AXION enters Southeast Asia rail market with composite railroad ties

AXION is holding the first trials of its ECOTRAX? composite railroad ties in Southeast Asia. Working in conjunction with distribution partners in the region, AXION is supplying its 100%-recycled plastic composite railroad ties for use in mainline mass rapid transit as a direct replacement for timber railroad ties. Cory Burdick, Manager of the division, said that ECOTRAX? ties “are perfect in the region, given the extreme humidity that degrades traditional railroad ties. Our ECOTRAX? ties provide a minimum life of 40 years. With complete resistance to insects and moisture and installation procedures equivalent to wood, ECOTRAX? is the future for railroads in Southeast Asia.”

Over the last 12 years, the ECOTRAX? composite railroad tie has undergone rigorous third-party laboratory and in-track testing in the United States, exceeding all standards as set forth by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association.

AXION  is green technology company, transforming waste plastics into structural building materials. Using 100%-recycled consumer and industrial plastics, AXION develops, markets and sells its recycled structural composite products through its ECOTRAX? composite railroad tie and STRUXURE? building material lines.  

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