INFORMATION ABOUT TIRE GRANULATE MARKET
Tire granulate markets are constantly being developed but none are keeping up with the generation rate of tires that are being produced by our ever increasing population. More importantly the products that are being produced are not really commercially viable because of the minute market place that they occupy and the costly transportation of the finished product to the customers. Therefore it is not creating a stimulating interest for other businesses and entrepreneurs in partnering to develop and expand new markets.

The markets that have been developed for the use of tire granules - for example Play Grounds, Asphalt Blending, Leaching Fields, etc. are uses that are quite successful but don’t really provide a “High tonnage consumption" of tires and therefore hardly puts a dent in the overall economic and environmental issue. This is probably the most important factor in the lack of widespread acceptance of recycled rubber products as a new "raw" material.

There are specialized markets using re-cycled tires in a process called “Poured- in-Place” rubber surfacing which has become successful and which uses a binding agent for the rubber. The problem is that there is not enough of this type work in any one area. Therefore outside contracting crews are generally used. This presents a continuing contracting problem of “Quality Control” and “Accountability”
This is a subtle part of the KBI solution.

Through many years of experience it became apparent that there is an immense business opportunity within the tire re-cycling market not only in the USA but indeed internationally... “Tires are everywhere!”

It is considered that the disposal of tires is a viable business due to the federally mandated disposal fees of the tires. This has created unscrupulous business practices and some colossal clean up problems for the local agencies. An answer is quite simple.

Develop a product that:
1. Creates a market with a "high tonnage consumption of tires"
2. Utilizes supplies from its own “localized granulation” facility
3. Diminishes demonstrative transportation costs.
4. Reduces the devastating impact on our environment.
5. Uses "all types" of tires.
6. Creates "business opportunities" for local, regional, and national entrepreneurs.
7. Maintains a mechanism for "quality control" and "accountability" through licensed installation territories that utilize factory trained personnel.


 

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3.01.10
Earth Charter U.S.
Earth Charter U.S. announces winners of the 2010 Sustainable Business Awards
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1.13.10
Bay News 9 | Tampa, FL
Can pavement fight water pollution? Dunedin hopes so
A Bay area city hopes the pavement can be its first line of defense against dirty storm-water run-off....
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9.25.09
Pittsburgh Business T imes
KB Industries Hopes To Show Off Its Product In Pittsburgh Area
When it comes to its business goal of demonstrating the sustainable value of Flexi-Pave, a permeable surface material, Clearwater, Fla.-based KB Industries sees Pittsburgh and Allegheny County as one big, paved-over proving
ground...
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4.07.09
Duke Today
Duke Installing Eco-Friendly Pavement Material
KBI Flexi®-Pave, an eco-friendly porous pavement solution, installed in Duke’s Bryan Center Parking...
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12.17.08
CNN
KBI Flexi®-Pave appears on CNN Television
Rob Marciano reports on KBI Flexi®-Pave...
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10.03.08
ABC 9 WSYR | Syracuse, NY
Paving goes green with KBI Flexi®-Pave
Paving sidewalks and driveways has gone green. On Tully Street in Syracuse, crews laid down the latest in green initiatives...
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9.02.08
R News| Rochester, NY
Going Green | KBI Flexi®-Pave
Terry Ettinger reports on Going Green with KBI Flexi®-Pave...
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9.02.08
News 10 Now | Syracuse, NY
Going Green | KBI Flexi®-Pave
Terry Ettinger reports on Going Green with KBI Flexi®-Pave...
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8.15.08
iCivilEngineer.com
Opportunity Road: KBI Flexi®-Pave Created With Water Conservation In Mind
Kevin Bagnall has spent eight years developing a product he says enables rainwater to replenish Florida’s aquifers in urban areas while also diverting millions of tires from ending up as hazardous material in landfills...
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8.15.08
CharlestonRealEsateSearch.com| Charleston, SC
North Charleston Neighborhood Gets “Green Home” Stamp of Approval
Even some walkways are constructed of KBI Flexi®-Pave, a pervious walking surface made from recycled tires. With eight different builders participating, each home at Oak Terrace Preserve meets the certification standards of EarthCraft® House ...
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8.12.08
SmartBrief.com | Washington D.C.
Ground-up tires make Earth-friendly pavement
KBI Flexi®-Pave is already being used in parking lots, sidewalks and biketrails, though its higher cost -- about twice as much as asphalt -- means it will ...
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8.18.08
Capital News 9 | Albany, NY
Going Green | KBI Flexi®-Pave
Terry Ettinger reports on Going Green with KBI Flexi®-Pave...
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8.08.08
Tampa Bay Business Journal | Tampa Bay, FL
Opportunity road: KBI Flexi®-Pave created with water conservation in mind
Liberty Property Trust uses KBI Flexi®-Pave to ensure the survival of oak trees ...
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4.03.08
My Fox Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay, FL
Summer Smith and KBI Chairman, Kevin Bagnall
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