tires to fuel oil 5-tons per day in south africa

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How much waste tyres does South Africa use per year?
  • Currently, South African plants co-processing absorb 3 000 to 11 000 tonnes per annum. PPC Cement is committed to expanding the use of waste tyres across its operations. About 10 kilns in the country could use waste tyres as an alternative fuel. A brick drying kiln could use 3 600 to 4 800 tonnes of waste tyres per annum.
  • What is tyre production in South Africa?
  • As per the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008: Waste tyre regulations, 2017, tyre production in South Africa covers the commercial manufacturing or import of tyres and retreadable casings, and the import of vehicles fitted with tyres for distribution (DEA, 2017).
  • How many tyres are imported into South Africa?
  • Second hand tyres that have about 1.6mm to 2mm tyre tread left are imported into the country, of which about 50% is not even suitable for South African roads. Two million tyres manufactured in South Africa are exported to SADC countries, while about 40% of passenger tyres and 60% of all truck and OTR tyres are being imported,” he notes.
  • How many tyres are mined in South Africa?
  • Two case studies also highlight the possibilities the sector presents in South Africa and Middle East. In South Africa, though accurate figures are not available, “an estimated 14 to 16m tyres per year, along with the backlog of mining tyres amounts to over 250,000t being currently stockpiled,” says Oscar Filen, CEO, Xtyre.