North Shore Rubber re-engineers waste streams into elastomers and custom polymer compounds for industrial applications. Its Closed Loop Management Service takes customer waste, develops a suitable scrap-derived polymer, and returns it for use in new products, while North Shore Technologies develops compounds designed to preserve performance while incorporating waste material.
Prism Worldwide LLCPrism Worldwide turns end-of-life tire rubber and plastic waste into sustainable performance polymers, using patented chemistry that breaks down tire rubber at the molecular level. Founded by Bob Abramowitz, Spike Anderson, and inventor Will Coe, the company develops materials such as Ancora™ and Ennova™ for manufacturers seeking recycled content without giving up conventional processing or performance. Its Sodus, New York operation includes a 65,000-plus-square-foot production facility with more than 40 million pounds of annual twin-screw compounding capacity, and is certified to ISO 9001:2015.SODUS, NY
VS Rubber Recycling B.VSince 1947, family-owned VS Rubber Recycling has turned rubber waste—particularly material from the tire-retreading industry—into usable raw materials and semi-finished products. Based in the Netherlands and active across Europe and North America, the company processes about 800 tons of rubber waste each week and converts 99.99% of it through its recycling process. Its closed-loop operation is certified to ISO 9001 and includes rubber powders made through ambient and cryogenic grinding.LEBANON, PA
Return PolymersAshland-based Return Polymers turns industrial and construction PVC scrap into recycled resin and new building products through its Full-Circle Recycling Program. The company handles collection, logistics and in-house reprocessing, and processes more than 100 million pounds of material each year. With 30 years in rigid PVC recycling and a management team bringing more than a century of PVC-specific expertise, Return Polymers works with manufacturers, recyclers and job sites to keep valuable plastic out of landfills.ASHLAND, OH
Niche Polymer LLCBased in Ravenswood, West Virginia, Niche Polymer LLC custom-compounds thermoplastic engineering resins and provides toll compounding for customers with specialized material needs. Its technical team develops application-specific formulations and equipment, while its ISO 9001-certified quality systems and ISO 17025-accredited laboratories support projects ranging from small runs to large production needs. The company also works to give industrial waste productive alternate uses through recycled and reprocessed polymer compounds.COLUMBIA, MD