Orange Oil a Key Theme at TIA Green Symposium

Orange may well be the new green, at least when it comes to reducing dependency on petroleum resources. This is the message Yokohama Tire Corporation’s director of technical services Dan Guiney is bringing with him to the Tire Industry Association Environmental Symposium, scheduled to be held between September 30 and October 2 in the US state of Maryland. Guiney will discuss the technology involved in Yokohama’s utilisation of orange oil to create a passenger car tyre that is 80 per cent petroleum free.

“Yokohama is a leader in showing how to break free from conventional thinking in order to develop products that are environmentally friendly and cost-efficient. TIA is proud to be able to provide our Environmental Symposium attendees with such a world-class opportunity,” said TIA executive vice president Roy Littlefield.