Public Notice: ReMA Board to Consider Revisions to Tire Wire Ferrous Specifications
(Washington D.C. – March 20, 2026) – 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.
Current 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.
- 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%) rubber/fiber.
- Grade 2: One to three percent (1-3%) rubber/fiber
- Grade 3: Three to five percent (3-5%) rubber/fiber
- Grade 4: Five to ten percent (5-10%) rubber/fiber
- Grade 5: Ten to fifteen percent (10-15%) rubber/fiber
- Grade 6: Fifteen to twenty percent (15-20%) rubber/fiber
- Grade 7: Twenty to twenty-five percent (20-25%) rubber/fiber
- Grade 8: Twenty-five to thirty percent (25-30%) rubber/fiber
- Grade 9: Greater than thirty percent (30%) rubber/fiber
Pulled Bead Wire (Off the Road or OTR): not chopped, made up of loops of wire
- Grade 1: Less than 5% rubber/fiber
- Grade 2: 5-10% rubber/fiber
- Grade 3: Greater than 10% rubber/fiber
Pulled Bead Wire (Truck): not chopped, made up of loops of wire
- Grade 1: Less than 5% rubber/fiber
- Grade 2: 5-10% rubber/fiber
- Grade 3: Greater than 10% rubber/fiber
Pulled bead wire (Passenger): not chopped, made up of loops of wire
- Grade 1: Less than 5% rubber/fiber
- Grade 2: 5-10% rubber/fiber
- Grade 3: Greater than 10% rubber/fiber
The full Board may choose to adopt, amend, or reject the recommendations of the Ferrous Division and table them pending further review. More information about the rules governing the procedures from the addition, amendment, or withdrawal of ReMA’s ISRI Specifications can be found at www.isrispecs.org.
To submit comments, recommendations, or questions, please contact Chief Economist Emily Sanchez at [email protected].
For more than 100 years, ReMA’s ISRI Specifications have helped promote consistency and quality in the trade of recycled materials in the U.S. and around the world.
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For more information contact: Rachel Bookman, [email protected]
The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) represents more than 1,700 companies in the U.S. and 40 countries around the globe. Based in Washington, D.C., ReMA provides advocacy, education, safety and compliance training, and promotes public awareness of the vital role recycled materials play in the U.S. economy, global trade, the environment and sustainable development.