Axion Installs First Ever Recycled Plastic Rail Road Bridge at Fort Eustis, Virginia

May 11, 2010

Successful initial testing of first ever railroad bridge made from milk jugs and car bumpers supports 120-ton locomotive for the U.S. Army Transportation Corps NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: AXIH), today announced the completion of the first of two railroad bridges, constructed from 100% recycled plastic, at Fort Eustis, Virginia. The bridges, designed by Parsons Brinckerhoff, utilize Axion’s patented Recycled Structural Composite (“RSC”) a thermoplastic solution consisting of nearly 100% recycled post-consumer and industrial plastic. Initial field test results confirm design criteria requirements.

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