LANCASTER, PA – December 12, 2024 – Ecore International, a global leader in circularity, today announced that Arthur Dodge, Chairman and CEO, has joined the inaugural Board of Directors for the newly established Tire Recycling Foundation. As one of the founding members of this new board, Dodge brings more than three decades of experience in rubber recycling and circular innovation, having built Ecore into the world’s leading rubber circularity company platform.

Formed under the leadership of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and the Tire Industry Association (TIA), the Tire Recycling Foundation is dedicated to driving change within the tire recycling industry. This new foundation will work to secure funding and allocate grants for research, education and demonstration projects that address essential gaps in the national tire recycling supply chain across the U.S. The initial Board is composed of 15 industry pioneers with deep expertise across manufacturing, recycling and transportation – including representatives from Bridgestone, Goodyear and Michelin – setting a strong foundation for the future of sustainable tire recycling.

“The creation of the Tire Recycling Foundation is another milestone in the evolution of industries from linear to circular supply chains,” said Dodge. “This foundation brings together leaders who understand the urgent need to transition to fully circular economies, especially in industries like ours, where the environmental and economic impacts are substantial. As a Board member, I’m honored to contribute to the mission of making tire recycling more efficient, innovative and impactful for communities nationwide.”

With the goal of achieving 100% circularity for end-of-life tires, the Tire Recycling Foundation has made significant progress in advancing tire recycling technologies. A primary focus for the Board is to accelerate the adoption of emerging end-of-life tire market technologies like rubber-modified asphalt (RMA), which provides enhanced performance, economic efficiency and environmental sustainability.

“Rubber is engineered to retain its critical performance characteristics, allowing for beneficial reuse across various applications,” added Dodge. “The Foundation is taking the lead in advancing these uses and technologies, and I am eager to help guide these efforts and foster collaborative approaches that will further encourage circularity in tire recycling.”

The Tire Recycling Foundation is committed to building partnerships and fostering innovation across the tire recycling supply chain, working closely with key stakeholders to expand tire recycling markets and enhance sustainable end-of-life tire management practices.

For more information on the Tire Recycling Foundation, visit: https://tirerecyclingfoundation.org/. For more information on end-of-life tires recycling and management, visit: Tire Recycling | USTMA (ustires.org)

About Ecore
Ecore is a transformational rubber circularity company. Built on a legacy that began in 1871, we are leading our industry’s circular economy founded on the magic of rubber - a material with a proven past and the potential to reinvent the future. Like rubber itself, we are constantly flexing and finding new challenges to solve, new performance properties to engineer and new uses for this infinitely reusable material.

Headquartered in Lancaster, Pa., Ecore serves customers in more than 75 countries, designing innovative technologies and solutions for many industries, including rubber reclamation services, rubber materials, commercial and performance flooring, play surfacing, industrial components, transportation, and agricultural products. Ecore brands include Ecore Athletic, ECOsurfaces, Centaur, QT Sound Insulation, A-Turf, Surface America, SpectraTurf, Ecore Industrial, Ecore Reclamation, Ecore Materials, itsTRU® Technology, and TRUcircularity™. Learn more at www.ecoreintl.com.

About The Tire Recycling Foundation
The Tire Recycling Foundation is a broad-based whole value chain initiative, led by the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and the Tire Industry Association (TIA), committed to securing funding and allocating grants for research, education, intervention and demonstration projects targeting critical gaps within the tire recycling supply chain across the United States.