German ministry finds PAH in 10 percent of tyres

ERJ staff report (DS)

Mainz, Germany -- The environment agency of the Rheinland-Pfalz region of Germany has tested a series of tyres for their PAH content. The results are consistent with previous tests with around 10 percent of tyres tested found to be illegal, due to non-compliance with  the EU REACH regulations.

These tests were limited, with just 19 tyres tested, of which two (both made in China) were found to be non-compliant.

The two non-compliant products were a 235/ 45 WR17 car tyre made by Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd. and a 195/ 50 VR16 sold under the Nankang brand.

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Press release from Rheinland-Pfalz environment agency(German language)

Above release auto-translated from German

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