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Continental Tire announced the development of a concept tire that increases the proportion of recycled materials to approximately 43%, securing the highest rating in the rolling resistance category of the EU tire label. This concept tire was developed as part of the EU-supported project 'ZEvRA (Zero Emission Electric Vehicles Enabled by Harmonized Circularity)' aimed at improving resource circularity throughout the entire production process of electric vehicles, and Continental Tire is the only tire manufacturer among the 28th participating institutional investors to be included in the project.
The developed concept tire utilizes recycled pyrolysis oil, steel, rubber and carbon black recovered from waste tires, polyester fibers made from waste PET bottles, and silica alternative materials utilizing casting process by-products. This demonstrates the possibility of reducing the use of new raw materials by utilizing not only waste tires but also waste PET bottles and by-products from other industries as tire raw materials.
Based on this research, Continental Tire is seeking ways to apply recycled materials and related technologies to actual tire production. The company aims to secure technologies necessary for stable supply of raw materials and mass production, with the goal of further expanding the proportion of recycled materials in future tire products.
Nikos Kiriazopoulos, Head of Replacement Tires at Continental Tire Korea, stated that while maintaining basic tire performance such as safety and efficiency, the company will continue to increase the proportion of recycled materials and expand the application scope of related technologies to actual products through ongoing development.
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