Founded by recovered-carbon-black entrepreneur Niels Raeder, Munich-based RCB Nanotechnologies develops industrial processes that turn end-of-life tires into high-purity recovered carbon black. In collaboration with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the company uses a patented three-stage purification process and holds an exclusive worldwide license for its industrial implementation and product marketing. Its operations link headquarters in Munich with production in Sarajevo, supporting a circular alternative to fossil carbon black for tire, rubber, and plastics applications.
ArduroArduro uses a patented, proprietary chemical devulcanization process to turn end-of-life tires and industrial rubber waste back into usable raw materials, including recovered carbon black. Its Louisville, Kentucky R&D team grew from a university research project on aging elastomers, leading to a full technology patent in 2016. The company is developing demonstration and commercial-scale facilities for a circular rubber manufacturing system.BALA CYNWYD, PA
Smart Tire RecyclingFounded in 2014 by Mendel Bassman, Pittsburgh-based Smart Tire Recycling develops a patented, zero-emissions process that turns scrap tires into carbon black and oil using supercritical-pressure water technology. The company brings together tire-industry, chemical-engineering, and process-development specialists to address the waste and material-supply challenges tied to discarded tires.PITTSBURGH, PA
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
Goldsmith & EggletonIn Wadsworth, Goldsmith & Eggleton turns reclaimed rubber into reprocessed elastomers and carbon black masterbatches for the rubber industry. A Ravago company whose Ravaflex products are distributed through HB Chemical, G&E has modernized its reprocessing and masterbatch operations while maintaining an in-house laboratory for testing and product development. Its recycling process is certified to ISO 14021:2016 and EN 15343:2008, alongside ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 systems.WADSWORTH, OH