Transforming Waste Tires into High-Value Silicone Products
Neopara is helping to make silicones greener
We produce a patent-pending 'reinforcing filler', an ingredient for silicone products, made from waste tires.
Adding our product as a reinforcing filler can both reduce the carbon footprint and lower the cost of silicone products.
Extensive applications in the $9B construction silicone industry, in sealants, coatings, and adhesives
Diverts waste
Diverts used tires from landfills and other low value uses
Similar performance
Meets the same performance specifications as pure silicone
Reduced footprint
For every kg of silicone displaced, ~16kg of CO2e emissions are avoided
Cost Competitive
The process converts low-cost inputs to high-value final products
Incredible traction
Adds traction for safety and serviceability in roofing applications
Transforming waste tires into high-performance silicone products
Neopara buys (widely available) ground up used tires
We chemically modify the tire rubber to bond well with silicone
We sell the modified rubber to silicone formulators
Formulators add our product to silicone formulations, decreasing footprint and cost
Extensive testing completed with silicone sealants and roofing products
Neopara Modified Tire Crumb
In silicone sealant:
white, beige, clear
In white silicone roofing:
0%, 20%, 30%, 40%
Tires and silicone by the numbers
5,000,000+
tons tire waste generated annually in North America
28%
of waste tires recycled into new products today
43%
of waste tires burned or landfilled
2,500,000+
tons of silicone produced annually worldwide
~6 kg CO2e
Emissions from producing one kg of silicone
 ~15 Mt CO2e
total estimated emissions from silicone production