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Bridgestone supplying sustainably sourced Firestone tyres to Indy 500

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Bridgestone Americas is showcasing its commitment to sustainability at the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 by using more sustainable materials and technologies in motorsports. The Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 race tyres for the 2024 event feature two ISCC Plus-certified monomers derived from the waste residue of palm oil processing. This innovation comes as the Firestone brand marks 25 consecutive years as the exclusive tyre supplier for the NTT IndyCar Series and the Indianapolis 500.

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  1. Bridgestone takes guayule tyres racing
  2. Bridgestone opens new US race tyre production site
  3. ISCC Plus certification for Firestone Polymer facility
  4. Carmakers trialling Bridgestone’s 75% recycled & renewable tyre
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Goodyear racing towards sustainability in WEC

The first round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Qatar marked LMGT3’s arrival to the championship, with Goodyear as the exclusive tyre supplier. Through the introduction of its new LMGT3 tyre specification and enhancements to logistical support, Goodyear claims to have aligned with WEC and FIA’s sustainability goals, driving efforts towards a cleaner and more environmentally responsible sport.

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  1. Goodyear WEC tyres to debut at tomorrow’s ‘Prologue’ test
  2. Goodyear making ‘comeback’ at Silverstone with soft, medium WEC tyres
  3. Goodyear bringing tyres to European Le Mans Series – exclusive in LMGTE
  4. Goodyear takes first World Endurance win at Shanghai 4h
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Sailun sets sights on 100% sustainable material usage by 2050

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Yuan Zhongxue, director of the National Engineering Research Center for Rubber and Tire and honorary chairman of the Sailun Group, announced sustainable development goals (SDGs) for the tyre maker during the recent 2024 China Rubber Conference. The SDGs aim to progressively increase the utilisation of sustainable materials in tyre production, targeting 40 per cent by 2030 and striving for 100 per cent by 2050. Additionally, Sailun aims to reduce per tyre energy consumption and carbon emissions by 30 per cent, compared to 2022 levels, by 2030.

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  1. Work begins on Sailun JV test facility
  2. Sailun Group extends capacity expansion project
  3. Sailun investing big in PCR tyre capacity to reach premium OEMs in China
  4. JK Tyre develops 80% sustainable tyre
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Sustainable Toyo tyres winning NLS races

Cars equipped with Toyo Proxes slick race tyres containing sustainable materials have own two of first four Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie races. The Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVOs of team Toyo Tires with Ring Racing were victorious in the first rounds of the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie in the SP10 class as well as in 24H Nürburgring Qualifier races.

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  1. Toyo heading to the Nürburgring for 24 Hour Race
  2. Toyo Tires participating in endurance races at Nürburgring
  3. Toyo Tires with Ring Racing gets Nürburgring podium in NLS4
  4. Class podiums for four Giti Motorsport teams at Nürburgring 24-Hour
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SRI utilising hydrogen energy in tyre manufacturing

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Since establishing its new long-term sustainability policy in 2021, Sumitomo Rubber Group has piloted and demonstrated proof of concept for the use of hydrogen as a source of energy at its tyre factory in Shirakawa, Japan. Combined with power generated from solar photovoltaic panels installed in the plant’s carpark, Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) claims that the use of hydrogen has led to carbon neutrality (Scopes 1 and 2) for its production at Shirakawa, beginning in January 2023.

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  1. SRI testing remote tyre monitoring
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  4. SRI trialling hydrogen energy in tyre manufacture
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Nokian Tyres developing tyres for Polestar 0 project

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The Polestar 0 project aims to create a climate-neutral car by 2030, eliminating all sources of CO2 emissions throughout the vehicle’s supply chain, manufacturing processes and end of life without offsetting them. Nokian Tyres has joined the project and is developing climate-neutral tyres for the car.

