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3/31/2008 3:32 AM

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RJ Lee Group is becoming one of Greene County's more progressive tenants.

The company, while headquartered in Monroeville, has offices at EverGreene Technology Park in Franklin Township, and it is involved primarily in material characterization using tools such as scanning electron microscopes to determine the make-up of materials.

But last week, we learned the company has presented plans to Greene County Planning Commission to construct a tire recycling plant at Paisley Industrial Park in Cumberland Township.

RJ Lee has applied for a permit from the state Department of Environmental Protection to operate the plant, and we urge the DEP to grant it.

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The plans submitted to the county planning commission indicate the company will construct two buildings, together containing 44,500 square feet of floor space, on a 10-acre site on Areford Boulevard in the park.

RJ Lee will use its "depolymerization" process to break down rubber from tires into an oil that can be used for heating fuel and carbon black, a material used to produce new tires and other rubber products.

All of the work at the plant will be done in enclosed areas, no tires will be stored on the grounds and the plant also will produce minimal emissions.

The plant, which eventually could employ 35 to 40 people, is expected to process about 40 tons of shredded tires a day.

There has been ample publicity and comment about construction of a proposed 525-megawatt, waste coal-fired power plant in Nemacolin.

Environmental groups continue to file lawsuits, claiming Wellington Development LLC cannot build the plant because its construction permit has expired and the plant does not meet current legal standards designed to ensure the lowest possible emissions of mercury.

RJ Lee, at its facility at EverGreene, is developing a system for the U.S. Air Force to determine the condition of aircraft engines from information gained through an analysis of engine oil that can reveal materials that indicate engine wear.

With its innovative leadership and technology, RJ Lee, by no stretch of the imagination, can be considered one of the county's best kept secrets.

We hope the company, as it goes forward to establish the tire recycling plant, will not have to confront the obstacles environmentalists have thrown in front of Wellington.

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