Goodyear announces tires made from 90% sustainable materials
To reach the 90% sustainability benchmark, Goodyear used several materials that either occur naturally in nature or can be recycled from a commonly used manufacturing material. Soybean oil helps keep the rubber pliable in changing temperatures. Goodyear said that 100% of the soy protein is used for animal feed, but the company noted that soybean oil is a significant byproduct that can be used in industrial applications.
Goodyear obtains polyester from recycled bottles for use in tire cords, bio-renewable pine tree resins to improve tire traction and steel produced using a low-greenhouse-gas-emissions electric arc furness process. The company uses soybean oil in its products today, including some racing tires, and said it had doubled its use of sustainable rice husk waste residue silica since 2018.
Though we’re likely a few years away from seeing the 90% sustainable tires on the road, Goodyear’s already looking ahead to 2030. Its goal is to build a 100% sustainable tire in 2030, making it the first company to do so.
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