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Covering The News And Developments In The Scrap Tire Recycling Industry
Vol. 28, No. 8
Nebraska Awards
Grants
Scrap tire funds will bring
recycled rubber playground and athletic field
surfacing to communities
throughout the state
The Nebraska Department of
Environmental Quality (NDEQ)
recently awarded $4,296,581 in
grants through the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grant
Fund.
The Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Grant Fund is
generated by a fee on solid waste
disposed of in landfills, an annual
retail business sales fee, and a fee
assessed on the sale of new tires
for motor vehicles.
The grants are provided to local
integrated waste management
projects, including scrap tire collections and cleanups and those
that recycle scrap tires into crumb
rubber for use in athletic fields.
See Nebraska page 7...
IN THIS ISSUE:
Polyvulc Sale.............................1
Congressman Visits Rumber...3
Rubber Recycling Symposium..5
Best Management Practices.....6
Tire Recycling at ITEC.............7
RubberForm..............................8
Super 80 Grizzly......................12
Midwest Elastomers...............13
Crawford Energy.....................14
Destructive Testing.................15
Bulk Bags.................................18
News Briefs..............................20
Calendar...................................21
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NEWS
August 2014
Legislators Announce State-Wide
Changes to Georgia's Scrap Tire
Regulations
Georgia Sen. Nan Orrock
(D-Atlanta) and State Rep.
Pat Gardner (D-Atlanta) held
a press conference at the
Capitol on July 8 to educate
Georgians on updated regulations of Georgia's scrap
tire law. Sen. Orrock and
Rep. Gardner were joined
by Atlanta City Council
members Joyce Sheperd and
Felicia Moore, as well as
Georgia law makers encourage safe management of scrap tires
other state policy makers.
in the state.
"State laws have been strengthened to better track the storage, hauling, and disposing of used tires," Sen. Orrock said. "And we are very committed to assist cities and
counties to curb illegal scrap tire dumps that threaten neighborhoods and property
values," she said.
See Legislators page 16...
Polyvulc Owners To Sell Rubber
Recycling Businesses
Fred Farrell and Larry Lambiotte, founders of Polyvulc USA Inc. and its subsidiaries
Polyvulc Tire Recycling L.L.C. and Winnsboro Rubber Recycling L.L.C., have retained
Easton, Md.-based Heritage Equity Partners (HEP) to seek an immediate sale of their
businesses.
Farrell and Lambiotte founded Polyvulc USA in Vicksburg, MS in 1995. The company
injection-molds recycled plastics into pier pads and Federal Housing Administrationapproved perimeter wall systems for manufactured houses. Polyvulc Tire Recycling
takes whole tires and shreds them down to approximately a ¾” to 2-inch size rubber
chip. A portion of the rubber chips are sold for use in the playground industry and as
TDF (tire derived fuel) to the paper mill industry. The remainder are sold to Winnsboro
Rubber Recycling as feedstock for further grinding into smaller sizes and/or to Polyvulc USA, Inc. for use in its steel reclaiming operation.
Based in Winnsboro, La., Winnsboro Tire Recycling grinds rubber chips into fine-grind
powders (-40 to 10 mesh) for various applications including asphalt, athletic fields, roofing and soaker hose, according to Polyvulc.
See Polyvulc page 3...
Polyvulc continued from page 1...
Winnsboro also shreds whole tires for its own use, with an
annual capacity of 40 million pounds, Polyvulc said.
Farrell and Lambiotte are willing to sell the businesses separately or as a package deal, whichever would maximize
profits, Matt LoCascio, a managing director at HEP said.
The three businesses have combined annual sales of $6.3
million. That includes $1.5 million for Polyvulc USA’s recycled plastics business; $1.2 million for its steel reclaiming
business, $1.4 million for Polyvulc Tire Recycling and $2.2
million for Winnsboro Rubber Recycling, according to the
announcement on the HEP website.
Purchasers of Winnsboro Rubber Recycling may either
assume the lease with the City of Winnsboro on the company’s 70,000-sq.-ft. facility on six acres, or else move the
equipment elsewhere, the HEP website said.
“Ownership is looking to complete transactions in the next
45 days. There are some health issues involved, so they’re
looking to sell pretty quickly," said Matt LoCascio, a managing director at Easton, Md.-based Heritage Equity Partners.
"We believe the existing capacity and customers make this
an excellent acquisition opportunity for someone in the rubber recycling or injection molding businesses. Winnsboro is
one of only four permitted facilities in the entire state of
Louisiana, and Polyvulc Tire Recycling is one of only two
in Mississippi, so groups looking to expand in this industry
only have a few options to consider,” LoCasio said. u
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U.S. Congressman Visits
Rumber Materials
U.S. Congressman Mac
Thornberry recently visited
Rumber Materials taking
the opportunity to address
employees at the company,
answer questions and take
a tour of the facility. Rumber Materials arranged the
visit in an effort to help
elected officials better understand the importance of
manufacturers to their local community.
Brian Adams, owner and CEO at Rumber Materials, led the
tour. Adams shared some facts about the company including
being awarded the prestigious Evergreen Award from the U.S.
General Services Administration (GSA), in recognition of their
support of the federal government's environmental initiatives.
Based in Muenster, Texas, Rumber Materials has manufactured environmentally friendly composite building materials
from recycled lumber for over 20 years. Rumber products are
currently used in livestock equipment, oil and gas, military,
aviation and marine applications.
"It’s exciting having a member of Congress come by to see
us and I know our employees appreciated it. It gives Representative Thornberry more insight into what we do as a local
employer running our day to day business in his district,” said
Brian Adams following the event. u
STN August 2014 •
3
FTC Adds Tires To Its
Used Auto Parts Guides
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has
added tires to the products covered in its
Guides for the Rebuilt, Reconditioned and
Other Used Automotive Parts Industry.
The commission's decision to stop issuing
its Tire Advertising and Labeling Guides
was behind the addition of tires to the Used
Auto Parts Guides, the FTC said in a July 14
Federal Register notice announcing a revision to the Used Auto Parts Guides.
