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ReMA board approves revisions to tire wire ferrous specifications

The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) board of directors approved the proposed revisions to the ferrous special scrap tire specification.

Ferrous- Special (Scrap Tire) Proposed Revisions:

  • Processed Tire Wire grades be revised to begin at 1 percent, raise to 3 percent and then 5 percent, and then raise by 5 percent each grade until 30 percent, with a total of 9 grades. This reflects the higher value and potential new markets available for cleaner grades of wire
  • OTR be added as a separate category for Pulled Bead Wire, with the same three grades as the current Truck and Passenger categories
  • Specifications be renamed as Ferrous – Special (Tire Wire)

The percentage of rubber and fiber for tire wire specifications will ultimately be determined by mutual agreement between the buyer and seller.

Processed Tire Wire (ferrous): Chopped

  • Grade 1: One percent or less (≤1 percent) rubber/fiber.
  • Grade 2: One to three percent (1-3 percent) rubber/fiber
  • Grade 3: Three to five percent (3-5 percent) rubber/fiber
  • Grade 4: Five to ten percent (5-10 percent) rubber/fiber
  • Grade 5: Ten to fifteen percent (10-15 percent) rubber/fiber
  • Grade 6: Fifteen to twenty percent (15-20 percent) rubber/fiber
  • Grade 7: Twenty to twenty-five percent (20-25 percent) rubber/fiber
  • Grade 8: Twenty-five to thirty percent (25-30 percent) rubber/fiber
  • Grade 9: Greater than thirty percent (30 percent) rubber/fiber

Pulled Bead Wire (Off the Road or OTR): not chopped, made up of loops of wire

  • Grade 1: Less than 5 percent rubber/fiber
  • Grade 2: 5-10 percent rubber/fiber
  • Grade 3: Greater than 10 percent rubber/fiber

Pulled Bead Wire (Truck): not chopped, made up of loops of wire

  • Grade 1: Less than 5 percent rubber/fiber
  • Grade 2: 5-10 percent rubber/fiber
  • Grade 3: Greater than 10 percent rubber/fiber

Pulled bead wire (Passenger): not chopped, made up of loops of wire

  • Grade 1: Less than 5 percent rubber/fiber
  • Grade 2: 5-10 percent rubber/fiber
  • Grade 3: Greater than 10 percent rubber/fiber

Published June 2026

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