Who
Management
François Cornelis
Chairman
Bruno Cession
Continental Benelux
Edith Coune
Secretary
Chris Lorquet
CEO Recytyre
Rainer Odenthal
Michelin Benelux
Gerrit Rauws
King Baudouin Foundation
Established in 2017 at the impetus of Recytyre, the management company for end of life tyres in Belgium, and in association with the King Baudouin Foundation, the Green.er fund works towards the diversification of the sales outlets for raw materials derived from the recycling of used tyres in Belgium.
Setting out from the finding that Belgium fails to muster sufficient development and innovation drive in the recycling market for old tyres, Green.er is looking to support local projects which contributes towards the eco-friendly and sustainable processing of these tyres and to examine the potential use of these secondary raw materials and/or to promote their use in practice.
In doing so, the fund focuses its attentions both on the world of academia and the world of trade and industry. The fund supports innovative projects, linked to the rubber industry, which have a potentially positive impact on employment and deliver distinct added value for the recycling sector, with the aim of ensuring optimum integration into circular thinking.
Both existing businesses, as well as start-ups, higher education institutions and spin-offs which aspire to take on this type of initiatives may be eligible for financial support from Green.er.
The fund’s start-up capital is 3.5 million euros.
François Cornelis
Chairman
Bruno Cession
Continental Benelux
Edith Coune
Secretary
Chris Lorquet
CEO Recytyre
Rainer Odenthal
Michelin Benelux
Gerrit Rauws
King Baudouin Foundation
In order to qualify for support from Green.er, the projects entered need to comply with the following criteria:
They are to have a link with the processing of used tyre derivatives
They must be innovative in nature
They need to have the potential to deliver added value to the Belgian economy: employment, development of new activities, etc.
They need to make a contribution towards developing the circular economy
They are expected to offer industrial level processing potential within 5 years
For further information or to enter your project, please contact
RUBBERGREENCYCLE
Owner: RubberGreen, Rue de la Sucrerie 10, 7080 Frameries
Responsible: Olivier Prud’Homme, CEO Rubbergreen
Objective: Industrialisation of a process of devulcanisation and revulcanisation of rubber waste resulting from the recycling of aircraft or trucks tires, to realise technical parts with strong mechanical properties (traction, tearing, wear, fatigue) and high antivibration performances for railway applications
Start: July 2018
Estimated term: June 2020
Partners: University of Twente (NL)
VALPREMA-3D
Owner: Materianova, Avenue Nicolas Copernic 3, 7000 Mons
Responsible: Fouad Laoutid
Objective: Development of composite polymer materials based on used tires (all types), through 3-D printing technology. The aim is to develop efficient technical materials from these wastes while exploiting their good damping properties (anti-shock), sound insulation and flexibility
Start: February 2019
Estimated term: January 2021
Partners: University of Mons
RUBOST
Owner: Belgian Road Research Centre (BRRC), Fokkersdreef 21, 1933 Zaventem
Responsible: Annick De Swaef (CEO), Elia Boonen (Researcher)
Objective: Checking the applicability of rubber granulate from waste tires in concrete guide constructions (safety impact belts), to replace a part of the fine (sand) or coarse (crushed stone) granulates in the concrete composition, possibly in combination with recycled steel fibers from waste tires
Start: February 2019
Estimated term: January 2022
Partners: Rubber Recycling Overpelt, Colas Belgium
RUBSONIK
Owner: Belgian Road Research Centre (BRRC), Fokkersdreef 21, 1933 Zaventem
Responsible: Annick De Swaef (CEO), Anneleen Bergiers (Researcher)
Objective: Research on a new type of noise barrier with the use of recycled material
Start: June 2019
Estimated term: January 2022
Partners: Rubber Recycling Overpelt, Bekaert, Wire Weaving Dinxperlo
CRUMBit - Crumb Rubber Modified Bitumen
Owner: Universiteit Antwerpen, Road Engineering Research Centre Campus Groenenborger, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen
Responsible: Dr. Johan Blom
Objective: Identification of the barriers which inhibit the use of tyre-derived crumb rubber in Belgian asphalt roads and development of different market-ready solutions to be introduced to the road authorities
Start: September 2019
Estimated term: January 2021
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