Rubber is a difficult material to recycle. Each year millions of pounds of industrial scrap and over 250 million scrap tires are disposed of in North America. Rubber, being a thermoset material, ...

When State Rubber & Environmental Solutions started shredding tires about a de- cade ago, the company had optimistic plans for growth and volume. In the decade since then, its actual output is nearly ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—Between devulcanization, rubberized asphalt and fine-mesh rubber powders, rubber recycling was a prominent theme at the 29th annual Clemson University Tire Industry Conference ...

WASHINGTON — More investment in industries that use recycled tires is necessary to keep up with an increasing amount of scrap tires generated, according to a new report by the U.S. Tire Manufacturers ...

Sustainability is a hot topic in the rubber industry. Not a day goes by that some company or another doesn't publish its annual report on the issue. While there seemingly is so much activity going on ...