The Indian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (IRGMA) has urged the Indian government to ban the import of chlorinated gloves to safeguard healthcare professionals and patients. The association also recommended that government hospitals purchase BIS-approved gloves through the official government e-marketplace.
“Many countries have already banned powdered nitrile gloves. It’s time to restrict counterfeit imports and the use of chlorinated gloves, which are harmful to both healthcare workers and patients,” said Sunil Patwari, President of IRGMA.
Patwari emphasized the serious health and safety risks posed by substandard imported examination gloves, noting that several countries — including the United States and members of the European Union — have prohibited powdered nitrile gloves due to health concerns.
He added, “BIS-approved gloves are readily available and can be easily sourced from certified companies that are fully capable of supplying quality products to hospitals and healthcare professionals.”
Source: rubberworld.com
Tire Recycling Through Pyrolysis
Waste tires pose significant environmental and health hazards, accumulating in landfills and releasing toxic pollutantsinto ecosystems. Europe alone produces millions of tons of end-of-life tires annually, with over half currently burned or exported to Asia and Africa for unsustainable disposal — highlighting the urgent need for innovative waste management solutions.
The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) further exacerbates the issue, as EV tires wear out faster due to heavier vehicle weights.
CIRCTEC, a UK-based technology company, has developed a proprietary pyrolysis process — a thermal decomposition technology that converts waste materials into high-value circular raw materials and renewable fuelswithout oxygen.
With newly raised funding, CIRCTEC will construct Europe’s largest end-of-life tire pyrolysis recycling plant in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. Once operational, the facility will process about 5% of Europe’s annual 3.6 million tons of waste tires, helping reduce up to 3% of total greenhouse gas emissions from the Dutch chemical industry.
CIRCTEC’s technology produces HUPATM sustainable marine fuel, recycled feedstock for plastics and polymers, and high-quality recovered carbon black (rCB) for reuse in tire, rubber, and plastic manufacturing.
The company has already secured long-term offtake agreements with BP for sustainable marine fuel and circular naphtha, and with Birla Carbon, one of the world’s largest carbon black producers, for rCB supply — meaning the entire output of the Delfzijl facility is pre-sold.
By integrating circular economy principles and low-emission technologies, CIRCTEC offers a scalable global solutionfor tire waste management, advancing the sustainability of both the rubber and chemical industries.