Magnum d'Or Resources, Inc. (fka MDOR)

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MDOR NEWS: Magnum/SRI Moving Ahead With Its Ground Breaking Technology After Successfully Clearing Comprehensive Testing at the Malaysian Rubber Research Institute

· Press Release
· Source: Magnum D'Or Resources, Inc.
· On Thursday September 24, 2009, 6:00 am EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magnum D'Or Resources, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MDOR - News), a next generation rubber recycling solutions company, releases positive data, tests, and reviews. For some time, Magnum/SRI has been utilizing the World Renowned "Malaysia Rubber Research Institute (RRI) facility in Sungai Buloh http://www.lgm.gov.my/ for testing samples and verifying laboratory trials. Further, Magnum/SRI has used the RRI facilities to deal with different compounds and blend them with Magnum/SRI's activated compounds as well as carry out trials to blend such compounds with modified virgin compounds.

The RRI facilities proved to be ideal for duplication of real production conditions through the range of temperatures and processing conditions tested. The RRI facilities have been invaluable in verifying and improving our chemical formulations, as well as, providing unprecedented data that has aided in upgrading and improving Magnum/SRI's activation equipment and processes.

We have just successfully completed a light truck tire made with Magnum/SRI Revolutionary custom compound at the RRI. It was done in accordance with the proposed system specified for volume production in a Banbury. Magnum/SRI has produced viable Light truck compound blends with up to 20% of its Revolutionary custom compound. This material has been subjected to extensive testing that includes; including tensile strength, abrasion resistance, durability, and compound integrity. Results were compared against original materials (OEM virgin light truck tires), as well as, against the standard specifications provided. ALL tests came back within required parameters and specifications, thus passing with flying colors.

Further steps were performed to produce the actual product and have it tested in the RRI's own Tire Laboratory which subjected the newly Revolutionary compound tires to an array of intensive tests that ranged from abrasion resistance test to plunger tests, and operations that included destruction of the tires themselves. These tests required considerable time to perform and analyze the resultant data. Magnum/SRI is happy to report that our production samples have performed exemplary, having equalled the performance, thus far, of the original virgin tires (control samples) in all areas of performance without exception. This in itself is history in the making. In due course, the testing will be completed and Magnum/SRI will be able to use these results, not only to show the ability their Revolutionary custom compounds to perform adequately under strenuous test conditions, but will also provide valuable data for their development work.

At this point Magnum/SRI is proceeding with the acquisition of a light duty truck specified within the operating range of the tires (1 to 3 mt capacity) and will have it submitted for measurements at the RRI test lab. These measurements will begin with on-road verification and validation trials where the tires will be subjected to real operating conditions over their simulated full life expectancies. Loading will be varied as several tires are tested along with control tires following the protocol set by the Test Lab. As per the requirements, the truck will be brought back to take measurements following specified distances travelled. This data is considered critically important since in lab tests are only significant when they are validated in conjunction with the road trial results.

Magnum/SRI has moved further than originally anticipated in this regard and expects to also move ahead with earlier developed Revolutionary custom compounds for retread tires by carrying out similar tests and trials. It should be noted; however, that having gained ground in a much more challenging application than originally planned, Magnum/SRI anticipates little or no problem in making a mark in the retread compound sector believed to be an extremely important product application that Magnum/SRI's low cost process will have the highest impact in the immediate term.

The next testing and validation exercise will be on Magnum/SRI Revolutionary custom compound retread tires and Revolutionary custom compound light truck tires; this is expected to take place at the Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (Tarrc) http://www.tarrc.co.uk/ in the United Kingdom. There, the products will be subjected to the famous trailer testing program to see how well they perform. These trials are fairly effective in duplicating European road conditions. Their test track is designed to replicate actual conditions and put the tires through their paces.

Although there is no substitute for actual road testing and validation, the Tarrc validation of Magnum/SRI's existing work at the RRI in Malaysia, along with the performance of Magnum/SRI Revolutionary custom compound tires and retread in their trials, will carry a great deal of weight in terms of international recognition.

As these trials continue, work is underway to ensure that the Magnum/SRI activation system is delivered to both the proposed operating units in Magog and Colorado after the 1st quarter of 2010. The scrap tire crumbing units which are in the process of being installed at both locations will be producing the requisite 40 mesh whole tire crumb output from truck, automobile and OTR separately. This 40 mesh crumb will be fed into the activation system, which is modular and allows for easy segregation of material and upgrading of capacity. The modular Magnum/SRI activation system will allow for batch volumes of 250kg to be processed approximately every 20 minutes. Variations will occur based on raw material and local conditions at the site. This will provide an operating capacity of between 500kg/hr to 1mt/hr per unit or module.

The two stage process will result in a low cost, high volume processing system with consistent performance. This is accomplished through incorporation of a low chemical cost per kg output and significantly reduced energy consumption throughout the process. This will result in a fully performing standardized raw material.

The entire Magnum/SRI activation system is designed for low cost operation. Activated compounds can be blended to match required applications that allow for value addition that not only provides good profit margin for Magnum/SRI but also gives the manufacturer a badly needed additional savings in raw material cost without loss or compromise in properties or performance. This effectively means that large scale production units will find the Revolutionary custom compound very attractive as it will result in an immediate reduction in raw material cost.

A full production run of the latest version of the full capacity (250 kg/batch) system, incorporating improved operating parameters and greater operating controls, is expected to be completed within months. Concurrently, Magnum/SRI will be performing work on an improved test unit containing identical performance parameters so that additional trials can be carried out simultaneously with the improved operating conditions.