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Acorn Processing
New York
Acorn Processing, Inc. of Albany, NY, has joined RPA as an Associate
Member.The company was founded last year and is currently installing a cryogenically driven system for the production of crumb rubber from scrap tires. Once the company is in full production, Matt Rooney, chief operating officer, said they will change their membership classification to “Producer.” The company is located at 25 Industrial Park Road in Albany and can be reached at 518- 438-2716 or Fax: 518-438-4754. E-mail: info@acornprocessing.com. LandStar Polymer Asphalt
Arizona
LandStar Polymer Asphalt was been approved as a User (contractor)
member of RPA. Jeffrey Smith, past president of RPA is vice president,
sales and Andy Zappettini serves as vice president, general manager. Ed
Oliver is vice president, operations. All three have a long history in
the Asphalt-Rubber contracting business. The company will specialize in
supply binder for chip seal (SAM/SAMI) applications and for A-R Hot mix
binders. The company address is: 1106 N. Gilbert Road, #2, Mesa, AZ
85203. Phone: 480-962-4401 FAX: 480 890-8385 E-Mail: Jeff Smith- jsmith@ldsr.com.Andy Zappettini azap@ldsr.com. BAS Recycling, Inc.
California
BAS Recycling, Inc. San Bernadino California has been reinstated as a
“Producer” member. BAS has been in business in California since 1989
and is the oldest whole tire recycler in the state. Murray Quance ,
president and Hratch Sarkis, owner, will serve on the RPA Board of
Directors. BAS has a sister company, Environmental Molding Concepts
(EMC) which manufactures thepopular “Kid Kushion” playground surfacing. Both companies are located at 1400 N. “H” Street, San Bernadino, CA 92405. BAS Phone: 909-383-7050- Fax: 909-383-7055. EMC Phone: 909-383-7049. Murray Quance E-Mail: cmqbas@aol.com. |
CRM Co., LLC
California
CRM Co., LLC (Crumb Rubber Manufacturers), 15800 S. Avalon Blvd, Rancho
Dominguez, CA has joined RPA as a Producer Member. The company has been producing crumb rubber for Asphalt paving applications since 1998. It is also the exclusive supplier for Royal Rubber, a product manufacturer. Dr. Barry Takallou, president, has extensive experience in crumb rubber modified pavements as well as the production of the crumb from scrap tires. He currently serves as the industry chair for the Crumb Rubber subcommittee of the Caltrans “Rubberized Asphalt Concrete Task Group. CRM phone: 310-538-2222. Fax: 310-538-2227. Dr. Takallou E-mail: hbtak@aol.com. Strocam Mining (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Strocam Mining of Olifantsfontein,Gauteng, South Africa has joined RPA as an associate member. The company is the sole African agent for BearCat Manufacturing of Wickenburg, Arizona. They have been manufacturing BearCat Blending Equipment, Final Product Tanks, Road Sprayers and Crack Sealant Equipment for Asphalt-Rubber since 1982. They also represent BearCat Pumps of Phoenix, Arizona. Strocam is also involved in the manufacture of crumb rubber from buffings as well as whole tire passenger and truck tire processing. Ronnie Renshaw, one of the pioneering engineers in Asphalt-Rubber in South Africa will serve as the RPA representative. Trevor Frost is the contact for the manufacturing aspect of the company. Strocam address is P.O. Box 477, Olifansfontein, Gauteng, South Africa, 1665. The phone is +27 11 316 5432 FAX +27 11 316 1833. Trevor Frost or Mr. Renshaw can be reach by Email mineprop@iafrica.com. In a recent paper, Dr. Jorge Sousa studied the energy used in three common waste tire programs: Alternate Daily Cover, where tire shreds are used to cover a landfill surface, Tire Derived Fuel, where tire chips are burned as a fuel supplement, and Crumb Rubber Modifier, where granulated rubber is used to modify asphalt binder in pavements. ADC consumed 790 BTUs, TDF saved 13,00 BTUs and CRM saved between 133,400 to 243,400 BTUs. |