Raw Material Prices
  Are extremely volatile and even at 40% of 2011 highs, continue to add unneeded cost and unpredictability to the bill-of-materials of rubber goods’ producers.

  
 

The Structure Of A Tire
  Is comprised of a very complicated combination of varying polymer matrices; it requires unique capabilities to economically separate the various components of a tire to allow for individual treatment of those sub-components to be recycled or reused in tires or other high value-add applications.  
 
   

The Supply Of End-Of-Life Tires
  Is enormous and growing; currently, in excess of 300 million tires in North America and one billion tires globally are replaced and in need of an economical and environmentally-friendly recycling and reuse strategy.  
 

The Supply Of Other Waste Rubbers
  Is diverse in polymer characteristics and is in need of an economical and environmentally-friendly recycling and reuse strategy.