Retread

Retread (also known as recap or remold) is a re-manufacturing process for tires that replace the tread on worn tires.^[1]^[2] Retreading is applied to casings of spent tires that have been inspected and repaired.^[3] It preserves about 90% of the material in spent tires and the material cost is about 20% compared to manufacturing a new one.

^ Goodsell, Don (2016-04-20). Dictionary of Automotive Engineering. Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-4831-0206-1.
^ Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. September 1957. p. 254.
^ (eds.), Simme Douwe P. Flapper, Jo A.E.E. van Nunen, Luk N. van Wassenhove (2005). Managing closed-loop supply chains. Berlin: Springer. p. 119. ISBN 3540272518. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] Goodsell, Don (2016-04-20). Dictionary of Automotive Engineering. Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-4831-0206-1.

[2] Popular Science. Bonnier Corporation. September 1957. p. 254.

[Flapper-3] (eds.), Simme Douwe P. Flapper, Jo A.E.E. van Nunen, Luk N. van Wassenhove (2005). Managing closed-loop supply chains. Berlin: Springer. p. 119. ISBN 3540272518. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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