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Another key challenge for Malaysian retreaders, of course, re- tyres, an issue which has been discussed at government level in Malaysia.
“Cheap Chinese tyres often come with the DOT standard only,” attempt was made to stop DOT-only tyres from entering Malaysia, but the international ministry did do that. There is currently a pro- posal under review to insist on tyres manufactured to MS1394, which is equivalent to the EC standard. However, there is a short- age of casings because of this, which has created the need to per cent, so there is a big advantage for new tyres. In addition, casings are getting more expensive because of the demand from new markets like South Africa as well as increased demand from Europe.
In terms of work programmes, TRMAM is currently engaged in a number of technical and educational projects. Most important is the development of the new MS 224 Standard, which is in its educational campaigns to help hauliers know how to identify when tyres are legal and when they are not.
“We are working with government on how to curb illegal tyres in the market,” says Azhar. “We also want to do a lot of technical sharing. We want to do seminars but cannot do this at the mo- ment because of Covid restrictions. Kayel Tyre Retread recently - dard,” he added. “If more of the industry can get to this level then there are opportunities for the whole industry to step up and ex- port to other countries.”
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