Why use Micronized Rubber Powder
For Companies Who are Serious About Being Green – Improve Performance, Save Money and The Environment.
In 2011, Lehigh’s technically advanced micronized rubber powder (MRP) will be in over 100 million tires – and this is just the beginning. With this impact, it is clear that our customers value the benefits of this sustainable material. Lehigh is helping high peformance tire companies and customers in other markets, such as footwear and building construction, succeed with green because our MRPs deliver performance, lower costs, are clean, environmentally safe, and increase the sustainability factor of our customers’ products.
Improves Performance. Lehigh’s MRPs are technically advanced, durable, tough and versatile. Every day our customers take advantage of the inherent benefits of rubber, using them to modify the performance of their products. Performance benefits of using Lehigh’s MRPs include: water resistance, energy savings, flexibility, sound dampening, vibration deadening, wet traction, anti-fatigue, durability, thermal insulation, oil resistance, and many more – including improving aesthetics.
Lowers Costs. Because MRPs replace or extend virgin materials, MRPs can save companies money – sometimes by 50% or more. Furthermore, by using Lehigh’s MRPs companies can better manage their costs because our material is not tied to volatile input costs, such as oil.
Clean & Environmentally Safe. Lehigh’s powders are metal and fiber free, making them easy to incorporate into new or existing products. As for safety, ground tire rubber has gone through extensive testing in the US and Europe by independent laboratories and government agencies, including the EPA, regarding its health and safety. To read more, click on this link.
Green. By incorporating Lehigh MRPs into your products you are making a positive environmental contribution, eliminating waste that would otherwise go into landfills, helping reduce the need for oil (oil used to manufacture the product we replace), saving energy, and reducing greenhouse gases.
Additionally, Lehigh’s Application & Development Center (ADC) is here to assist customers in developing commercial applications with MicroDyne™ or PolyDyne™ that meet their cost, performance and sustainability targets – faster.
Due to its consistent high quality and micron particle sizes, Lehigh’s MRPs are easy to incorporate into existing and new formulations, are compatible with multiple polymers, and provide a better surface appearance on finished products (vs. larger particle sizes). Since Lehigh has a fundamental understanding of the chemistry of MRPs, we can help develop formulations specific to your application.
Incorporation of MRPs into new and existing products is not going away as companies continue to see increasing costs for oil derived synthetics materials, invigorate their societal commitment to resource optimization and re-use, focus their efforts in environmental leadership, and have an increased understanding of the marketing value of “greening up” their products for customers and consumers. The world is now designing and producing with recycling in mind – don’t be left behind.
