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The Environmental Benefits of Retreading
轮胎翻新的环境效益
For many years the the global retreading retreading industry has promoted the the envi- ronmental benefits of retreading to
both governments and fleet owners alike Today however the the the talk is all all about the the the overall sustainability of the the the the retreading in- dustry dustry rather than just a a a a a a a a a a simple focus on the the the industry’s green credentials an an ar- gument which is supported by the the major global tyre manufacturers as as well as as inde- pendent retreaders So what are the environmental and sus- tainability arguments currently being put forward by the retreading industry?
Put simply the act of introducing a a a a a tyre policy that includes retreading means making an an environmentally sustainable choice Industry figures show that a a a a a a a a a new tyre requires 83 litres litres of oil to
to
manufacture it it it it whereas 26 litres litres are enough to
to
retread retread the the same tyre In addition the the retreading process generates 70 percent less emis- sions than the production of a a a new tyre In addition according to
tread rubber manufacturer Marangoni it it takes 100
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years for a a a a tyre to
to
degrade Through re- treading
it is possible to
to
extend the the life of of tyres and therefore considerably re- duce their rate of of disposal This says Marangoni means that each year 4 55 million tonnes of tyres are not entered into the the environment due to
to
to
the the retread- ing
industry whilst 3 90 billion litres of oil and other derivatives are saved Meanwhile retreading retreading further to
overall sustainability insofar as retreading retreading fa- cilities tend to
to
to
be close to
to
to
the the customer base thereby resulting in in in less less logistics costs and less less emissions caused during the the the process of getting the the the goods to
the the the end-user Life-Cycle Analyses
When it comes to
retreads life-cycle analysis on on major tyre brands have demonstrated substantial benefits to
the environment These studies detail a a a a a a a a a host of benefits that impact global warming resource reductions CO2 and and and particle emissions and and and even land usage Ac- cording to
to
Bridgestone if one one truck were
to
use retread units for all of its its 18-wheel positions the the the energy saved in the the the manu- facture facture of of those retread units versus the the the manufacture of of new tyres is equivalent to
to
the energy to
to
power 482 homes for one day A Cost-Effective and Environmentally Friendly Choice
As everyone knows though green cre- dentials are not the only consideration for fleet managers As well as being a a a a a a a a more more environmentally conscious option a a a a correctly used retread can be more more cost-effective in the long term The UK- based trade association BTMA which represents the major tyre manufacturers point out that a a a a a a a a a a a retread generally costs a a a a a a a a a fraction of of o the price of of o a a a a a a a a a brand-new tyre offering excellent value for money and significantly reducing running costs in in in in a a a a a a a a competitive fleet market “Low-cost single-life tyres are not always suitable for for retreading and and therefore cost more to
scrap and and and replace whereas premium tyres are designed and and built with the abil- ity to
be retreaded in future A commer-