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The activity of tyre retreading and renovation in Chile started in the late 50’s. The shortage of new tyres and the economic resources shortage, found in this activity, a very important help for the industry of transportation, both for cargo and passengers.
Currently, Chile is a country that is almost 100% radialised. Howe- ver, being a completely open economy, the impact of the entry of lower quality tyres has caused a severe drop in retreaded units.
The national tyre retreading and renovation industry, mainly gathe- red in ARNEC, has been prepared, since its formation, for this great challenge.
In 2015, ARNEC worked together with the National Institute for Standardisation for the promulgation of the standard norm NCh3374:2015 “Requirements for the Retreading and Renovation of Truck & Bus Tyres”. Currently, eight plants associated with ARNEC - retreaded tyres from these plants are fully traceable, ensuring the quality and safety of their industrial process. The retreaded tyres un- der this Chilean standard norm meet all the operational and safety - cree N°8 of the Extended Producer Responsibility Chilean Law (REP is its acronym in Spanish), in its targets section, only allows for those retreaded tyres in category A (for trucks & bus tyres) that come from
In the REP Chilean Law, tyre retreading and renovation occupies an important place in the hierarchy of used tyre treatment, since it allows their preparation for reuse, avoiding the manufacture/import of a new tyre and the unnecessary accumulation of waste to be trea- ted. Tyre retreading and renovation rates in Chile (0.2 for every 1 major economies (close to or above 1 for 1). Not renewing a tyre is going against all the principles of the circular economy, wasting im- portant and irreplaceable resources for the planet.
- as well, 80% of truck & bus tyres in our country are not reused, either because there are unilateral prohibitions on the part of transport principals that contravene what the State authorises in their techni- cal inspection plants; because of lack of care of tyres by users; becau- se of the use of low quality and disposable tyres; because of lack of
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