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Scientists observe the molecular motion of rubber components in tires

An international research team led by scientists from the University of Tokyo, Ibaraki University, and European XFEL has now observed the molecular motion within samples of polybutadiene and carbon black, which occurs naturally as a result of the material structure, with a time resolution of 890 nanoseconds (billionths of a second)—the fastest resolution obtained in such studies so far—at the European XFEL’s SPB/SFX instrument.

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New Pirelli logo identifies tires with at least 50 percent sustainable materials

The latest Pirelli marking was used for the first time on the P Zero E. This tire contains more than 55% of materials of bio-based and recycled origin* throughout the entire range at launch, as certified by Bureau Veritas: a world leader in verifying conformity and certification in quality, environment, health, safety, and social responsibility standards (ISO14021). Third-party verification of eco-compatible materials will continue to be standard across all future products that adopt the new logo.

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Egypt announces €1 billion tire factory to be built in the Suez Canal Economic Zone

Egypt’s Main Development Company for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed a contract with Rolling Plus for chemical industries to build a tire manufacturing plant for passenger cars and light and heavy vehicles with €1 billion ($1.07 billion) investments in Ain Sokhna, read an official statement on Wednesday.

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High molecular weight functionalized batch SSBR for EV tires

In December 2015, the United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Paris. The conference negotiated the Paris Agreement, which is a global agreement on the reduction of climate change. At the follow-up climate change conference in Marrakech (COP22) in November 2016, the member states of the Kyoto Protocol agreed to set the goal of limiting global warming to a still acceptable level of less than 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. This target requires that the zero emission of CO2 is achieved soon.

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