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, […]

2020 International Elastomer Conference October 19th – 23rd, 2020 A New Virtual Experience Rubber Division, ACS is dedicated to the advanced technologies of the rubber industry. Our International Elastomer Conference is the premier event where educators, customers, manufacturers and suppliers of materials, equipment, tools and services come together. The International Elastomer Conference will be a new […]

Calloway County, Kentucky is one of six Kentucky counties taking part in a study to determine the effectiveness of using asphalt made with recycled tires to resurface roads. Calloway County received a $56,100 grant for a rubber-modified asphalt project utilizing waste tires. The grant was part of a $482,749 total in grant funding that went […]

Damage, loss and claims not only increase overall transportation costs, they can cause you to lose customers and your shipping partner. Millennium Molding, Inc., a Fontana, CA-based contract manufacturer of plastic, rubber and composite parts, know this and addresses the problem with truck shipping cradles and storage saddles that absorb road shock and reduce vibration […]

Lancaster, PA-based Ecore International, a manufacturer of safety, ergonomic and acoustic performance surfaces, is creating post-COVID protocols and products to keep customers safe. Safety, comfort and health, Ecore hallmarks since its founding, have taken on a new importance as healthcare, sports, fitness and recreation areas open to a new normal. “We believe the new norm […]