The General Company for Rubber and Tire Industries, one of the companies of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, announced today, Tuesday, the marketing of 81 tons of recycled tire products, as part of efforts to support local industry and enhance national production.
The company stated in a statement followed by the Al-Fadho news agency that "the used tire recycling project contributes to benefiting from consumed materials and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from tire accumulation, in addition to supporting local industry."
It added that it has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Environment that requires departments and companies to hand over the used tires they have to the company for the purpose of processing, recycling, and disposing of them in appropriate industrial ways.
It clarified that the marketed quantities reached 81 tons, including products of rubber granules, rubber mixture, and ground rubber, in addition to reclaim rubber.