Skip to navigation3rd Annual Symposium on Recycled Rubber in Plastics and Rubber Products

Speakers for "from Scrap to Profit" 2009
 
John Amato, President
JJA Sports, Westford, MA
TOPIC: The Synthetic Turf Industry's Effort to Develop ASTM Specifications
for Ground Tire Rubber
 
Serji Amirkhanian, Professor, Civil Engineering
Clemson University and the Asphalt Rubber Technology Service , Clemson, SC
TOPIC: Welcoming Remarks and Recap from Scrap to Profit I and II Symposiums
 
Doug Barr, President
Barr Formulated Rubber Products
TOPIC: Issues Associated with Colorizing Rubber
 
Greg Bavington, P. Eng., President and CEO
KN Rubber, LLC and National Rubber Technologies Corp.,
TOPIC: Choosing the Right Equipment for Your Molding Application
 
Michael Blumenthal, Senior Technical Director
Rubber Manufacturers Association, Buffalo, NY
TOPIC: North American Ground Rubber Supply / Demand Picture
 
Tony Georgis, Analyst
RW Beck, Seattle, WA
TOPIC: Carbon Credits and Recycled Products
 
Darren Gill, Director of Marketing
FieldTurf Tarkett, Montreal, QC
TOPIC: Market Issues for Infill Material in Synthetic Surfaces
 
Jim Gilbert, Tire Recycling Marketing Development Specialist
Empire State Development, Rochester, New York
TOPIC: Status of Tire Recycling Markets in New York State
 
Walt Henderson, Consultant
Henderson Consulting Service, Inc., Middletown, PA
TOPIC: ASTM Standard for Loose Fill Playground Material
 
Andrew Horsman, Executive Director
Ontario Tire Stewardship Board
TOPIC: The Ontario Tire Stewardship Plan
 
Peter Kyle, President
North Brook Farms, LLC, Auburn, NY
TOPIC: The Role of Tire Rubber in the Equestrian Footing Market
 
Willie Lau, Ph.D.
Research Fellow, Dow Chemical Company, Spring House, PA
TOPIC: Use of Technologies in Adhesives
 
Ly Lim, Ph.D.
New York State, Department of Environmental Conservation,
Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials, Albany, NY
TOPIC: New York State's Crumb Rubber Study
 
Glen Maidment, President
Rubber Association of Canada
TOPIC: The Ontario Tire Stewardship Plan
 
Steve McCowin, President
Concrete Innovations Services, Chantilly, VA
CASE STUDY: Ground Tire Rubber Used to Improve Concrete Highway Sound Barriers
 
Marvin Myhre, Consultant and R&D
Fonthill, Ontario, Canada
TOPIC: The Use of Recycled Rubber in Molded and Extruded Technology
 
Mark Rannie, Vice President
Emanuel Tire, Baltimore, MD
TOPIC: Production Quality in Mulch Markets
 
Bill Robbins, President
RubberForm Recycled Products, LLC, Lockport, NY
CASE STUDY: Starting a Brand New Compression Molding Company
 
Amy Schoch, Senior Vice President
Empire State Development, Albany, NY
TOPIC: Welcoming Remarks
 
Miro Staroba, President and General Manager
Staroba Group, Holland, NY
TOPIC: Custom Processing, Compounding, and Injection Molding of Scrap Rubber and Scrap Plastic Composite Materials
 
Gary Vernon, District Manager
WalMart, Bentonville, AR
TOPIC: Selling Mulch to Big Box Stores