Korea to introduce mandatory tyre labelling from 2012

ERJ staff report (DS)

Seoul, Korea -- Korea is to introduce mandatory labels for tyres from November 2012. The date coincides with labels being introduced in Europe.

Lanxess AG issued a press statement saying the tyre labelling process will begin this year with a voluntary scheme. The label will initially provide information on rolling resistance and wet grip, and will have five grades in each category, with the relevant data displayed on the tyre. Lanxess said the regulation will be first applied to passenger car tyres and light truck tyres and then to truck and bus tyres later.

The links below give more information on the ruling, but the English translations are somewhat ambiguous as to the detail of the regulation.

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Press release from Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE) (Korean language)

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Rule, together with background information from MKE (Korean language)

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Press release from Lanxess