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Rubberized asphalt is the largest market for crumb rubber in the United States, consuming an estimated 220 million pounds (100 kt), or approximately 12 million tires annually. [2] Crumb rubber is also used as ground cover under playground equipment, and as a surface material for running tracks and athletic fields. [2]
Rubberized asphalt concrete (RAC), also known as asphalt rubber or just rubberized asphalt, is noise reducing pavement material that consists of regular asphalt concrete mixed with crumb rubber made from recycled tires. Asphalt rubber is the largest single market for ground rubber in the United States, consuming an estimated 220,000,000 pounds ...
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Micronized rubber powder (MRP) is classified as fine, dry, powdered elastomeric crumb rubber in which a significant proportion of particles are less than 100 μm and free of foreign particulates (metal, fiber, etc.). MRP particle size distributions typically range from 180 μm to 10 μm.
Rubber mulch typically consists of waste tire bits or nuggets of synthetic rubber obtained from tires that have been shredded or ground up whole, with their steel bands removed. This process can involve the use of various types of tires, including those from passenger vehicles, large trucks , and trailers .
Also, recycled rubber from tires is used as a component of various products commonly known as "tire derived products". Such products include asphalt paving mixtures and as extenders in a variety of rubber products such as roofing materials, walk pads, carpet and flooring underlay and other products. More such products are being developed.
Yokohama Rubber [87] [non-primary source needed] Japan: 1917 Yokohama, Advan Yokohama Off-Highway (Part of Yokohama Rubber) India: 2016 Alliance, [88] Galaxy, Primex Yokohama TWS (Part of Yokohama Rubber) [89] [90] Italy: 2023 Trelleborg, Cultor, Mitas (produced Continental Ag Tires from 2004 to 2014, [91] Maximo: YHI Group Singapore: 1945 Neuton
Still, Firestone remained the sole purchaser of rubber in Liberia until the mid 1950s, [13] exerting significant control over the Liberian economy as a result. [14] Additionally, the ownership of native Liberian rubber production predominantly resides with a small group of individuals who control the majority of the productive land.