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Retreads Saved Italy 69.1 Million Euro
In 2015 the use of retreaded tyres in Italy is estimated to have saved the end users 69.1 million Euro. This is the conclusion arrived at by AIRP (Italian Tyre Retreaders Association,) on the basis of data relating to the economic and ecological balance of the tyre retreading in Italy in 2015. The use of retreads, in addition to the advantage in terms of cost for the end user, also allows savings in energy and raw materials. By AIRP accounting Italy reduced its ELT by 25,920
tonnes through retreading.
In addition, the tyre industr y used 21,600 tonnes fewer raw materials and saw a reduction in energy consumption of 29.4 million litres of oil and its equivalents.
The environmental importance of retreaded tyres was then measured in terms of reduced CO2 emissions into the environment: the result is that, again in 2015, through the use of retreaded tyres 25,920 tons of CO2 were prevented from entering the atmosphere.
own retreading plants”. Ak also mentioned that the value proposition Akarmak offers is well received by customers such as Al Jeri, as Akarmak offers a turnkey solution as a one-stop
shop as well as providing retreading process know-how and outstanding training to its customers who are new to the retreading world.
Akarmak’s New Project in Saudi Arabia
Akarmak, the turnkey retreading plant provider based in Eskisehir Turkey, has announced a new turnkey retreading plant project in Saudi Arabia for its customer Al Jeri Transportation. Al Jeri, headquartered in
Riyadh, is one of the region’s largest road transportation companies with over 1,300 trucks, and carries more than 30 per cent of the oil in Saudi Arabia.
After a detailed feasibility of the retreading plant investment project, Al Jeri chose Akarmak as their new plant’s machinery provider. The plant consists of Akarmak’s upscale machinery and equipment including AKR240C CNC Buffer, AKR297 Autoclave and AKR550 Cushion gum extruder. The plant also includes a fully automatic autoclave loading monorail system.
Sadettin Ak, the Managing Director – Business Development at Akarmak, indicated that “the significant cost savings and economics of retreading had a big impact on Al Jeri’s decision to invest in its own retreading shop.
“We are very pleased that our technology has been chosen by Al Jeri,” he said. “We are seeing a similar trend in the industry that the bigger logistics companies are increasingly interested in setting up their