The association further said: One of the biggest barriers to the development of the tyre recycling sector is the lack of a single, globally recognised standard specification for recycled rubber materials. Consumers of materials are faced with a plethora of different specifications from every producer. Producers are working towards their own best available output. The result is that large consumers of rubber materials are faced with specification and quality challenges. That is one issue that is holding back the development of high value rubber recycling.
The development of globally recognised ASTM standards for recycled tyre materials will be one of the subjects of presentation at the ETRA annual conference in Brussels on the 16th – 18th March 2016. The ASTM has set dates for a range of meetings to discuss the various standards being considered. These meetings are free to attend and open to all. The series of ASTM meetings starts on the 7th – 9thth December in Tampa, Florida with D11 and D24 committee meetings on Rubber and Carbon Black, followed by Committee D04 on Road Paving and Materials (8-10 December). In June 2016 there will be meetings of Committee D24 on Carbon Black (13-14 June, Vienna), Committee D04 on Road Paving and Materials (28-30 June, Chicago) and Committee D11 on Rubber (27-29 June, Chicago).
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