Tire Company began operations to deal with REACH

Have begun to face the REACH (chemicals Registration, Evaluation and Authorization and Restriction) pre-registered as a chemical downstream user of the tire business, now also started substantive action. It is reported that 11 tire giant has completed the tire wear the release of toxic substances in a preliminary assessment to prove that its environmental impact.

Bridgestone from the mainland, Perkin-solid, Goodyear Dunlop, solid round of the horse, Michelin, las (Mitas), Nokia, Pirelli, Trelleborg Wheel Systems,Vredestein The 11 large multinational companies in Europe tire Tire & Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA), the middle of this month made it clear that in the next 10 years, many chemicals will be restricted as a result of REACH, and gradually withdraw from the EU market, which will lower reaches Enterprises have a great potential impact.

It is understood that the rubber tires used in the curing agent activity of zinc oxide dissolved in water will produce toxic substances when the tire wear, these toxic substances will be deposited, resulting in environmental pollution. Michelin in 2006, according to estimates, Western Europe each year, about 4,500 tons of zinc as a result of tire wear and released into the environment. To this end, Bridgestone, Goodyear and Michelin together under the lead, ETRMA launched REACH on the in-depth study and analysis of tire wear and the environment, have been some positive results.

Over the past 16 months, Bridgestone, Michelin and Goodyear tires on the Big Three commonly used in the production of raw materials, as well as the normal course of driving as a result of wear and tear caused by harmful substances analyzed. They gathered in France's road passenger and truck tire wear, as well as Germany and Sweden, the real simulation of roads and road access to the data, the completion of the main raw material for tire wear analysis of the preliminary assessment of the exposure.

Preliminary test results show that the tire wear and tear of the composition of the particles is very complicated. Formula tires, fuel, brake and the road surface material residue of uncertainty, both on tire wear particles and their effects on the environment has a direct impact, but not significantly harm the environment.

ETRMA said, REACH tire industry has brought a series of new pressure. In the next 18 months, ETRMA will focus on members of the wider collection of information on the smaller particles of wear testing, at the same time increase the sample analysis and testing, to determine the tire wear particles in the air environment of tracking methods. Further research and conclusions, ETRMA will later publish a scientific meeting.