Changes in tire technology and marketing necessitated the rescission of the Tire
Advertising and Labeling Guides, as
did new regulations from the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) requiring disclosure of information included in the guides, according
to the July 14 notice.
"The few remaining provisions of the tire
guides did not warrant keeping them as a
separate regulation," the notice said.
The rescission announcement noted that
used and retreaded tires are seldom found
in the consumer market but comprise some
60 percent of the truck tire market, the FTC
said. It also noted that failing to disclose
that a tire is used or retreaded would probably constitute deception under the Federal
Trade Commission Act.
In any case, used tires are now a proper
focus of the Used Auto Parts Guides, according to the notice. There is no longer
any risk of overlap with the tire guides, and
excluding them from the Used Auto Parts
Guides could be interpreted to mean that
sellers have no obligation to disclose when
a tire is used or retreaded, it said. u
In Remembrance
Robert (Bob) Large, retired Director of
Scrap Tire Management Programs for the
Ohio EPA and his wife Margaret died in a
three-vehicle crash on July 22 in Clearcreek
Township, OH. We remember Bob for his
many years of service and work to cleanup and develop markets for scrap tires in
Ohio and for his positive contributions to
the U.S. EPA Scrap Tire Work Group. u
Association Announces Events
Location Set For Rubber Recycling
Symposium
New Logo, Name Official
The Tire and Rubber Association (TRAC), in partnership with Recyc-Québec and the Rubber Manufacturers
Association (RMA), announced that the 2014 Rubber
Recycling Symposium will be hosted at the Montréal
Marriott Château Champlain Hotel in Montreal, Quebec
from Oct. 22-24.
This biennial symposium brings together international
experts and professionals from the tire and rubber manufacturing sectors, the rubber recycling industry including
processors, transporters, equipment manufacturers and
stewardship organizations, as well as government and
academia, TRAC said.
The event, themed “Driving Innovation to Drive Markets,”
will feature national and international guest speakers,
each of whom will be addressing the salient innovations
and emerging trends in rubber recycling that have successfully driven markets to make them larger and more
effective,TRAC's announcement said.
The Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC) is the
official new name for the former Rubber Association of
Canada. On July 1, 2014, the Association declared its new
name, along with a newly designed logo in a July 18 press
release. TRAC said incorporating the word "tire" into its
name more accurately reflects its domestic tire manufacturers and offshore tire maker members and better represents
the association's broader role within the industry at-large.
The event also features a full display of the latest tire recycling equipment, rubber recycling technology and systems
and newly introduced recycled rubber products. u
The new TRAC logo predicated on an abstraction of the
iconic maple leaf, provides an instant connection to Canada,
and doubles as a symbol of environmental responsibility. u
STN August 2014 •
5
Rubber Recycling
NEWS
CalRecycle's "Best Management
Practices For Recycled Tire Rubber
Playground Surfaces'
After more than a year in development, the California
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has published a guidance document for playground
owners interested in using recycled tire rubber for playground surfaces.
The standards are also required and enforceable under the
California Building Code as of July, 2013.
"This report is designed to be used by suppliers to and
owners of playgrounds in California," Denise Kennedy,
President of DK Enterprises said. The report was written
with the federal standard in mind and therefore has application across the United States, Kennedy said.
DK Enterprises, Sacramento, CA prepared the report
under subcontract to SAIC, as part of CalRecycle's Tire
Derived Product Business Assistance Program (TBAP).
According to the report, the best management practice
is best selected, adapted and enforced by the owner/operator because they have liability for the asset, are stated
as the responsible party in the ADA
regulations and have the most to lose
financially.
However, implementing the best practices requires all stakeholders involved
in the project, understand their roles
and responsibilities throughout the life
of the playground up front.
For example, playground owners /
operators, suppliers / manufacturers,
inspectors and public regulators will
need to have individually tailored programs directed at their particular aspect
of compliance with the ADA Standards.
"Responsible suppliers can find partnership and build business opportunities by embracing the best management
practices," Kennedy said.
The report addresses the need for playground surfacing
products made from recycled tire rubber to comply with the
new accessible route requirements issued by the U.S. Access
Board / Department of Justice that became a Federal Standard on Sept. 15, 2010 and became enforceable on March 15,
2012 under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA).
"This is big news for public playground owners," Rolf Huber, President, Canadian Playground Advisory, Inc. said.
"They are thankful that there is now a public document to
ensure the surfaces systems are installed, trusted and maintained to comply with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design," he said.
The report provides an overview of the new regulations
along with recommendations for best management practices (BMPs) that allow playground surfaces made using
recycled tire rubber to comply with the new standards.
The report recommends that there be
clear specifications, performance measures, testing and financial penalties
such as non-payment for non-performance and strong warranties among the parties involved
so that expectations are clear. The warranty should also
clearly specify the length of the warranty and what specifically is covered, as well as responsible parties.
The report lays out BMPs to support these targeted outcomes for playgrounds. These include best practices
related to cost and responsibility for payments, ensuring
proper impact attenuation, defining the accessible route,
changes in the vertical height of play equipment, running
and cross slopes and slope of transfer locations. BMPs related to the firmness and stability of accessible routes and
those related to monitoring playgrounds and playground
materials for the presence of toxins and sharps are also
covered.
Playground maintenance best practices and those related
to warranties are identified in the report. u
Nebraska continued from page 1...
One of the largest scrap tire awards for 2014 went to Plattsmouth Community Schools for the Plattsmouth Activities
Complex for Kids (PACK) project. It will provide 25-percent
reimbursement of artificial turf for the Blue Devil Stadium
football field and Blue Devil Athletic Complex baseball field. It
will also help the district partially pay for a shock layer under
the football field and the new PHS track surface.
Plattsmouth's project qualified for the grant because recycled
scrap tires were used for the crumb rubber installed on the
fields. A total of 633,700 pounds of crumb rubber made from
recycled scrap tires in Nebraska was used for the PACK.
