A joint venture between AEA Technology and Herbert Beven Ltd of Colchester (AEA-Beven) has sold a Multi-Purpose Disposer to North American Tire Recycling Ltd (NATRL). The MPD has been specifically designed for the recycling of tyres using a process known as pyrolysis. The order, which is the first for the British machine, coincides with an exclusive licensing agreement for the whole of North America. This entitles NATRL to manufacture and market the design in the US and Canada, where sales of around