The National Chamber of the Rubber Industry (CNIH) represents more than 1,000 companies dedicated to the manufacture of rubber-related products, focusing on three areas: the tire industry, retreading, and miscellaneous items ; together, they generate more than 62,000 direct jobs.
In 2024, Juan Pablo Ríos y Valles Boysselle assumed the presidency of the organization, in a radically different economic and market context than the current one .
Towards his second year as head of the organization, Ríos y Valles Boysselle has defined the acceleration route from the CNIH, and while he recognizes that in this first year the closeness with the federal government was strengthened, which allowed them to be more listened to in order to address current issues , there are some pending issues on which they are focused.
One of the first areas the CNIH will address is promoting the retreading industry . “In the last five years, the retreading industry has declined by 35%; we must address this segment,” the chamber’s president emphasized.
In 2024, of the five million transport tires sold, only 830,000 carcasses were retreaded, a ratio of 0.16 for every new tire , while in mature markets the ratio exceeds one or more.
In the view of Juan Pablo Ríos y Valles, the boost to the retreading industry has two primary effects: “reducing the generation of 60,000 tons of waste by retreading 2.6 million truck tires per year.”
In addition to the above, promoting the retreading industry means supporting domestic production, not only in terms of inputs, but also in terms of the 147 retreading plants in the country, which generate an average of seven direct jobs.
A second line of action is to work on end-of-life tires, where an estimated 300 million tires end up in the trash. “The industry is willing to work with the government and Concamin to promote a circular economy law , where we are seeking a solution to the situation we are facing,” commented the president of the CNIH.
Based on the statistics shared by the executive, only 10% of the 300 million tires are recycled today, which means that, in addition to the 30 million tires sold annually from all applications, approximately 25 million units must be discarded. “The goal is to involve all stakeholders: producers, importers, marketers, and the customer.
In conjunction with the two previous elements, the CNIH seeks to be more relevant in its relationship with the government. “We want to be close so we can collaborate with the government ,” Ríos y Valles Boysselle emphasized.
In this area, as president of the CNIH, he also participates in Concamin as vice president of the Circular Economy Commission , where he will seek to be more vocal in achieving a national order to align the efforts of the states.
The fourth point to be worked on is to generate more value for the country , “60% of the value of the rubber industry is outside of tires, that is, in the production of everything from pistons to syringes, hoses, boots, gloves, rubber bands, etc.,” said the also VP of B2B Commercial on Central America at Michelin .
In addition, we seek to take advantage of Mexico’s natural rubber production status, particularly in states like Tabasco and Veracruz. The goal is to ensure that the value generated by the industry comes from this region, while developing them to meet the different quality levels.