In addition to the Plattsmouth school district, the school
districts of Boone Central ($103,425), Gretna ($49,135), Lincoln Public ($60,197) and North Bend Central ($21,819) also
received grants for partial reimbursement of athletic fields
and track surfaces.
Four Nebraska colleges and universities also received NDEQ
funds for athletic-related projects. University of Nebraska-Lincoln received $94,780 for Memorial Stadium's football field,
and University of Nebraska-Omaha received $155,519 for its
artificial turf soccer field. Wayne State College ($102,040) and
Peru State College ($86,490) received funds for their artificial
turf football surfaces.
On the cleanup side, Cuming County was awarded $43,000
for the cleanup of approximately 500 tons of scrap tires from
Cuming, Burt, Dodge, Washington, Dakota, Thurston, Douglas, Sarpy, Colfax and Stanton counties. u
Tire Recycling Topics Featured at ITEC
The Tire Recycling Workshop returns to the International Tire
Exhibition & Conference (ITEC) on September 10, 2014. The
Workshop coordinated by Denise Kennedy, DK Enterprises
and moderated by Mary Sikora, Recycling Research will feature a slate of presentations addressing some of the most
contemporary developments in tire recycling.
In one of the presentations titled The Rise of Crumb Rubber Use in
Asphalt Pavements: New Technology Developments, Dr. Redmond
Clark, President, Asphalt Plus LLC will discuss how the use
of crumb rubber in road construction has the potential to consume a major fraction of all domestic waste tires. He’ll cover
recent technology developments that incorporate crumb rubber directly into asphalt hot and warm mix production offer
the potential to accelerate use of crumb rubber in roads while
cutting the costs of modified asphalt production.
Paramount Petroleum will speak about terminal blend technologies and their role as the tire rubber technology for green,
long lasting and quiet roads.
Other presentations will cover advances in recycled rubber
quality standards and testing, the use of fine rubber powders
in new technically sophisticated products and an update on
how rubberized asphalt is an accepted material in more states.
Overall ITEC’s recycling program will explore how creating
markets and uses are vital to the health of the industry and how
changes in new tire compounds, materials, construction and
design impact the tire rubber markets. www.itec-tireshow.com
STN August 2014 • 7
RubberForm to Help 49ers Fans Find Way Into New Stadium
Signage from RubberForm Recycled Products will help stadium visitors get there easily.
After more than 30 years of playing at Candlestick Park (1971
– 2013) the San Francisco 49ers are moving into a new home
for the 2014 season—Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.
RubberForm had the portable, weighted sign base that IBI
Group was looking for and worked quickly and efficiently
to provide the bases under a tight deadline. Procurement
began in the early part of June and a dress
rehearsal event was held June 29.
One of the challenges for the Santa Clara
Valley Transit Authority (SCVTA) is making the transition smooth for fans and
game-goers. IBI Group, the global architectural/engineering firm handling the
project for SCVTA created a series of directional and informational signs to guide
fans to the new stadium. However, they
needed a temporary sign-base to mount
the signs and channel pedestrian traffic.
IBI's criteria included finding a sign base
solution that was competitively priced, visually attractive, durable and readily available. To tackle the job, they chose Lockport, Recycled rubber sign bases will help
provide directions for 49ers fans.
NY-based RubberForm.
“Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority knew they were going
to have to move thousands of people quickly by train from
the Bay area to the north, and from San Jose to the South to
the games,” Gary Andrishak, Director of the IBI Group said.
“They would have to do some way-finding to allow people
to quickly and conveniently find which queuing lines they
would have to stand in to get on the correct train.”
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Andrishak worked with Warren Rempel,
a senior urban designer for IBI Group to
locate acceptable products. Together, they
identified RubberForm as a good candidate
to supply the two-piece, 150-pound portable sign bases and base weight. Rempel also
worked with Bill Robbins, president and
founder of RubberForm, to determine what
would be needed to fill the order, including
additional sign component parts. The project was successfully completed in less than
a month and the June 29 event took place
with RubberForm's stylish sign base sign
and banner system leading the way.
The sign bases and base weights are made from recycled
scrap tire rubber. Their recycled content was an important
consideration for the IBI Group.
"In addition to quality and performance, one thing that I
liked about the RubberForm portable sign post bases was
their ecological value," Andrishak said.
They are made out of recycled scrap tires
and that sends a nice message about what
we were trying to do.”
Santa Clara transit officials recognized that
the sign bases would likely be useful in other
applications. They are easily deployed, and
because the bases are rubber rather than
steel, they offer less of a hazard to people
and vehicles and will not rust, transit officials said.
RubberForm looks forward to the benefits
their sign base signage system will provide
to 49ers fans and visitors to the new stadium. “Candlestick Park was an iconic sports
venue and in time, and I’m sure Levi’s
Stadium will be viewed the same way,”
Bill Robbins said. “It’s exciting to think that
RubberForm will be there when the first
kick-off takes place.”
IBI's Andrishak agrees. RubberForm sign
bases at a venue like Levi’s Stadium offers
an exciting opportunity for the company. “If
you do signage for an NFL football stadium,
it gets noticed more quickly than if it’s used
at a construction site,” he said. u
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NHTSA Won't Seek Tire Age Safety Standard
Agency to concentrate on educating consumers on tire age and proper tire care
The national Highway Traffic Safety (NHTSA) has decided
that it will not tackle the issue of tire aging, and will turn
its attention instead to "coordinating a promotional and
educational initiative to raise consumer awareness about
tire aging issues and how to prevent these types of failures."
The agency, which said it has been investigating for the
impact of age on tires for years, quietly issued a 42-page
report in March that laid out the reasons behind its decision
to not require tire aging tests as part of current Federal Motor Vegicle Safety Standard (FMVSS 139) requirements.
"At this time, the agency does not believe it is necessary
for motor vehicle safety to add a tire-aging requirement
to its light vehicle tire standard," NHTSA said in the executive summary of its report, "Tire Aging: A Summary of
NHTSA's Work."
In short, NHTSA said that already improved FMVSS 139
testing standards, better performing consumer tires, and
mandatory TPMS (tire pressure monitoring systems) have
contributed to reduce the threat of tire failure due to aging.
