RTI Forms Strategic Alliance With Western Rubber Products

    LOS ANGELES--June 18, 2001--Rubber Technology International, Inc.'s (OTCBB:RTEK), President and CEO, Trevor Webb, announced today that the Company has formed a strategic alliance with Western Rubber Products, Ltd. of British Columbia, Canada.
    Under this alliance Rubber Technology International has leased proprietary equipment and technology which has been installed over the past month and is now ready for operation.
    Western Rubber Products, Ltd. has been in the tire recycling and crumb rubber business for over 12 years and recycles approximately 90% of all waste tires generated in British Columbia, Canada. Through years of experience and R&D the company has developed advanced processing equipment and procedures which produce high production efficiency and superior quality in the end product.
    According to RTI's President, Trevor Webb, "The equipment and technology that we now have added to our system increases our manufacturing efficiency by reducing the material to the optimal size and quality for the final phase of our crumb rubber processing. In the process we are able to remove approximately 99% of the nylon fiber so that the ultimate material is exceptionally clean. Previously we have purchased clean feedstock material that was produced by this proprietary equipment. We have then processed it in our mills with exceptional results. This ability to produce 1/4 inch minus material, free of fiber, consistently and at a very high rate, opens up new previously unobtainable markets for us. The processing technology that we now have is projected to advance our production to a level that would have taken us years to develop under management's previously set course."

    About Rubber Technology International, Inc.

    The core business is tire recycling. The Company is paid to receive scrap tires and offers an environmentally friendly method of turning recalled and used tires into useful products. The Company, located in the industrial section of Los Angeles, is a leader in the tire recycling industry. They manufacture crumb rubber, which is in ever-increasing demand for molded goods such as traffic delineator bases, topping for horse arenas, playground safety material and as an ingredient in rubberized asphalt. This is an expanding industry as more states' highway departments are adding crumb rubber from scrap tires to their asphalt mixes. Tests have shown the advantages of adding crumb rubber to asphalt are that highways last longer and are significantly quieter than conventional asphalt. As a result of the successful tests, this is a rapidly growing market.

    This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. More information about potential factors that could affect Rubber Technology's business and financial results is included in the company's quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB and annual reports on Form 10-KSB on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company cautions investors that its business and financial performance are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties.

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