The Non-Lead Wheel Weight Legislation packet was unveiled today by The Ecology Center. The Ecology Center is a leading group behind the lead-based wheel weight debate.
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Eight automotive OEM assembly plants are using the 3M Wheel Weight System. However, that number will rise significantly in 2012, according to 3M Co.
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Wurth USA Inc. is marketing its new Wurth Greenline zinc wheel weights "as part of a continued effort to offer environmentally-friendly alternatives to lead."
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Tire dealers are facing growing pressure to find alternate sources for wheel balancing material due to bans on lead wheel weights. Dealers doing business in California, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Vermont and Washington have already seen legislation put in place to ban their usage.
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Oakland, Calif.- based Center for Environmental Health (CEH) has reached a legal agreement with Chrysler and the three largest producers of lead wheel balancing weights for the U.S. market (Plombco Inc., Perfect Equipment Inc. and Hennessy Industries), requiring the companies to end the use of leaded wheel weights in California by the end of 2009.
Les Schwab Tire Centers reports it plans to phase out use of lead-based wheel weights for wheel balancing on passenger cars and light trucks in all its stores by mid-2009.
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