At the same time, "NHTSA research also found that especially in the warmer parts of the United States, including
Arizona, Florida, Texas and Southern California, there
appears to be a relationship between the age of the tire
and the propensity of the tire to fail.
Because tire aging is a concern for spare tires and in hotweather states, NHTSA is coordinating an initiative to raise
consumer awareness about tire-aging issues and how to
prevent tire failures related to aging, the agency said.
"Campaign initiatives and outreach efforts to consumers,
partners and the automotive service industry will include
social media messages, fact sheets, infographics and other
web content," it said.
"The agency believes that the current, more stringent tire
safety standards which became effective on Sept. 1, 2007,
have helped create better-quality and safer tires. "This change
in light vehicle tire performance may be one of the reasons
the percentage of tire-related crashes, injuries and fatalities,
has decreased in the 2007-10 time frame," NHTSA said.
Both the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) and
the Tire Industry Association (TIA) said the decision was a
good one for manufacturers and the industry.
"In the process of opposing tire aging regulations in the
state of Maryland and other states, we've
been consistent in our message that NHTSA should be only government agency to
determine if legislation was necessary to
establish a safety standard regarding the
age of a tire," Roy Littlefield, TIA executive vice president said. "Hopefully this
will put an end to individual states attempting to pass their own regulations
that arbitrarily place a limit on the safe
service life of a tire."
The RMA plans to continue to pursue passage in various state legislatures of legislation designed to get unsafe used tires off
the road, RMA spokesman Dan Zielinski
said.
States targeted for used tire legislation
include Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
and Texas, RMA said.
The RMA succeeded in getting language
added to the newly passed Colorado scrap
tire management bill that makes it illegal to
sell an "unsafe used tire" in the state, according to Zielinski. Colorado defines an unsafe
used tire as whatever would cause a tire to
fail a state safety inspection, he said. u
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The Next Leap in Tire Recycling
Following almost fifteen years of worldwide success with the Saturn Grizzly original Model M80,
Dallas-based Granutech-Saturn Systems tasked their design team to take the next big step in
medium speed grinder performance. As it turned out, the next big step was a leap.
Granutech's design team took up the challenge to develop a
next-generation design for the Saturn Grizzly that would be
higher torque, have serrated cutters with multiple uses, and
provide the kind of performance and durability customers
had come to expect from the original product line. Wanting
to keep low operating costs at the forefront of the design, the
team developed an inserted serrated knife with a replacable
tool holder. This allowed the knife to be utilized in its original shape for a minimum of twelve uses.
Super80 Grizzly in action
"This feature was key to the low operating cost element,"
Mike Hinsey, International Vice President for Granutech said.
The team also wanted to keep proven features of the original
Model M80 in the next design including:
• Wearplate-lined housing to minimize wear to the main
housing
• Larger external bearings placed well away from the contaminated environment resulting in zero bearing failures
• Simple streamlined drive system utilizing a high service
factor grearbox, flexible multi-piece couplings, and direct electric drive
• Multi-Edge reusable knives that allowed the Grizzly to
remain the lowest cost of operation grinder
• Multi-piece screen to provide multiple installation positions for maximum operating hours
• Welded hard-face rotor for maximum wear resistance
without numerous fasteners and plates to be serviced
Other maintenance-friendly design concepts were also maintained, such as an easy -to- open housing for cutter maintenance, along with service platforms and ladders for access
during maintenance.
With the design guidelines somewhat defined, the team set
about working on a sophisticated constant horsepower variable speed drive for what would become the Saturn Grizzly
Super 80. Numerous trials were performed where output in
pounds per horsepower was measured to establish the ideal
torque versus speed combination. A substantial increase in
production was critical for machine to become a commercial
success for an operator.
During development of the Saturn Grizzly Super 80,
Granutech realized the next big hurdle was placing the prototype in the field for testing and operational de-bugging.
Ideally, the team wanted a processor with a routine tire chip
grinding application at a relatively medium capacity. However, the first installation came about when Mahantango
Enterprises indicated they needed a replacement machine to
process a 50 percent wire / 50 percent rubber mix in a wire
cleaning and rubber recovery application. With their current
machine struggling to meet their needs, Granutech proposed
the new machine to Mahantango and sought the company's
understanding and acceptance of the shredder as a prototype
unit. Granutech also guaranteed that the design team would
be there to support the operation well after the delivery.
The prototype machine's potential was immediately evident,
and despite some installation issues the Granutech team
and Mahantango's team worked cooperatively to overcome
every obstacle. Both firms benefitted tremendously from the
experience, Granutech said.
Initial operation commenced with a guaranteed four ton
of tires per hour production as a baseline. Mahantango
achieved nearly double that and has been able to maintain
that production, the company said. The in-plant production
trials showed that the capacity is higher yet when processing
typical tire chips.
The Saturn Grizzly Super 80 was born, but its infancy would
be short-lived. Word soon was out that there was a grinder
capable of achieving 10 tons per hour, more than double the
original Grizzly and over 50 percent higher than anyone had
achieved previously. Interest was widespread and the Grizzly Super 80 was soon operating at facilities across Pacific,
throughout North America, and this year a new installation
took the Super 80 across the Atlantic, Hinsey said. Operators large and small quickly recognized the financial reward
of high-capacity granulate feed stock and high capacity low
steel tire derived fuel. One immediate result was increased
interest from gasification firms.
"The potential to install a single line and process 10 tons of tires
per hour into a steel free fuel grade feedstock is extremely attractive," a spokesman for users in the gasification industry said.
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A Japanese processing firm found they could produce a
smaller size feedstock for their Granutech G-4 at higher capacity.
In another application, a U.S. firm replaced a pair of European grinders with a single Super 80 Grizzly in a tire wire
cleaning application. The replacement helped the firm reduce operating costs and substantially increase production.
To reduce the workload on their primary granulator, another
U.S. processor installed the Grizzly Super 80 in their crumb
rubber manufacturing plant. As a result, the plant is oper-
ating at higher capacity and achieving great efficiency with
smaller feedstock, the processor said.
