MOL Group, Budapest, Hungary has completed a rubber bitumen (asphalt) plant at its site in Zalalgerszeg, Hungary (Zala site) capable of producing 20,000 metric tons per year of rubber asphalt. The company has successfully operated a pilot plant at the Zala site since 2012 with a production capacity of 5,000 tons. In the last 8 […]

Dena Nano, a global nanotechnology company based in the UK uses nanoparticles of rubber and added polymers to produce a new material that can be used as a wood replacement in construction, furniture manufacturing and roofing. Using patented technology developed by Dr. Brian Suliaman, crumb rubber is fed into a nano reactor where the rubber […]

Equestrian footing and horse arena surfacing are early and time-proven markets for recycled tire rubber that continue to benefit horse owners and riders In the U.S. and internationally, recycled rubber is considered an excellent surface for equestrian applications, with companies in the U.S., Canada, Europe and throughout the world specializing in producing recycled rubber footing […]

Scrap tire processing is the latest addition to Prime Inc.’s Go Green transportation initiative When it comes to environmental sustainability practices, Missouri-based trucking company Prime Inc.’s mission to “use its resources and abilities to protect the environment” is much more than an idea or concept. It’s one of 13 core values that define the company […]

Before it became trendy to find “green” uses for used products, F&B Rubberized, Inc. was turning worn out truck and earthmover tires into green new products. Centered in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the heart of the commercial fishing industry, F&B owner Tom Ferreira, built the company fabricating useful, durable and affordable products and machine accessories […]

Two recent deals advance the German chemical company’s ChemCycling project BASF SE based in Ludwigshafen, Germany is investing €16 million into Pyrum Innovations AG, a technology company specializing in the pyrolysis of waste tires. The investment, according to BASF will support the expansion of Pyrum’s pyrolysis plant in Dillingen, Germany and help advance roll out […]

Initial installation of Flexi®-Pave for infrastructure improvements deemed a huge success Clearwater, Florida-based KB Industries (KBI) was awarded a new Federal contract by the National Parks Authority to expand the use of Flexi®-Pave, flexible porous pavement solution throughout areas of Yellowstone National Park. In 2015, the Yellowstone Foundation awarded KBI an initial contract to supply […]

Always detailed and comprehensive in its tire recycling market data, the California Waste Tire Market Report takes a new and important turn in the 2019 edition providing the first glimpse of tire recycling in the “still unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.” Leading off with California waste tire flows in 2019 and current trends as of Spring 2020, […]