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SCRAP TIRE MARKET DEVELOPMENT

SCRAP TIRE MARKET DEVELOPMENT. BY TERRY GRAY TAG RESOURCE RECOVERY TIRE WORKSHOP 2013 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS APRIL 3, 2013. PERSPECTIVE. FIRST PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA IN 1984 MANY U.S. STATES STILL DON’T HAVE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS <1% UTILIZED IN 1984, BUT ABOUT 80% IN 2011

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SCRAP TIRE MARKET DEVELOPMENT

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  1. SCRAP TIRE MARKET DEVELOPMENT BY TERRY GRAY TAG RESOURCE RECOVERY TIRE WORKSHOP 2013 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS APRIL 3, 2013

  2. PERSPECTIVE • FIRST PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA IN 1984 • MANY U.S. STATES STILL DON’T HAVE SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS • <1% UTILIZED IN 1984, BUT ABOUT 80% IN 2011 • MEXICO CAN ACCELERATE ITS GROWTH BASED ON GOOD AND BAD HISTORICAL EXPERIENCES

  3. US SCRAP TIRE MARKET TRENDS: 2005-2011

  4. MAJOR APPLICATIONS

  5. ENERGY • CEMENT KILNS • POWER GENERATION • PAPER MILLS • DEDICATED FACILITIES • PYROLYSIS/GASIFICATION

  6. U.S. TIRE-DERIVED FUEL MARKET TRENDS: 2005-2011

  7. U.S. TIRE-DERIVED FUEL MARKETS 2011

  8. CEMENT KILNS • ENVIRONMENTALLY EXCELLENT • ECONOMICALLY ATTRACTIVE • QUICKLY DEVELOPED • GENERALLY WHOLE TIRES, SOME TDF • NEEDS CONSISTENT SOURCE • PROGRAM CORNERSTONE

  9. MODERN CEMENT FACILITY

  10. CEMENT KILN

  11. MANUAL FEED SYSTEM

  12. AIR LOCK

  13. INTO KILN

  14. RAPID COMBUSTION

  15. POWER AND PAPER INDUSTRIES • SPECIFIC BOILER TYPES INCLUDE CYCLONE, STOKER-FIRED, CFB • DISPLACES COAL OR OTHER SOLID FUEL • USES NOMINAL 1” OR 2” TDF, BEAD WIRE REMOVED

  16. COMPARATIVE TDF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS (CHIP SIZE VS TIRES/YR)

  17. PYROLYSIS • HISTORICALLY UNSUCCESSFUL • NO COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL SYSTEMS IN NORTH AMERICA • OVER $500 MILLION EXPENDED • MAJOR COMPANIES AND SMALL PROMOTERS

  18. CRITICAL ISSUES • TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE • UNRELIABLE OPERATION • EXPLOSIONS/FIRES • ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES • AIR • CHAR DISPOSAL • ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE • GAS UTILIZATION • OIL ONLY BLENDSTOCK • CHAR MARKET

  19. CIVIL ENGINEERING • LIGHTWEIGHT FILL • DRAINAGE AGGREGATE • WHOLE TIRES IN RETAINING WALL CONSTRUCTION

  20. Dixon Landing Interchange • PROBLEM: Embankment Constructed on Bay Mud • SOLUTION: Use TDA for the core of the embankment • CHEAPEST SOLUTION: Caltrans saved $470,000 • USED: 600,000 tires

  21. Typical Cross Section

  22. Spread with bulldozer

  23. Rt. 91 Wall in Riverside, CA • Freeway widening • Objective: show that reduced earth pressures can reduce overall wall construction costs • Length: 260 ft • Tires used: 75,000 PTE

  24. Rt. 91 wall cross section

  25. Half of TDA in Place

  26. Potential Future Savings for Walls • Lower pressure on wall  less rebar • Potential reduction = 28 tons/100 ft • Potential cost savings = $13,000/100 ft

  27. RETAINING WALLS • WHOLE TIRES MECHANICALLY JOINED TO STABILIZE OR RETAIN SLOPE • NOT BROADLY APPLIED IN US DUE TO LABOR COSTS • MINIMAL CAPITAL EXPENSE FOR SMALL VOLUMES

  28. CRUMB RUBBERAPPLICATIONS • SPORTS SURFACES • MOLDED PRODUCTS • RUBBER-MODIFIED ASPHALT • DECORATIVE MULCH

  29. CRUMB RUBBER CHARACTERISTICS • SLOW OVERALL MARKET GROWTH • HIGH CAPITAL • HIGH MAINTENANCE • MARKET CHALLENGES

  30. RURAL CONSIDERATIONS • VOLUME SENSITIVITY • REGIONAL PLANS, COLLECTION CENTERS OR PROCESSING FACILITIES • MOBILE PROCESSING • CAREFULLY EVALUATE BALE APPLICATIONS BEFORE STARTING

  31. SUGGESTIONS • FOCUS ON ENERGY (ESPECIALLY CEMENT KILNS) INITIALLY • DEVELOP CE DESIGN EXPERIENCES AND PRACTICES • BEGIN TO ENCOURAGE CRUMB MARKETS, BUT AVOID PREMATURE OVER-COMMITMENT

  32. PROCESSING EQUIPMENT • APPLICATIONS RANGE FROM WHOLE TIRES TO FINE POWDER • SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO PRODUCE EACH SIZE PRODUCT • KNOW MARKET BEFORE PURCHASING EQUIPMENT

  33. KEYS TO SUCCESS • LEARN FROM OTHERS’ SUCCESS AND FAILURE • EVALUATE BEFORE CHARGING • CHALLENGE “MAGIC” PROPOSALS • RECOGNIZE LOCAL MARKET VARIATIONS • RECOGNIZE REALITY

  34. CONTACT INFORMATION TERRY GRAY TAG RESOURCE RECOVERY EMAIL: tagray@flash.net PHONE: (281) 463-7552

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