Sep 24 2010
Axion International (OTCBB: AXIH) producer of the world’s strongest recycled, composite plastic industrial building products, announced today that construction has begun on a new pedestrian bridge, comprised of Axion’s 95.5% Recycled Structural Composite (RSC) at Fort Lee, Virginia, home to the Combined Arms Support Command.
“This is the fifth military project incorporating Axion’s patented next-generation recycled plastic building materials,” explains Jim Kerstein, Axion CEO. “Our RSC can be engineered to support 80-ton tanks or 130-ton locomotives, or in this case, to facilitate improved foot-traffic within Fort Lee. One of our product’s unique advantages over traditional materials is the fact that it is extremely scalable and cost-effective in both heavy and light-duty applications.”
The Department of Defense has been quick to recognize and utilize Axion’s RSC for both large and small-scale projects. Compared to traditional infrastructure materials such as wood, steel or concrete, Axion's innovative products are lighter, easier and quicker to install and significantly longer lasting. On top of cost-savings, improved durability and reduced maintenance, Axion’s RSC is perhaps the greenest industrial building material in existence.
“In the five Department of Defense projects Axion has supplied construction materials for in the last two years, over 500,000 pounds of plastic have been diverted from the nation’s landfills,” Kerstein continued. “That’s roughly 3.2 million milk jugs and detergent bottles; enough to stretch end-to-end from Washington, D.C. to Boston, Massachusetts.”
Developed in conjunction with Rutgers University’s Materials Sciences and Engineering Department, Axion’s RSC is inert and contains no toxic materials. It is impervious to insect infestation, will never leach toxic chemicals nor warp. Because it is lighter than traditional materials, transporting RSC is less expensive and reduces energy costs. In addition, RSC is completely recyclable at the end of its functional life.
The design and engineering work for the pedestrian bridge was supported by Virginia-based Centennial Contractors Enterprises, the prime job order contractor for the project. Innovative Green Solutions, an Axion channel partner, led the sales efforts, negotiations and development of the project.