China changes compound rubber recipe.

[Mace Canute]

I just came across this story. I'm not sure how this will impact North American markets but, we will see. We might see some of those tires making their way onshore here.

China changes compound rubber recipe; move to hurt top producers - Yahoo News

 

[flyerdan]

First off, someone at Yahoo needs to clean their keyboard so that the spacebar works all the time, and they probably should employ an editor.
I didn't see anything in the article that addressed to quality or longevity of tires made from this, but since the manufacturers are against it, I'd guess it will be harder to work with, if not inferior as well. And more important, will the aroma remain the same so that when you open the door to Harbor Freight you're nearly knocked down by the smell of the tires there.

 

[davesl708]

Considering China's track record on product safety (drywall, toys, paint. etc.) I am glad I buy USA or German made tires.
Just hope the rubber supply is enough to keep the Chinese stuff out.

 

[sixdogs]

First off, someone at Yahoo needs to clean their keyboard so that the spacebar works all the time, and they probably should employ an editor.
I didn't see anything in the article that addressed to quality or longevity of tires made from this, but since the manufacturers are against it, I'd guess it will be harder to work with, if not inferior as well. And more important, will the aroma remain the same so that when you open the door to Harbor Freight you're nearly knocked down by the smell of the tires there.

If you want to get knocked out by a rubber smell buy Chinese floor mats for your vehicle and then wait for summer. The smell made me nauseous and the mats began to shrink or evaporate when it was hot out. When I couldn't take it any longer I tossed them.

 

[k0ua]

(Reporting By Dominique Patton; Editing by Richard Pullin)

Hate to tell you this, Richard, but you need to get a different job.

I bought a set of those Chinese Harbor freight 10 inch pneumatic tires, and they stunk something awful for about 5 years.

 

[Mace Canute]

First off, someone at Yahoo needs to clean their keyboard so that the spacebar works all the time, and they probably should employ an editor.
I didn't see anything in the article that addressed to quality or longevity of tires made from this, but since the manufacturers are against it, I'd guess it will be harder to work with, if not inferior as well. And more important, will the aroma remain the same so that when you open the door to Harbor Freight you're nearly knocked down by the smell of the tires there.

They did say

This will make the compound less stable and much less attractive to tyre manufacturers, likely killing off demand for the product, traders and analysts said.

I didn't know a Chinese tire could be made worse but seems like they can be! If demand for them domestically lessens who knows if some low life won't import a bunch of them at dirt cheap prices and try to sell them here? :confused3: Something to perhaps keep in the back of your mind for future reference.

 

[Code54]

Hate to tell you this, Richard, but you need to get a different job.

Ok, I started to read this to learn about the Chinese Rubber and what it means to us here in the US, but after this comment I was laughing so hard my eyes were watering and I almost could not finish the thread!

 

[texasjohn]

He's just Pullin your leg about the editing:drink:

He must also be color blind....in my world, spell check would have red underlined dozens of "words" in that article.

 

[downsizingnow48]

I bought a front door mat that smelled awful, it was made from that stuff. I walked into the other room to tell my wife it wasn't gonna work. By the time I got back to pick it up, our male cat had found it and peed all over it. That was his judgement.

 

[paine]

Hate to tell you this, Richard, but you need to get a different job. I bought a set of those Chinese Harbor freight 10 inch pneumatic tires, and they stunk something awful for about 5 years.

Richard Pullin, really? Joke right?