So what's next? The obvious. How can Granutech increase the
Grizzly capacity beyond 10 tons per hour? They are currently
on that.
In a recent installation, the processor wants to step up capacity
to 12 tons per hour. The Granutech team is already working on screen design, feed system and discharge systems to
meet that goal. With 2014 production sold out, the Granutech
design team reports they are using the opportunity to seek out
new challenges. u
Midwest Elastomers Takes Broad Approach in Scrap Recycling
Scrap rubber and plastics recycler celebrates 35 years with markets in sports surfacing, industrial
rubber and plastics grinding
In business since 1979, Wapakoneta,Ohio-based Midwest
Elastomers, Inc. (MEI) has grown from its original business devoted to cryogenically grinding whole scrap tires
to a company producing over 40
million pounds of non- whole tire
rubber products annually.
Moving away from whole tire
grinding in the early 1980s when
end-use markets for ground rubber
were hard to find, Midwest saw
an opportunity in grinding postindustrial scrap such as rubber from
defective parts, flash or trimmings
from rubber molders, extruders and
mixers. Midwest also pursued opportunities in processing material
for the sports and safety surfacing
markets, added operations for plastic grinding and adhesives grinding
and, about six years ago, added
equipment to process uncured rubber.
According to MEI, the ability to sizereduce uncured rubber materials
before being processed into finished
products cuts processing time, improves the quality of dispersion and
lowers energy costs.
In its Industrial Rubber Division,
MEI offers ambient and cryogenically ground rubber produced from post-industrial rubber that is crosslinked-cured and segregated by polymer.
Today, the company provides its flagship custom rubber
processing and has expanded with toll grinding and generic scrap processing services.
MEI handles a line of rubbers including EPDM, neoprene, nitrile, SBR, fluoroelastomer, natural and butyl which are used
in applications ranging from tires, automotive components
and industrial rubber goods to deck coatings and plastic
blends for automotive and industrial uses.
With its "One Stop Shop", MEI's sports
surfacing division has evolved into a
leader in colored rubber. The Sports
Surfacing unit produces high quality colored EPDMs, buffings, polyurethane binders and colored mulch,
playground mats and tiles in various
sizes. MEI's sports surfacing products
are used in playground and athletic
field surfacing, playground cushioning, track applications, and pool decks
and water park surfaces.
MEI has supported these product
expansions with continued attention
and investment in equipment and
infrastructure improvements including a plant-wide vacuum system and
a complete rehab of an older, large
granulator that MEI says has been a
"workhorse-- grinding over 650 million pounds of material, so far".
This year MEI installed a state-ofthe-art bale grinder that can reduce
an 80-pound bale of rubber scrap to
chips as small as 1/4 inch up to 1 inch.
Originally designed to produce rubber chips for Midwest's high volume
customers in the adhesive and plastic
industry, MEI believes compounders will also be interested in the rubber chips, which MEI says, "break down
more rapidly for mixing".
Looking forward for 2014 and beyond, MEI plans to
develop this new market and continue to grow any new
opportunities that fit into the company's goal of producing products with the quality and consistency that MEI is
known for. u
Crawford Industrial Park
Prepares Site For Tire Recycling Plant
European Tire Market See Gains
In 2014
Crawford Renewable Energy (CRE) is investing more
than $850,000 in site improvements at the Crawford Industries Park in Meadville, PA where it plans to operate
a tire-processing facility and power plant on an 80-acre
site. The plant will burn scrap tires to generate electricity.
The European tire market saw strong gains in shipments
within all segments in the first half of 2014, according to
the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA).
So far, site improvements include a $2.9 million railroad
siding now under construction and wetlands on the
CRE site were relocated this past winter. A retention
pond dug this spring will hold stormwater runoff from
the tire processing facility and power plant.
The company currently is putting in utilities and additional drainage for the site, according to the Economic
Progress Alliance of Crawford County, which manages
the industrial park.
The Economic Progress Alliance expects that the next
step will be construction of a 40,000- to 45,000-squarefoot building for the tire-processing plant, and it has
applied for a state grant to help fund construction.
The Economic Progress Alliance will own the building
and lease it to CRE. u
Passenger tire shipments increased 8 percent in 2014's
first half compared with the same period in 2013, to 98.5
million from 91.3 million, the ETRMA said. Truck and
bus tire shipments grew 10 percent during the period,
to 4.3 million from 3.9 million, it said.
Agricultural tires rose 4 percent, to 965,000 from 924,000,
and motorcycle/scooter tires grow 8 percent, to 5.4 million from 5 million, according to the association.
Germany had a 15 percent increase in truck and bus tire
shipments during the first half, but passenger tire shipments in Spain and the United Kingdom fell 1 percent,
the ETRMA said.
The sell-in for winter tires is also continuing on a very
high level. ETRMA expects to have a 'real-life check' after
the sell-out from September through November. u
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rubber manufacturer to receive GREENGUARD
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GREENGUARD Environmental Institute is an
independent organization that strives to improve
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Liberty Tire Recycling is dedicated to developing
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Destructive Testing of Remanufactured
Tires Underway
London, England-based Harmonic Energy Inc. has selected Smithers RAPRA to conduct destructive testing on its remanufactured tires.
Harmonic will use Smithers Rapra as an independent quality control advisor and
destructive tire testing agent to complete a number of extensive physical tests on tires
in Smithers tire testing lab which is supported by compound development, analysis
and a full failure analysis service. This will allow Harmonic to apply for its own U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT) certification and eventually qualify Harmonic's
remanufactured tires to meet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) safety measures and have the U.S. DOT Symbol on its remanufactured tires.
In other news, Harmonic Energy Inc. said it has signed a letter of intent with Consolidated Tire Processing LLC to have 18,000 tons of scrap rubber, or about two million
tires, shipped to its plant each year for 10 years.
