Capital infusion will be used to build new facilities Tiger Infrastructure Partners has made a significant growth investment in Colorado-based Bolder Industries, a recognized pioneer in the circular economy focused on converting end-of-life tires into desirable carbon black alternatives and petrochemicals. The investment provides growth capital to support the buildout of new production facilities. Bolder […]

Recent certification for use as a sustainable alternative to concrete barriers and a multiyear $11.2M grant from C3 Enterprise propel expansion and market growth for the Colorado recycled rubber products manufacturer. In back-to-back announcements, Aurora, Colorado-based Pretred got official official certification for use of its Colorado Rubber Barrier on any road with speed limits up […]

Prism’s high-performance materials derived from recycled end-of-life tires, to be incorporated into Sherwood’s extruded rubber sheets Founded on the belief that there is a better use for end-of-life tires, Prism Worldwide, a Kirkland Washington-based circular materials manufacturer and supplier has partnered with Sherwood Industries, a family-owned sheet extruder of thermoplastics, to introduce Prism’s sustainable thermoplastic […]

Davis Rubber Company turned 100 in 2024. A century of service is a milestone for any company. For Little Rock, Arkansas-based Davis Rubber it’s a hundred years of collecting, processing and recycling scrap tires and rubber, giving it the distinction of being the oldest recycling company in the U.S. and worldwide. Davis Rubber has had […]

Collaborative initiative aims to produce new eco Carbon Black (eCB) from end-of-life tires and other sources Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd., Bridgestone Corporation, Kyushu University and Okayama University have launched a technology development project to perform secondary processing on recovered carbon black (rCB) extracted from end-of-life tires and polymer products containing rubber. The project aims to […]

The Canterbury Downs Amphitheater Project in Shakopee, Minnesota utilized ASTM 6270-B TDA derived from end-of-life tires (ELTs) to meet state and federal stormwater requirements. Contractor for the job Stantec Engineering used tire-derived-aggregate (TDA) due to its 50 percent void space in the compacted ASTM 6270-B TDA to create an efficient stormwater management system for the […]

Uptick in volume of tires landfilled From the least amount of tires ever landfilled by Michigan tire processors, state officials are looking at a huge uptick starting in 2024. Changes made to the renewable fuels legislation in 2023 have shuttered almost all TDF facilities in Michigan, Kirsten Clemens, an environmental engineer with the Michigan Department […]

From a used bike program, to emissions reduction in manufacturing, to the use of recycled materials, Waterloo, Wisconsin-based Trek Bicycle has been on a journey to build out its two-year old sustainability plan. From a used bike program, to emissions reduction in manufacturing, to the use of recycled materials, Waterloo, Wisconsin-based Trek Bicycle has been […]