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  4. New GT Radial dual approach to electric vehicle tyres “a game changer”
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Siemens joins Zeppelin Sustainable Tire Alliance

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Plant engineer and equipment manufacturer Zeppelin Systems launched the Zeppelin Sustainable Tire Alliance in March 2023 to pursue a goal of increasing sustainability within the tyre industry by rethinking production and recycling within the context of a circular economy. The Alliance brings together firms from around the world in order to put this vision into practice at various points in the tyre value chain. The latest to join is Siemens AG.

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  1. Materials, machinery suppliers feature strongly in Pirelli Supplier Awards
  2. Zeppelin Systems launches Sustainable Tire Alliance
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  4. Continental purchasing rubber via HeveaConnect
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JK Tyre develops 80% sustainable tyre

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A couple of weeks after Apollo Tyres unveiled car tyres containing 75% sustainable materials, JK Tyre & Industries has seen Apollo’s 75 and raised it 5. The company has produced a passenger car radial with 80% recycled and renewable materials – and says it will offer such a range “in due course.”

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  4. IFC takes 5.6% share in JK Tyre
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Nexen presents 52% sustainable tyre

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Nexen Tire has unveiled a sustainable concept tyre containing 52% renewable & recycled raw materials. This Nexen EcoTech tyre, which according to its sidewall is “for the greenish future,” consists of 44% renewable materials, including natural rubber, bio-based synthetic rubber, rice husk silica and bio-based rubber chemicals. A further 8% is recycled content, including cord made from recycled PET bottles and bead wire sourced from scrap metal.

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  1. Green XLR Earth: GRI launches sustainable tractor tyre
  2. Apollo: 75% sustainable car tyre
  3. Goodyear launching 70% sustainable material tyre
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Carmakers trialling Bridgestone’s 75% recycled & renewable tyre

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Bridgestone has produced a run of demonstration tyres with 75% recycled and renewable materials, including synthetic rubber made with recycled plastics and natural rubber containing hevea and guayule. The company is now jointly evaluating the tyres with vehicle manufacturers with a view to their use on the next generation of electrified SUVs and crossovers.

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  1. Grant to aid Bridgestone’s guayule research
  2. Racetrack debut for guayule rubber tyre
  3. Bridgestone to commercialise guayule by 2030
  4. Bridgestone Americas takes sustainability-linked credit
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Yokohama Rubber reducing CO2 footprint of motorsport tyres

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As a contribution to carbon neutrality in motorsport, Yokohama Rubber is now powering its motorsport tyre production line in Mishima, Japan with electricity from renewable sources. Furthermore, certain tyres produced on this line contain 33% sustainable materials.

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  3. Yokohama Rubber testing remote tyre pressure checking technology
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Apollo: 75% sustainable car tyre

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Following on from its development of agricultural tyres with 75% sustainable materials, Apollo Tyres has now achieved the same goal with passenger vehicle tyres. These tyres – an Apollo Amperion high-performance tyre for electric vehicles and an Apollo Aspire 4G+ ultra-high performance car tyre – are not commercially available at present.

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  1. Apollo presents agri tyre with 75% sustainable materials
  2. Green XLR Earth: GRI launches sustainable tractor tyre
  3. Continental “working at full speed” to restructure rubber supply chains
  4. Goodyear launching 70% sustainable material tyre
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Apollo presents agri tyre with 75% sustainable materials

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Apollo Tyres aims for at least 40 per cent of the raw materials it uses by 2030 to be sustainable, and to show what it can already achieve the tyre maker has produced an agricultural tyre containing 75 per cent sustainable materials. Although just a concept, Apollo is evaluating the product’s potential commercialisation.

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  1. Aiming for market leadership: Apollo investing a further £610 million in India
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  4. Cutting ‘bad’ costs, working smarter – Apollo MD Neeraj Kanwar answers T&A’s questions
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Green XLR Earth: GRI launches sustainable tractor tyre

Off-highway tyre specialist GRI has introduced an agricultural tyre range containing 37.5 per cent sustainable materials. The new Green XLR Earth series is made with a high percentage of recycled carbon black, soybean oil, HD silica and reclaimed rubber. GRI debuted the range at the Farm Progress Show in Iowa, USA.

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