Under this plan, about 25 per cent of the scrap tires would be used in a remanufacturing process to make new passenger vehicle and light truck tires. Harmonic estimates
it could make as many as 500,000 remanufactured tires from the U.S. scrap each year.
The remaining tires would be converted into recycled commodities using the company's patented Tyrolysis system, which breaks the tires down into oil, steel and raw
carbon char feedstocks, which are then sold to industry. Harmonic estimates 6,000 tons
of oil, 4,000 tons of carbon and 1,350 tons of steel could be created by recycling the
unusable scrap tires.
Smithers will also assist the company with tire testing to understand tire construction,
material selection and lifetime expectations.. u
Soft Tire Sales
New report says SBR
purchases down
Tiremakers around the globe are losing
optimism about tire demand for this
year, and their fears are being reflected
in significant reductions in SBR purchases, according to a report released
last month by McGraw-Hill Financial
in London.
The report describes replacement tire
demand as "disappointing," and referenced reports by major manufacturers
as bearing this out. Groupe Michelin,
for example, said its first quarter 2014
consumer tire sales were down 2.4 percent year-over-year, and medium truck
tire sales were off 1 percent.
This is the first tangible evidence of
what most North American tire dealers
were already seeing in their stores and
on their order sheets, and also points to
a global sales shortfall, sources said.
Production reductions to keep inventory levels in line with market conditions are also anticipated.. u
Legislators continued from page 1...
House Bill 226 was originally introduced in the Georgia House by State
Rep. Randy Nix (R - LaGrange) and grew out of local legislation created
by Councilmember Sheperd to combat illegal tire dumping in Atlanta. HB
226 was passed by the 2013 Georgia General Assembly during in 2013 session and became state law April 30, 2013. New regulations clarify the use
and placement of carrier and storage decals.
According to the new rules, persons collecting or transporting scrap or used
tires must have a tire carrier permit and display a decal on their vehicles,
including trailers. Also, the carriers and scrap tire processors must have a
minimum $10,000 surety bond.
Under the new storage requirements, scrap tires must be stored in a locked
enclosure or otherwise adequately secured to prevent unauthorized access,
unless the Environmental Protection Department grants a waiver.
"The legislation was needed because an estimated 10 million vehicle tires
are discarded in Georgia every year," said Atlanta City Councilmember
Joyce Sheperd. "My colleagues and I are confronted with illegal dump sites
weekly. Literally thousands of tires are collected in the city along in vacant
lots, abandoned subdivisions and along our rivers and streams. It's not just
a problem impacting Atlanta. It's a pervasive problem across our state. I
commend our state house and senate representatives for providing us with
what can be an effective statewide tool to regulate the transport and storage
of scrap tires, in hopes of further cracking down on illegal tire dumpers."
The deadline for existing carriers to obtain this decal is August 1, 2014. A
summary of the new carrier and storage requirements are available on the
Georgia Environmental Protection Division website. u
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Recycling Thousands
of Tires
PA CleanWays of McKean County, an affiliate of Keep PA Beautiful, completed a
successful tire recycling program at the
Smethport Borough Sheds on U.S. Route
6 in Smethport last month.
Fourteen volunteers worked to remove
2,000 tires from the McKean County
landscape, according to Penn State Extension Educator Jim Clark.
Clark said three townships and residents
across McKean County participated in
the event.
The tires are trucked to Mahantango
Enterprises, Inc. in Liverpool, Pa., where
100 percent of the tires will be recycled,
according to Clark.
Clark said the organizations involved in
the tire project included PA CleanWays,
Penn State Extension, McKean County
Conservation District, McKean County
Adult Probation, Costas Hardware and
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Jet Edge Finalist for
2014 Minnesota
Manufacturing Awards
Minnesota Business magazine has
named Jet Edge a finalist for the 2014
Minnesota Manufacturing Awards.
Jet Edge is one of three manufacturers
contending for the Best in Class: Small
Company award, which recognizes a
small company (1-50 employees) for
overall excellence in the manufacturing
industry in Minnesota.
Recycled rubber products manufacturing firms use water jet technology and
equipment to achieve the precise cuts
and edges required for the safe and longlasting performance of their products.
One notable example is the interlocking
edges found on recycled rubber mats
used in sports facilities, child care centers and rubber mats used for livestock
flooring.
Award winners will be announced at a
Sept. 23 ceremony in Minneapolis. u
ECORE To Help Fight Childhood Hunger
Lancaster, PA-based recycled rubber flooring manufacturer teams
up with the TODAY Show and KidsGardening.org
ECORE International, a company that transforms reclaimed waste into unique
performance surfacing, is taking part in the TODAY show's "Shine a Light"
program, donating flooring for a school garden in New York City.
ECORE is teaming up with the National Gardening Association's KidsGardening.org and the TODAY Show to create a new garden at P.S. 705 in Brooklyn.
The donation is part of TODAY's "Shine a Light" series, a campaign to support
worthy causes throughout the year.
This initiative was chosen by host Carson Daly in an effort to raise awareness
for childhood hunger and healthy eating. Daly partnered with KidsGardening.org, a group that's on a mission to build a garden in every school across
the country, to educate students on the importance of healthy eating and share
what they learn throughout their communities. Some of the food they grow
will go back to food banks and some will go home with classmates in need.
"We are thrilled to join in to raise awareness and donate our products for an
important cause," ECORE CEO Art Dodge said. "By helping to create a safe
environment for children to learn about their food, we are helping make a
difference in children's health and futures."
The flooring donated is made through a manufacturing process that transforms reclaimed waste into recycled rubber flooring. In addition to being sustainable, the flooring is tested for slip resistance to prevent falls and injuries,
creating a safe surface for kids. u
Recycling Industry
Brings $13 Billion To SC
Economy
Economic impact doubles in eight
years with growth of recyclers,
recycling rate
The recycling industry in South Carolina
brings a $13 billion boost to the state's
economy annually - double the estimated
impact of recycling in 2006 - according to
a new report released last month.
Despite the recession, the total economic
impact of recycling activities in the state
grew nearly five percent annually to
double its impact in eight years, while
recycling's benefit to jobs across South
Carolina grew to 54,121 jobs impacted - a
44 percent increase since 2006.
