Founded 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.
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
Liberty Tire RecyclingFounded in 2000, Liberty Tire Recycling collects end-of-life tires across the U.S. and Canada, then resells usable tires and turns the rest into recycled rubber products. With more than 50 collection and processing facilities, 3,500 employees and annual recovery of over 4.7 billion pounds of rubber, the company operates one of North America’s largest tire-recycling networks. Its materials find second lives in products such as rubber mulch and rubberized asphalt while helping divert tires from landfills and abandoned stockpiles.PITTSBURGH, PA
RCB Nanotechnologies GmbHFounded 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.80539, DE
Tire Conversion Technologies (TCT)Since 2004, Tire Conversion Technologies has designed and volume-manufactured compression-molded products and custom components from recycled tire rubber. Based in Latham, New York, the privately owned manufacturer combines engineering and product development with a catalog of site-management and traffic-safety products, while its coast-to-coast U.S. presence and European operations support customers across multiple markets. TCT holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and uses recycled rubber to make durable products that keep tires out of landfills.LATHAM, NY