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It grows in Spain interest in materials derived from the tires no longer in use
01/04/2009
April 1, 2009
The capacity for recycling and recovery of tires no longer in use (NFU) has increased in Spain in the past two years due to the growing interest in the use of materials derived from NFU. Effective signus ecovalor management and the optimization of the management process involving more than 100 companies specializing in collection, transportation and recovery, has allowed to reduce the 'ecovalor' which pays the consumer by almost 20%.
During 2008, Signus handled 40% more than in 2007 reaching a total of 230.047 tonnes, of which 198.347 were collected during 2008 and the other the previous year. Recycled or valued volume was 211.336 tonnes, 45.2 per cent more than in 2007. Of them, 132.891 tons have recycled or recovered physically, especially in applications of the rubber powder and civil works. Energy recovery was allocated 78.445 tons, have served to generate electrical energy as fuel substitution for manufacture of cement kilns. Reuse through market opportunity or retreading, declared by the gatherers of Signus, totalled 19.072 tonnes, an increase of 5.7% over 2007.
