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08/07/08 Interview with Stefano Carloni, President of the Italian Tyre Retreaders Association (Airp) - "How retreads contribute against rising fuel costs: savings, safety and environmental protection"
44,591 tons of used tyres kept away from the waste stream, 45,264 tons of raw materials saved, lower consumption of crude oil and equivalent products (158 million liters), lower expenditures for final users (291 million euros saved).
10/06/08 Tires: MP Tommaso Foti proposes bill to fight import frauds and boost ecological consumption
To fight VAT evasion on tire imports and devote part of the revenue recovered thereby to environmental protection by boosting the purchase of retreads. This is the goal of a new bill proposed to Italy’s new parliament by MP Tommaso Foti (PdL party).
20/05/08 Retreads help save 1000.000 barrels of oil yearly
A million barrels of crude oil are saved every year thanks to retreaded tires. These statistics are revealed in the Airp (Italian Tyre Retreaders Association) economic and ecological balance sheet for tire retreading for 2006.
03/04/08 Raw material shortage revives tire retreading
The price of rubber has increased by 52% over the past two years and is still on the rise. This situation, brought about by the international raw materials crisis, has revived rubber recovery technologies, particularly in the tire sector, where the cost of rubber usually has a very high impact.
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