WHO WE ARE

WHO WE ARE

Innovative Solutions for Resource Recovery and Sustainability

OUR VISION AND VALUES

Delta Energy is a company with great potential and great purpose.

 

Our vision is to establish ourselves as the world leader in recovering specialty chemicals from end-of-life tire rubber. We will accomplish this by continual improvement, setting new standards for how the circular economy creates value from waste, and bringing new levels of sustainability to manufacturing.


Delta Energy will operate safely and in an environmentally responsible manner. We will strive to continuously improve our safety and environmental performance while maintaining regulatory compliance at all times.


We will surpass our customers’ quality and reliability expectations.


We will treat our employees, customers, suppliers, and stakeholders with respect and dignity. We value long term relationships based on mutual benefit.


Delta Energy proudly maintains our ISO 9001:2015 certification.


OUR TEAM

Robert Kennedy

Plant Manager

Robert has a comprehensive background in tire and carbon black manufacturing. He attained 20 years of experience in a variety of roles with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the largest tire producer in the United States. Subsequently, Robert served as Plant Manager at three high-performing carbon black facilities in the US.  Through his leadership and operations experience, Robert creates a culture of highly engaged teams where employees are safe, productive, and succeed through systematic processes and procedures.

BOBBY LYLES

Director of Engineering

Bringing extensive experience in project management, construction management, engineering, and plant maintenance to the Delta-Energy team, Bobby has overseen the completion of more than 20 multi-million construction projects in the tire and manufacturing industries, including some of the largest tire manufacturing plants in the North America. While at Bridgestone, Bobby was introduced to Delta-Energy Group to provide engineering support to achieve sustainable commercial scale.

OUR SHAREHOLDERS

Delta Energy Group LLC is privately held and principally owned by Castleton Commodities International and Bridgestone Americas.

Castleton Commodities International (CCI) is a commodities merchant and infrastructure asset investor.  As a strategic investor and developer, CCI leverages its market expertise, operations capabilities, and industry knowledge to develop commodity infrastructure assets.

Bridgestone Americas is a world leader in tire and rubber technology. The Bridgestone Americas family of enterprises includes more than 50 production facilities and 55,000 employees throughout the Americas. 

RJ Lee Group is a premier material science company that developed the proprietary technology used in the patented DEPolymerization™ reaction process.

OUR HISTORY

The Delta Energy DEPolymerization™ process was pioneered by the material scientists and technology innovators at the RJ Lee Group during 2000-2010. As a result of this effort, DE-Black has been utilized by the tire industry since 2009. Delta Energy Group LLC was formed through a joint venture between the founders and Bridgestone Americas during 2014. Castleton Commodities became the majority owner of the business during 2017. Today, all the shareholders support the growth of Delta Energy as the industry leader to produce sustainable materials for the tire, rubber, and chemical industries. 

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