Business highlight: Ecore’s Lancaster rubber manufacturing

Ecore’s industrial products have a specific Lancaster connection: the company says they are manufactured in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Its technical FAQ describes a process that combines recycled rubber granules with a polyurethane binder, then forms the material into rolls or molded shapes. [1]

It is a useful local business to know because its work makes the connection between materials, manufacturing and industrial space tangible.

What the business makes—and how

Ecore Industrial says the tire-derived material used in its products is cleaned to remove fiber and metal impurities before being ground into rubber granules. The granules and binder are formed into large cylinders that can be peeled into rolls, or into molded shapes. [1]

The company’s current overview lists locations at 715 Fountain Avenue in Lancaster and 76 Acco Drive in York, among other locations. [2] Those addresses establish its regional presence; they do not establish which activities occur in every building.

A Lancaster Chamber feature posted January 3, 2025 traces the business from cork manufacturing in 1871 to a switch to rubber in 1965. The feature was contributed by Ecore itself. It provides company-reported history and describes applications including gyms, playgrounds and healthcare settings; it is not an independent audit of environmental or product-performance claims. [3]

Why this matters when selecting industrial space

The production description offers a practical way to think about a property search: follow the material through the operation.

For a manufacturer evaluating another Lancaster or York County building, that means asking where incoming material would arrive, how it would be stored, where equipment would operate and how finished products would leave. These are general planning questions, not a description of Ecore’s floor plan.

A useful tour checklist might include:

- **Receiving and dispatch:** Would loading access support the actual vehicles and delivery schedule?
- **Equipment:** What power, floor loading, ventilation and installation requirements need engineering confirmation?
- **Storage:** How much space is needed for inputs, work in progress and finished goods?
- **Circulation:** Can employees and material-handling equipment move through the proposed layout?
- **Future changes:** Is there room for another production step without compromising the current workflow?

Answering these questions before comparing rent can keep the building search tied to the business’s operations.

Ecore gives Lancaster County readers a concrete example of a manufacturer turning recovered material into another product. Its published process is a good starting point for understanding the business—and for asking better questions about what an industrial building needs to support.

Sources

[1] [Ecore Industrial’s technical FAQ](https://ecoreindustrial.com/faq).

[2] [Ecore International’s company overview and locations](https://www.ecoreintl.com/about-us).

[3] [Lancaster Chamber’s Ecore feature](https://www.lancasterchamber.com/ecore-international/) — posted January 3, 2025; contributed by Ecore International for the Winter 2024 issue.

All sources accessed October 5, 2026.