The requirement to list abrasion was included in the tyre labelling regulation, adopted in February 2020, but pushed back due to technical questions over how to measure the rate at which particles are jettisoned from tyres. It is estimated that a test method will be established by 2023.
The European Commission’s updated circular economy action plan, released in March 2020, sets a goal of “measuring unintentionally released microplastics, especially from tyres and textiles”.
As a first step, the plan highlights “harmonising methods” at European level in order to measure the release of microplastics in the environment.
The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA), a lobby group representing companies including Bridgestone, Goodyear, and Pirelli, told EURACTIV that it is working with the Commission to develop a “reliable and reproducible method” to measure car tyre abrasion that is “reflective of European usage”.
An EU regulation on tyre labelling due to come into force on 1 May will not cover the rate at which tyres shed particles – a major contributor to microplastics in Europe – as an agreed method for the calculation of abrasion is still not in place.
The requirement to list abrasion was included in the tyre labelling regulation, adopted in February 2020, but pushed back due to technical questions over how to measure the rate at which particles are jettisoned from tyres. It is estimated that a test method will be established by 2023.
The European Commission’s updated circular economy action plan, released in March 2020, sets a goal of “measuring unintentionally released microplastics, especially from tyres and textiles”.
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BRUSSELS The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA) has accepted Nexen Tire Europe and the tire producers trade associations from Czech Republic and Slovak Republic as new members, starting in 2022.
With these additions, the ETRMA membership will comprise 15 tire manufacturers and 11 national sector associations.
Nexen Tire Europe, a subsidiary of South Korea s Nexen Tire Corp., opened a tire factory in
ETRMA Secretary General Fazilet Cinaralp noted that with these additions, Our critical mass is growing, and together we can create strong synergies to work even more efficiently towards a safer and greener Europe.
The ETRMA s current 14 tire company members operate 93 manufacturing facilities (including retread plants) throughout Europe, employing over 200,000 workers and representing 300 million units of passenger and 18 million units of truck/bus tire capacity.
ETRMA supporting EU sustainable mobility strategy
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BRUSSELS The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETMRA) is embracing a recently unveiled European Union Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, stating that tires will play an important role in the decarbonization and digital transformation of the European transport system.
Presented by the European Commission on Dec. 9,
the strategy is structured around three key objectives: making the European transport system sustainable, smart and resilient.
The roadmap has been developed in the context of the European Green Deal, which aims to reduce transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2050 in the region. The tire Industry is committed to reducing its CO2 footprint throughout the entire tire life cycle and is investing in innovative and sustainable mobility technologies, ETRMA Secretary general Fazilet Cinaralp said.