of Technology we have developed a new generation technology based on the pyrolysis process, i.e. anaerobic decomposition of organic substances, especially end-of-life tires. These tires are shredded with our own machines ensuring very high steel separation from rubber granulate. Granulate is fed to the pyrolysis process, where innovative technological and construction solutions enable continuous operation. Installation is predesigned to deliver repeatability of recovered carbon black and high quality of several oil fractions. Our reactors are heated with unique molten salt system, which is extremely efficient and allows to control the process in unprecedented way. Our rCB has been successfully tested in rubber compounds.

The Hosokawa Micron Group offers you innovative technologies from one single source for customised solutions. We can deliver the highest quality machines for your plant and product safety. Our established base of technical experts represents the conviction and trust in our know-how all over the world.
Regardless of the size, i.e. production-scale systems, pilot systems or laboratory equipment, Hosokawa's products and technologies are used in numerous process stages, for example during comminution, mixing, drying, agglomeration, classification, weighing and metering.

• Complete systems for the finishing of recovered carbon black, based on extensive trials with your product
• Precise control of the quality and target fineness of the end product
• High process reliability and system safety

The Hosokawa Micron Group maintains facilities for research, engineering, manufacturing and service in each of the world's major industrial markets.

As a company specializing in ultra-fine grinding and classifying, NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH offers extensive experience and a very varied machine program ranging from laboratory and production machines to complete manufacturing lines. NETZSCH´s fine-impact mills, classifying- and jet mills as well as fine-cutting mills and high-efficiency finest classifiers are mainly used in the application areas chemistry, inorganic substances/minerals, ceramic materials and also in the field of Life Science for pharmaceutical- and food-applications.

NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik´s administration- and sales departments are located in its headquarters in Hanau, Germany (near Frankfurt am Main) as well as one of the most modern application lab centers in which grinding- and classifying technologies are available for carrying out tests with customers´ products.

NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH is part of the business unit Grinding & Dispersing which belongs to the NETZSCH-Group. A combination of many years of experience, daily contact with customers and the consequent and continuous development of products which has resulted in more than 100 patents ensures a technical competence and demonstrates our quality consciousness. Being an integral part of the NETZSCH-group is a guarantee for efficient worldwide sales- and service networks and rapid and reliable service for our customers.

RCB Nanotechnologies GmbH, Munich (Germany) was founded to commercialise and industrialise a novel technology invented by Fraunhofer IBP (Patent filed). This technology has been developed for the elimination of the ash content of standard recovered Carbon Black from end-of-life tires Pyrolysis operations. As this novel “clean rCB” has a purity of up to 99% Carbon content, it can be used as a sustainable 1:1-replacemnt of virgin Carbon Black. In the same process, novel Silica- and Zinc-products can be produced from the removed ash fraction.

RCB Nanotechnologies holds the exclusive Global license of this disruptive technology and is in the process of setting up the first commercial plant which will be located in Sarajevo, Bosnia. In the coming years the company plans to set up a number of plants in Europe, USA and Asia.
 

With Powder Processing Experience Since 1883, Sturtevant, Inc. is the leading family-owned manufacturer of material processing equipment operating a full-service test lab facility to analyze material characteristics, verify particle size requirements and specify the optimal equipment for any application.

MAKROchem, basing on its commercial experience of 25 years, is the first-choice CARBON BLACK partner for rubber and tire industry. Our five transloading stations in Europe and North America, 150+ silo trucks and scalable big bag transport capability allow us to serve our partners in EU and overseas on an end-to-end basis - directly to their plants, Just-In-Time and with high level of quality of the product. MAKROchem is also pioneering research into commercial use of rCBs in large-scale industrial applications.