ReMA Board to Consider Revisions to Tire Wire Ferrous Specifications

Following approval by the Ferrous Division on February 11, 2026, The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) Board of Directors will consider revisions to the ferrous special scrap tire specification.

Proposed Revisions:

• Processed Tire Wire grades be revised to begin at 1%, raise to 3% and then 5%, and then raise by 5% each grade until 30%, 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…

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