Bridges - 2nd Quarter 2022

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Overcoming CHALLENGES green carbon inc.

Rome-based Green Carbon Inc, has battled hard to overcome a 12-month shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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About the time operations were getting close to normal again, Fred Taylor, the company's visionary founder, died after a battle with a blood disorder. But, true to the competitive drive of its founder, the company, which is a subsidiary of OTR Wheel Engineering, is once again making strides to overcome unforeseen challenges. Initially founded in 2008, the company started active production in 2011. Taylor thought there had to be a way to break down recycled tires and charged Phil Wilson with making it happen. The automotive and heavy machinery industries have struggled for decades with what to do with scrap tires, particularly those mammoth tires used in agricultural and mining sectors. bridgesmagazinerome.com


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