CHILE :
TYRE RECYCLING FACILITY IN CHILE ACHIEVES ISCC PLUS CERTIFICATION
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Supplied by Kal Tire ’ s Mining Tire Group
At Kal Tire ’ s thermal conversion recycling facility in Northern Chile , end-of-life ultra-class tyres are converted to their base elements ( carbon black , oil and steel ) so they can be reused in new products instead of raw materials .
Kal Tire ’ s Mining Tire Group has received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification ( ISCC ) PLUS certification . This verifies that its mining tyre recycling facility in Chile processes circular feedstocks .
“ Kal Tire is committed to promoting a circular economy where recycled mining tyre products are given their highest and best use ,” says Dan Allan , senior vice-president , at the group . “ This ISCC PLUS certification ensures customers can confidently source our recycling facility ’ s outputs knowing they ’ re 100 % derived from waste materials .”
At the company ’ s facility in Northern Chile , end-of-life ultra-class tyres are converted to their base elements ( carbon black , oil and steel ) so they can be reused in new products instead of raw materials . The facility ’ s thermal conversion processes use heat and friction to induce a process that sees virtually 100 % of the tyre reused .
The ISCC PLUS certification verifies the Chile recycling facility meets the circular materials standards for reclaimed oil , carbon black and syngas using a mass balance chain of custody approach . ISCC is a global leader in standards development for chemically recycled sustainable materials . Kal Tire is one of just a few mining tyre recycling facilities in the world that the company is aware of to have achieved ISCC PLUS certification for producing circular feedstocks — generating outputs that are 100 % ISCC PLUS compliant .
As more and more organisations look to demonstrate the sustainability and circularity of their supply chain , the company ’ s ISCC-certified products will provide third-party validation for customers seeking sustainable , circular materials .
“ Years ago , we set out to invest in a solution at the top of the mining tyre recycling hierarchy to help customers solve the great challenge of handling end-of-life mining tyres more sustainably , at a time when government also began calling for environmental leadership and contribution to climate action plans ,” says Allan . “ We ’ re proud to now be at this stage with our certified and high-quality outputs , helping customers create a greener supply chain and a lower carbon future .”
Kal Tire ’ s facility has the capacity to process five 63 ” tyres ( 20 000 kilograms ) every day — creating 8 000kg of carbon black , 6 500 litres of oil , 4 000kg of steel and enough synthetic gas to fuel the plant itself for seven hours . The company is seeing growing demand for recovered carbon black ( rCB ), which can be used to produce tyres and plastic products .
Source : Kal Tire Mining Tire Group
CANADA :
GLOBAL MM-ISAC APPOINTS FIRST INDUSTRY CISO-IN-RESIDENCE
The Mining and Metals Information Sharing Analysis Center ( MM- ISAC ) has appointed Rob Labbé as CISO-in-Residence , effective 4 July 2023 . Labbé is the first ever CISO-in-Residence for the global mining and metals industries , a move that the MM-ISAC board of directors believes will accelerate the industries ’ collective ability to advance cyber resiliency , increase the sharing of best practices and broaden global support for the security of operations .
Labbé is the founding chair of MM-ISAC and has over 20 years of experience in the cyber security industry , the last 10 focused on the mining and metals industry .
Industry-wide security guidance The establishment of an industry CISO-in-Residence will facilitate the development and dissemination of industry-wide security guidance , allowing mining operators and supply chain partners to improve cyber preparedness and resilience . In addition , Labbé provides critical cyber risk and strategic guidance to senior leadership and boards across the industry .
“ Smaller mining and metals organisations do not have their own executive cyber security leader , nor do they necessarily have cyber risk management expertise within the senior management team or within the board ,” said Labbé . “ However , they face the same risks as the larger companies , arguably with a higher probability of material impact .” The additional capacity will allow MM-ISAC members to draw on specific industry-based cyber security expertise to support continued safe , sustainable production .
Source : Mining and Metals Information Sharing Analysis Center
About MM-ISAC : Founded in 2017 , the Mining and Metals Information Sharing Analysis Center ( MM-ISAC ) is a not-for-profit organisation focused on enabling companies across the global mining and metals industries to collaborate on cyber security and cyber risk management . MM-ISAC member companies operate over 150 mines , smelters and other operations based in over 20 countries across 6 continents .
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