The updated report was commissioned
through a partnership between the South
Carolina Department of Commerce, the
South Carolina Department of Health
and Environmental Control (SCDHEC),
New Carolina and RecyclonomicsSC. u
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A key component of any crumb rubber production facility is efficiency. Crumb rubber processors spend countless hours looking for products, equipment and systems
that will help improve production efficiency and output.
At one Pennsylvania crumb rubber factory the addition
of a bulk raw material handling system that
incorporates six bulk bag dischargers did the
trick.
bulk bags which are stored, or discharged to feed ground
rubber particles, along with rough shredded particles, to
a cracker milling process to further reduce particle size.
Six automated Bulk-Out™ BFC Bulk Bag discharger systems with integral flexible screw conveyors manufac
Scrap tires arriving at Edge Rubber LLC in
Chambersburg, PA are first shred into approximately ½ inch particles, which are gravity fed into 2,000 lb. bulk bags. These rough
ground particles make up 80 percent of the
raw material the company processes into fine
mesh crumb rubber.
The other 20 percent arrives in small bags
from tire retreaders that grind a portion of
the tread from used tires prior to applying
new tread to the carcasses, generating buffings that measure approximately 3/16 inch.
Because Edge Rubber has eliminated manual Flexicon's discharge shoot (right) deposits cracker mill grindings into the hopper.
dumping of small bags from its production
tured by Flexicon Corporation, Bethlehem, PA move the
process, it first transfers the contents of small bags into
rubber particles from the bulk bags to the cracker mills.
An operator loads a bulk bag onto the
discharger frame by electric hoist and
trolley on a cantilevered I-beam; the discharger unloads the particles into a 20 cu
ft capacity floor hopper from which a 15
ft long flexible screw conveyor transports
them into one of six cracker mills. Four
of these discharger systems are identical,
one has a larger diameter flexible screw
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Once the bag is in place, the operator
pulls the tied end through an iris valve,
which prevents material flow while the
bulk bag is being untied and allows controlled discharge of the material into the
hopper once the bag has been opened.
In order to ensure continuous and efficient
operation, Flow Flexer® bag activation devices positioned on the frame continually
compress and release opposite sides of the
bulk bag to promote flow through the bag
spout into the floor hopper.
Bulk continued on next page...
Enforcement Plays Key Role in Tire Recycling
For Bill Albert, CalRecycle's Tire Enforcement Program Manager, peace of mind
and being able to sleep at night followed by preventing tire fires and the possibility of disease-carrying vectors top the list of reasons for enforcing California's waste tire storage, hauling and processing regulations.
Encouraged by enforcement legislation, CalRecycle developed regulations that
aim to strike a balance between tire enforcement and the development of tire
processing facilities and tire recycling opportunities in California.
Albert pointed out some key changes emanating from AB 1647, legislation that
became effective in January 2013. For example, enforcement hearings are now
informal allowing shorter time frames for hearings and reducing the time illegal operations can continue to operate. Also tire brokers are required to register
and submit periodic information. New tire broker regulations are expected to
be developed in 2014 as the agency commences informal rulemaking to address
specific requirements of the law.
Recent waste tire rulemaking also addressed incorporating the applicable 2014
California Fire Code, clarified the definition of tire derived product, streamlined the waste tire facility permit process and specified notification and other
requirements that collection locations must meet.
The future focus for enforcement will continue to look at the export issue and
monitor and respond aggressively to illegal activity. Rulemaking will also
remain at the forefront with tire broker and hauler rules in development, Electronic reporting for haulers and facilities is on the docket and the agency will
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Bulk continued from page 18...
The rubber particles flow from the
discharge port of the floor hopper
and charging adapter into the 15 ft
long Model 1450 flexible screw conveyor, designed to handle difficult
materials and consisting of a flexible
steel screw rotating inside a 4.5 in.
diameter carbon steel outer tube. The
screw is driven by an electric motor
located at the discharge end of the
conveyor, which feeds the rubber
particles through a transition adapter
into the cracker mill.
High and low level sensors in the floor
hopper signal a PLC to activate the conveyor on reaching high level, and turn
off the conveyor on reaching low level.
Before Edge acquired the bulk bag
dischargers, the small bags of material from tire retreaders were manually emptied into the cracker mills.
Now the bulk bag dischargers and
flexible screw conveyors feed all raw
material into the cracker mills in a
continuous, automatic flow. Edge reports that throughput increased and
inventory decreased with the new
discharger system. u
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STN News Briefs
... The 2014 National Association of Counties Achievement Award and the Solid Waste Association of North
America Gold Excellence Award went to the 2013 Montgomery County (Ohio) Tire Buyback, according to a press
release. The Tire Buyback encouraged citizens to "cashin" used or scrap tires for $2 each, up to a maximum of
10 tires per vehicle. Montgomery County collected more
than 15,000 tires, weighing 180 tons. All tires collected at
the event were shredded and recycled, and used to make
playground mulch, landfill liner and other recycled-content products. After the buyback, the Solid Waste District
saw a 38 percent reduction in scrap tires processing
receipts, and the City of Dayton saw a 58 percent reduction in monthly scrap tire collection costs, according to a
release from the county.
... Green EnviroTech Holdings Corp. (GETH) has signed
a definitive agreement with Tepia Corporation Japan Co.,
LTD (Tepia). The agreement states that Tepia will identify potential investors, stakeholders or financial partners
who are interested in building GETH plants and identifying potential needs for GETH oil conversion technology
application in the Asian market and in conducting sales
activities to appropriate and concerned stakeholders and
plant operators, according to the company's press release.
The agreements will be assigned to Black Lion Oil Limited,
the owner of the non-US rights for the Green EnviroTech
plastic/tire to oil technology.
... According to a new report from BCC Research, China's
recycled tires market grew by 13% in 2013. About 13% of
the recycled tires were used to produce retreaded tires, and
87% were used for reclaimed rubber. Growth in the tire
recycling segment is forecast to reach a CAGR of 10.8%.
