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Ken Dunn, Director of Sustainability at Bolder Industries, recently published an article describing the commitment of Bolder Industries to sustainability. In the article, Mr. Dunn describes his career path prior to as well as at Bolder Industries. In addition, he shares an amazing story of how the company impacts our environment, mitigates pollution and helps circular economy ideas become real. Below, we cite his article published on the website of Bolder Industries.

Bolder Industries – an American recover carbon black (rCB) producer – reports that while large global brands focus more on product circularity and sustainability, Bolder will use funding to support its global expansion and vision to scale up sustainability. Bolder Industries, Inc., the pioneer in converting end-of-life tires into sustainable carbon black (BolderBlack®), petrochemicals (BolderOil^TM), steel (BolderSteel^TM), and power, announced it has raised $80 million in equity and an additional $100 million in committed project-level funding, co-led by CIM Group and Aravaipa Ventures, and supported by strategic partner Tauber Oil, to accelerate its commercial scalability and advance its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) impact globally. Funding will support the global growth for Bolder Industries based on its proven circular solution for end-of-life tires to meet increasing customer demand, including long-term contracts from major automotive, manufactured rubber, plastics and sustainable petrochemicals partners.

Business Wire recently reported that Bolder Industries (“Bolder”), a pioneer in converting end-of-life tires into sustainable industrial products such as recovered carbon black (rCB), and Continental Carbon Company (“CCC”), a leader in the development and manufacture of furnace-grade carbon blacks for the tire and rubber industry, announced on November 17 that they have entered into a co-marketing agreement to commercialize breakthrough, sustainable products for the global rubber and plastics industry.

Bolder Industries CEO Tony Wibbeler said, “We are always looking for like-minded strategic partners who expand our customer support and service model. Swan Chemical’s parent, Thomas Swan & Co has been distributing, as well as manufacturing chemicals and advanced materials since 1926. Together, we can deliver to more customers, more efficiently so this partnership actually reduces the cost to customers.”

After a rigorous process and careful planning, Bolder Industries – an American tire pyrolysis operator fo-cused on recovered carbon black (rCB) has announced its new address in Europe. With canal, deep water, rail and motorway access the Port of Antwerp now provides sustainable and economically attractive de-livery options for Bolder’s global customer base.

Bolder Industries, Inc., the circular solutions provider for rubber, plastics, and petrochemical supply chains, and Liberty Tire, the largest tire collector and recycler in the U.S., U.S.-owned by ECP, a leading energy transition investor, completed a formal agreement outlining their North American partnership.

Bolder Industries – an American recover carbon black (rCB) producer – recently proudly to announced the ISO 9001:2015 certification for our Quality Management System at the company’s Maryville tire pyrolysis facility. The company says this is a significant but singular milestone on the journey to reinforce Boulder’s commitment to deliver consistent quality for its customers and safety for its employees. Circular solutions for the tire, rubber, and plastics industries are commercially available, and Bolder pinpoints its goal is to lead the way.

The EU has chosen Bolder Industries’ end-of-life tire (ELT) pyrolysis project as one of 85 initiatives to receive grants under its €4.8-billion net-zero fund, supporting the deployment of clean technologies across Europe. The project, known as NextGen thermal tire re-use, is part of the Port of Antwerp’s NextGen District and aligns with the EU’s goals to reduce emissions and advance industrial decarbonization.

A subsidiary of Bolder Industries will recycle over four million end-of-life tires per year at a new facility planned for Antwerp, Belgium. Supported by a €32 million grant from the European Commission’s EU Innovation Fund and an additional €2 million from the Flanders region, the plant is slated to begin operations by 2027.