"The GT Radial casing is considered very robust" Mr Dirk Rau, Production Manager for the Reutlingen operation summarized his experience so far as follows: The acceptance ratio for GT radial is so far 100%. The GT Radial casing is considered very robust and has a significant under tread which facilitate the retreading process. The shearography machine has accepted all casings. No specific issues with the buffing process have been reported.

REIFF operates a Bandag franchise state of the art retreading facility. The annual production volume is over 40.000 retreaded truck tires. All casings are inspected with a SDS shearography machine that can detect any minor internal separation and all inspection data is recorded on their main frames. REIFF uses ultra modern automatic machines for buffing the tyres after inspection. The building is made on Bandag-AZ builder extruder and curing is made in 4 completely new installed Bandag electrical autoclaves. REIFF operates to ISO 9000 and use TUV Automotive in Munich for endurance testing of retreaded tires to meet the ECE 109 regulation requirements. REIFF operates a significant number of tire centres and have sold successfully GT Radial truck tires for several years. Worn GT Radial casings are now coming back regularly for retreading. REIFF has added GT Radial to their official purchasing list for casings. GT Radial is the only Chinese made brand that is being purchased by Reiff. GITI Tire Europe is working closely with REIFF in evaluating further the retreadability of GT Radial casings. GT Radial casings are built for being retreaded one or multiple times depending on user conditions. GITI Tyre is China's biggest manufacturer of radial truck tyres and is ranked no 6 in the world of radial truck tire production and export to over 100 countries world wide. In Europe the GT Radial brand has gained rapidly a high market acceptance for delivering high kilometres coupled with best reliability and retreadability. For further information please contact : E-mail: info@eu.gititire.com