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Continental Tires unveils sensor ready tires to advance digital tire monitoring

Continental Tires Americas unveiled Sensor Ready tires—a new generation of tires designed to make tire monitoring faster, simpler, and more reliable for fleets of all sizes. With more than 121,000 connected wheel positions in the Americas and millions of tires connected globally, Continental continues to advance the industry through scalable, data-driven solutions that improve fleet safety, efficiency, and uptime.

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Continental and Renault collaborate on lower rolling resistance tire

Continental has developed a highly efficient tire for French automotive manufacturer Renault Group that significantly increases the range of its electric vehicles. As part of a strategic partnership, a tire was created for Renault Group’s innovation teams with up to 35% lower rolling resistance than required for the EU tire label’s top A rating. For a vehicle with a battery range of 500 kilometers, this translates to approximately 30 additional kilometers of range per charge – roughly the distance from Paris to Versailles.

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Orion S.A. launches circular carbon black production in China

Orion S.A. announced it is producing circular carbon black at its ISCC PLUS-certified plant in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, China.

The facility is making three grades — ECORAX® Circular 200, 210 and 215 — from tire pyrolysis oil (TPO). ECORAX® 200 is a hard black suitable for tires, while the 210 and 215 grades can be used for tires and mechanical rubber goods (MRG).

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