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Recycled tyre crumb to find new use

A Rubber Recovery product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Aug 7, 2006

Rubber Recovery is to begin trialling the use of recycled tyre crumb in the retreading of truck tyres.

Rubber Recovery is to begin trialling the use of recycled tyre crumb in the retreading of truck tyres.

The trial is being funded by the Waste and Resources Action Programme as part of a series of projects investigating the properties and potential applications of new products made from used tyre waste.

Rubber Recovery is investigating the production of a retread compound with significant recycled content.

Using technology from abroad, the company will be developing a process that adds specially formulated polymers to the recycled rubber crumb.

According to the company this will allow it to become chemically reactive with virgin compounds.

The retread compound will be used on truck and earthmover tyres.

Rubber Recovery's Business Manager, Mark Stevenson said: "This technology could significantly enhance the value and the performance of recycled rubber in retread compounds and allow higher volumes to be used in future".

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