Bridgestone retreading business Bandag has reached a special manufacturing milestone in Australia
Tyre retreading business Bandag has began celebrating its 60 years of local manufacturing in Australia this week.
Bandag is Bridgestone’s tyre retreading sector, with the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) announcing the anniversary in its weekly newsletter.
Bandag is Australia’s only producer of pre-cured retread materials, after car manufacturing stopped in 2009, giving the anniversary extra significance for the business.
Bridgestone Australia & New Zealand Managing Director Heath Barclay says Bandag is growing in importance, because retreads play a big role in shaping sustainable trucking.
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Bandag says its retreads use considerably less raw materials, including rubber, oil and carbon black, to produce, as well as significantly less water and energy resources than that of a new tyre.
The anniversary celebrations begin this week and will continue for Bandag over the coming months.