PolyTek Rubber & Recycling, Inc. Acquires Baker Southwest Recycling Plant Mike Masson, President and CEO of PolyTek Rubber & Recycling, Inc., has announced the acquisition of the Baker Southwest plant, 11,400 E. Pecos Road in Queen Creek, Arizona. The name of the Arizona recycling plant has been changed to PolyTek Southwest. The Baker Southwest plant was built, owned, and operated jointly by Neste Oil Services and Baker Rubber. Masson said administrative offices of the new operation will be located in Phoenix at 3171 E. University Drive. Baker Southwest is one of the nation's largest recycling operations and suppliers of crumb rubber for use in asphalt paving. It also produces material for use in the rubber goods industry. The purchase of the Arizona plant was the first of several expansion operations by PolyTek, which includes plants in the southeast and western ports of the U.S., Mexico, Latin America and Europe. Fred McWenie is the Vice President of Sales and RPA President Jeff Smith will continue as National Sales Manager. PolyTek personnel can be reached at (602) 987-3006 . RPA Welcomes Texas Recycler as Producer Member Gibson Recycling, Inc. of Atlanta, Texas, was accepted as a "producer" member at the April 15 board meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Gibson has been in the tire recycling business in Texas for many years and is registered as a type V1 I I -R used and scrap tire processing and storage site under the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission. Gibson currently maintains a 63 acre storage site with the processing site occupying 10.6 acres. Gibson Recycling, Inc. is a major supplier of crumb rubber for use in paving in the region. Company contacts are H. C. "Bud' Gibson, President/Owner; Carolyn Gibson, Vice President, and Troy Hubbard, National Sales Manager. Phone: (903) 796-8640. Contents | Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Appendix | About Us