# Ian Lowe

> Ian Lowe is the founder and CEO of Arduro Sustainable Rubber, a clean-technology company turning end-of-life tires and waste rubber back into high-value raw materials. A former JPMorgan financial controller and Piper Jaffray project-finance banker, Lowe spotted a University of Louisville research project posted online and built it into a company commercializing a patented chloramine devulcanization process that recovers rubber, carbon black and processing oils at a roughly 95% reuse rate. Arduro's first product, ELDARIX r1000 recovered carbon black, is aimed at tire and rubber manufacturers looking to cut carbon footprints while keeping performance.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Arduro Sustainable Rubber
- **Organizations:** Arduro Sustainable Rubber, Piper Jaffray, J.P. Morgan, Raymond James Financial
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, NYU Stern School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded Arduro Sustainable Rubber and took a university research project through to commercialization, Brought to market ELDARIX r1000 recovered carbon black, described as PAH-compliant and 6PPD-free with low ash content and small particle size, Built a process reported to recover roughly 95% of end-of-life tire materials and cut carbon footprint by up to 75% versus traditional disposal

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Started at J.P. Morgan, becoming Global Financial Controller for the Power & Gas / Commodities businesses
- **Pre-2019** — Project Finance Investment Banker and Advisor at Piper Jaffray, financing power plants and advanced manufacturing facilities using renewable and sustainable technologies; advised on the first commercial-scale end-of-life-tire-to-carbon-black plant in the USA
- **2019** — Founded Arduro Sustainable Rubber to commercialize University of Louisville devulcanization research
- **2019** — Raised a $500,000 Series A (last reported raise, May 2019)
- **2023** — Advancing a pilot / demonstration facility (Nova Scotia, Canada) with Patrick Kroeger's technology team
- **2024-2026** — Scaling ELDARIX r1000 recovered carbon black toward pilot projects with major tire and rubber clients

## Achievements

- Founded Arduro Sustainable Rubber and took a university research project through to commercialization
- Brought to market ELDARIX r1000 recovered carbon black, described as PAH-compliant and 6PPD-free with low ash content and small particle size
- Built a process reported to recover roughly 95% of end-of-life tire materials and cut carbon footprint by up to 75% versus traditional disposal
- Earlier in finance, advised and financed the first commercial-scale end-of-life-tire-to-carbon-black plant in the USA

## Latest updates

- **2023-06** — Arduro team page featuring Lowe as CEO published/updated; company profiling ELDARIX r1000 recovered carbon black
- **2023** — Progressing a pilot-scale facility in Nova Scotia targeting roughly 10 metric tons/year, sized for pilot projects with major clients

## Links

- Website: https://arduro.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-lowe-47854414

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Last updated: 2026-07-17