Goodyear has showcased an innovative “demonstration” truck tyre made with 63% sustainable-material content.
The 63% sustainable-material tyre includes 15 featured ingredients across 20 tyre components and is labelled A in fuel efficiency, meaning it can offer the same fuel saving as the most efficient Goodyear truck tyres currently available. The sustainable demonstration tyre features four different carbon blacks that are produced from plant-based oil, end-of-life tyre pyrolysis oil, carbon dioxide capture and conversion and a low-carbon methane pyrolysis process. Some of the petroleum-based oils in the tyre have been replaced by rapeseed oil.
Silica is an ingredient used in tyres to help improve grip and reduce fuel consumption. This demonstration tyre contains a variety of silica produced from rice husk ash, a byproduct of rice processing that is often discarded and put into landfills. A high-quality silica has been produced from this waste ash. Finally, technical grade polyester utilised in tyre cords, which enables better ‘retread-ability,’ has been generated from plastic bottles and other plastic waste.
