Flooring Interviews

Jim Motter on Recycling Carpet into Backerboard Part 2

Jim Motter on Recycling Carpet into Backerboard Part 2

December 11, 2005—Jim Motter, Chief Marketing Officer, Nycore in the final part of a two-part series, discusses Nycore the company and Nycore the product. The product is a material made from recycled carpet, which is extruded into tile backerboards and synthetic slate roofing. Motter talks about how the material was developed, the manufacturing process and the physical properties of the material and its level of acceptance within the contractor and DIY communities. Also discussed are the companies’ collection system, its plans for the future and the backerboard’s distribution system.