Tire-Recycling Plants Provide Non-Traditional Means of New Carbon Black Capacity

SUGAR LAND--June 20, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Demand for carbon black in North America has been consistent in recent years, showing little fluctuation as consumer demand has grown only slightly. The creation of carbon black from recycled tires is a way to increase the production capacity of carbon black in the future. For a decade or more, private companies have proposed and built small-scale tire-recycling plants capable of producing limited quantities of carbon black for the market. An increasing number of these plants are gaining acceptance as providers of quality carbon black. Reklaim Technologies Incorporated (Bellevue, Washington) is well into the construction of such a plant in Irrigon, Oregon. Construction of a plant of similar size in Hawkinsville, Georgia is being planned by GRT Limited Liability Company (Edmond, Oklahoma), which is considering the potential for creating several plants of this kind across the country, using waste tires as a primary feedstock.

Companies featured: Bridgestone Group (TYO:5108), Cabot Corporation (NYSE:CBT)