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SOUTH AMERICA
ARNEC Promotes Retreading in Chile
and how they had brought higher standards and modern technology into the picture. Focusing on the cost savings of 20 – 50 per cent against new tyres: He talked about the cost per kilometre advantages when whole life costs were considered and of course the undeniable fact that retreads are better for the environment than simply using new tyres once and discarding them – all backed up by the familiar facts on oil savings and rubber savings gained by retreading. In a slightly different take, Rojas Enos then pointed out that retreaded tyres contribute more to decontamination than to pollution and that if all firms applied this model in their plants they could transfer these benefits to customers, reducing their carbon footprint and helping them to access the best prices and making their companies greener and more sustainable.
To this he added. "If we regulate industr y and standardise processes and quality levels at the plants, it could save around 3000 tCO2e/year emitted by each plant producing on average 1,000 tyres per month (compared to new tyres). This would support emission reduction targets committed to by the countr y and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG ) to OECD levels by 2020."
In October 2013 ARNEC launched its first retread seminar, "Towards a Retreading Industry, Safe and Sustainable Tyres ", which had an attendance of over 100 people from the transport sector, environment, academics, businessmen and entrepreneurs from the retreading sector. The event received the patronage of the Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the Retread Tyre Association (RTA ) and was sponsored by ContiTread, Marangoni, Vipal, Recamic, HB Plus Bandamatic and Tipler.
Daniel Rojas Enos explained the benefits of retreading and highlighted how common the use of retreads was in the USA, saying that, for example, "if you've been to New York and you've hailed a taxi, you have almost certainly been driven on retreaded tyres."
The ARNEC Manager: "In Chile today it is still believed that a retread tyre is an artisanal and unsafe product. This is because the motorist and the hauliers do not know the extent that the retread industr y has developed to improve its standards and quality of product. “Another reason why it is believed that the tyre retreading is of lower quality is the remains of tyres on the roads. However, studies in the United States, and from several some companies in Chile, have found that these tyres do not correspond to defective products, but 90 per cent are from the failure to monitor the correct pressure in the tyres, both new and retreaded." There has been talk of a Bill in parliament, but The Waste Act already applies to lubricating oils, electrical apparatus, newspapers and magazines, packaging and packaging, drugs, tyres, batteries and batteries, pesticides and vehicles.
Overall, the Ministr y of the Environment has set goals for the collection and recycling of these products through a set of rules and procedures. This Waste Act, signed on 25 August 2013 by, President Sebastian Pinera, will give the countr y a responsible framework to treat waste, involving the participants in the life cycle of their products, and generating a viable way to recycle goods and to protect the environment.
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According to ARNEC, the Retreaders and Repairers Association of Chile, retreading is a vital link in the recycling and disposal chain. Consequentially, the General Manager of ARNEC Daniel Rojas Enos, has been speaking about the need to change public perceptions of retreading in Chile. According to Rojas Enos, Chile is one of the most developed nations in South America, however, it lags
perception of retread tyres, to safeguard the future of the sector and help enhance market awareness of retreads as quality products. "With this aim the Association hopes to raise awareness about the benefits of retreading, helping to generate open doors policies at all levels to encourage people to improve their understanding of retreading. In time, we aim to change the views of the wider
ARNEC has a mission to improve awareness of retreading in the Chilean market
behind Brazil, Ecuador and Colombia in setting standards for retreading. “These countries are developing their retreading operations at a far greater rate than those without regulation,” says Rojas Enos.
“The Chilean thinking on retreading is out-dated and the general impression of retreading is that of our grandparents who would talk of low quality retreaded tyres. Retreading often comes at the head of a list of synonyms for poor quality and insecurity. The truth is though that today’s retreads are a very different product. They are now manufactured to a high standard and are, in fact, very safe.” ARNEC has taken steps on a mission to change the wider
market towards a more positive and realistic stance." asserts Rojas Enos. A key target sector for ARNEC is to reach out to the fleet operators and carriers, and to government to educate them about retreading. “It is essential that these key bodies understand what retreading is about and where it stands in the current market.” He adds. “If we can move towards a more developed industry with safeguards and regulations in place to protect standards, we will generate business and create new jobs. The benefits for the countr y will be both economical and environmental.”
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