China announces new rules on scrap tyre management
ERJ staff report (DS)
Beijing - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued new rules on scrap tyre management. An interview with Cao Qingxin, Secretary-General of the CRIA's waste rubber Comprehensive Utilization Branch, said the changes would be earth-shaking in the industry.
The long, detailed report on the CRIA website says Future waste tyre processing operations will need a large scale. The report suggested upwards of 1 million tonnes/year. There is a two-year phase-in period for this new rule.
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News story from CRIA (Chinese language)
Above story auto-translated (from Chinese language)
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