... The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
has awarded over $100,000 in grants to help with recycling
and waste tire disposal in North Mississippi. The agency
awarded Tippah County $24,490 for recycling efforts.
The funding will be used to clean up illegal dumpsites,
educate the public on what can be recycled and provide
funding for recycling efforts. Alcorn County received
$32,000 and Three Rivers Solid Waste Management
Authority received $59,000 to help with the disposal of
waste tire disposal. The funding comes from fees paid
when new tires are purchased.
... Rubber-Cal, an industrial rubber company based in
Santa Ana, California, recently launched a new line of
interlocking tiles: the Cross-Fit rubber tiles. They are made
with durable and eco-friendly recycled rubber material
and are capable of resisting the physical impacts of crossfit type training that would otherwise damage sensitive
surfaces like wood and tile.
... Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, Boston, MA has
revised its outlook on Pittsburgh–based Liberty Tire Recycling Holdco LLC (Liberty) to negative from stable . In
a July 23 statement, S&P also affirmed its 'B-' corporate
credit rating on the company and its 'B-' issue-level rating its senior secured debt. The recovery rating on the
senior secured debt remains '4', indicating S&P's expectation of average (30% to 50%) recovery in the event of
payment default. S&P based its outlook revision on challenging conditions for scrap tire collections in parts of
Texas and Ontario and significant competition for certain
end products as a result of new capacity added by a Texas
competitor. This additional capacity resulted in a significantly weaker competitive position for Liberty Tire and
led S&P to reassess the company's business risk profile
to "vulnerable" from "weak", the S&P announcement said.
... Emmie Leung, founder of Emterra was recently nominated for Ernst & Young's (EY) Entreprenuer of the Year
Program. Through its annual awards program, EY intends
to shine the spotlight on game changing business creators.
Among its other services, Emterra recycled both used and
scrap tires at its plant in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
... The Tire Industry Association (TIA), Bowie, MD
announced that the Farm Tire Service (FTS) Program
released last year has won a Telly Award in the Safety
category. This is TIA's second Telly for 2013 as the Winter
Tire Replacement video was also recognized in the online
Safety category and is the fifth overall Telly for the Association with the Earthmover Tire Service (ETS) Program
winning in 2009 and the Commercial Tire Service (CTS)
Program winning two awards in 2010. The Telly Awards
honor outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions,
and online commercials, video and films.
... The Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC) said
a key component of the Association's new bylaws involves
the collapsing of five membership categories - firm, associate, affiliate, recycled and honorary - to one class called
'Member'. The change allows a more democratic approach
to membership and opens more membership opportunities moving forward, TRAC said.
... Firefighters battled a blaze July 25 at Liberty Tire's recycling plant in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Fire officials
said they believe the fire started in a hopper. No damage
estimates were available. According to Ontario fire officials
this is the second fire in just under a year at the plant. Last
September, a fire sparked by an electric motor that shorted
out sent one firefighter to hospital with burns. u
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STN Calendar
August
20-22 ITEC Orlando 2014, Orlando, Florida.
Contact: 330-865-6169. E-mail: [email protected]
26-28 WASTECON, Dallas, TX. Contact: 800-467-9262
September
3-4 Recycled Rubber Products Technology Conference,
Las Vegas, NV. Contact: [email protected]
9-11 ITEC Akron 2014, Akron, Ohio.
18-20 Tire Dealers Association of Canada 2014 Trade Show &
Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Contact: 888-207-9059 E-mail:[email protected]
29-Oct. 1 Synthetic Turf Council Annual Membership
Meeting, San Antonio, TX. Contact: 678-385-6720.
E-mail: [email protected]
October
14-16 International Rubber Expo, Nashville, TN
Contact: [email protected]
14-16 National Recreation & Parks Assoc.Congress,
Charlotte, NC. Contact: 800-626-6772. E-mail: [email protected]
22 NEAUPG Annual Meeting, Framingham, MA.
22-24 Rubber Recycling Symposium, Montreal, Canada.
Contact: 905-814-1714
22-24 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, New
Orleans, LA. Contact: 800-795-1747. www.greenbuildexpo.com
22-25 Automotive Recyclers Assn. Conv. & Expo, Nashville, TN.
Contact: 888-385-1005 E-mail: [email protected]
November
4-7 Global Tire Expo at the SEMA show, Las Vegas, Nevada.
5-7 New York State Recycling Conference, Cooperstown,
New York. Contact: www.nysar3.org
11-13 Southeast Recycling Development Council Conference,
Point Clear, Alabama. Contact: www.serdc.org
December
9-11 ASTM D-04 Road & Paving Materials, New Orleans, LA.
2015 January
11-15 TRB 9th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Contact: 202-334-3504
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Eagle International is putting on a presentation of the Eagle
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Alan Ross Machinery Corp.
Contact: Rustin Ross
Tel: 847.480.8900 • www.alanross.biz • Email:[email protected]
30-15 Torit Dust Collector Cyclone with Bags and
explosion door, stand, 16N rotary airlock unused.
Two Eriez high deflection variable speed vibratory
feeders. 10" wide and 5' long. Unused surplus.
(4) 16" standard pitch augers mild steel 20' made by KWS.
(2) 9" standard pitch augers mild steel 10' made by KWS.
Wulftec reconditioned stretch wrapper with pre-stretch
carriage. Excellent Condition.
Assortment of 480V VFD's by ABB.
Contact: Rubber Resources Ltd.
Tel: 727-869-5111
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GRANUTECH GRIZZLY M-80 (1997)
EXCELLENT RUNNING CONDITION
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available upon request
Phone: 800-423-9062 • 660-295-4204 • Fax: 660-295-4871
E-mail: [email protected] • Web: www.urcrecycle.com
Phone: (913) 226-8898
EMANUEL TIRE, LLC
ALL SIZE CASINGS AND USED TIRES
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PHONE (410) 947-0660
FAX (410) 947-3708
MAGNETICS
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Suspended Crossbelt
Drums & Pulleys
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Key Features
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