China issues new policy on retreading

ERJ staff report (DS)

Beijing - China's Ministry of Industry has released new rules on tyre retreading and on the handling of used tyres. The country generates over 200 million used tyres every year, but only 13 million are retreaded. The aim is to reach 25 percent retreading by 2015.

A long report on the CRIA website gives detailed background information, statistics and new rules.

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News story from CRIA (Chinese language)

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