GT Radial retread tyre to be launched at CV Show 201212 April 2012

A new retread tyre, dubbed GT REE Tread from GT Radial, is due to be unveiled at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2012.

REE – evidently an acronym for reliable, economical and environmental – is claimed to be exactly that. It's a high-quality, hot-cure, bead-to-bead retread, built on GT Radial casings and designed to lower costs for operators but also cut the environmental impact of tyres.

GT estimates that a recycled tyre saves 68 litres of oil, 44kg of rubber and 88kg of CO2 across the life of the product. The REE Tread comes in a regional trailer pattern and is available in 385/65R22.5 sizing.

"This is our first commercial vehicle retread tyre and we believe that it has the potential to make a real impact in the market," comments Peter Foulkes, marketing manager Europe for Truck and Bus at GT Radial.

"It offers definite cost and environmental advantages, along with excellent overall performance," he adds.

Other GT Radial product launches at the CV Show, he says, will include the GSR220, a steer axle pattern with extra-wide shoulder ribs for optimum mileage performance.

This features a redesigned casing, aimed at improving comfort, driving stability and noise. GSR220 is available in 295/80R22.R, 315/80R22.5 and 315/70R22.5 sizes, with a 60 series in development.

Author
Brian Tinham

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