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Recycling Technology Leader Takes a New Name, Broader Focus

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LANCASTER, Pa., -- January 3, 2008 – Dodge-Regupol announced today that the privately held business with roots that date back to the mid-1800s has taken a new name – ECORE International, and has broadened its strategic and geographic focus.

The company has operated as Dodge-Regupol since 1989, and prior to that as the Dodge Cork Company. As North America’s largest user of scrap tire rubber, the organization has made a thriving business out of finding creative ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. It manufactures innovatively designed cork, cork/rubber and recycled rubber products, which had primarily been distributed in the United States.

Although the company is best known for its recycled rubber products sold under the ECOsurfaces commercial flooring and Everlast performance flooring brands, it has a diverse portfolio of successful products and businesses. The company produces sound control products under the QT brand, load securement materials under the Transmat name, home gym flooring under the PuzzleTile brand, equine pavers under the PaveSafe name, and playground safety surfacing under the PlayGuard brand. Its subsidiary units, A-Turf, SurfaceAmerica and SpectraTurf, are leaders in playground surfacing, gymnasium flooring, fitness flooring, specialty surfacing and artificial turf industries.

With a new name, and growing global appetite for products that are environmentally friendly, ECORE has its eyes set on expanding its leadership as a provider of sustainable materials and systems for global markets. “We recognize that sustainable products and processes form the core of what we already do,” said ECORE President and CEO Arthur Dodge III, whose great, great grandfather founded the Dodge Cork Company more than 100 years ago.

“Our vision is to build an organization of talented individuals who share a common passion for protecting and preserving this planet and a passion for success in the marketplace of sustainable products and services. Our vision is also about finding solutions and developing systems and standards on the cutting-edge of sustainability. These ideas are not alien to who we are today. This company is already regarded as a pioneer in developing innovative recycled products and systems,” said Dodge.

Dodge-Regupol was formed 18 years ago through a partnership between the Dodge Cork Company and the Germany-based Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk GMBH (BSW). The companies mutually agreed to conclude their joint venture last November as a way to enable both organizations to pursue distinct business strategies and accelerate growth. According to Dodge, ECORE will continue to operate in Lancaster, Pa., and retain ownership of all its brands and operating units. “We’ll continue to make great products and deliver outstanding service as we have previously,” said Dodge.

Each year, ECORE recycles 80 million pounds of scrap tire rubber, helping conserve more than 1 million barrels of oil in the process to convert pliable treads into durable products for the construction, consumer, commercial, industrial and sports and leisure markets. With its headquarters in Lancaster, the company employs approximately 240.

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