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Figure 1 California Waste Tire End-Use Trends

Feedstock conversion and new TDP development are focused mainly on the use of crumb rubber, a raw material that can be used in a variety of manufacturing processes to make a diverse range of products. In 2012, SAIC estimates that California firms produced about 137 million pounds of crumb rubber, which flowed to the markets identified in Figure 2 below. It is important to note that the statistics in Figures 1 and 2 estimate the amount of California-generated tires and California-produced crumb rubber, respectively, flowing to each market, not the overall size of the market. Figure 2 Estimated California Ground Rubber Shipments by Market Category (2012)

Source: 2012 California Waste Tire Market Report

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