JK Tyre Develops A New 80% Sustainable Tyre
Indian tyre major JK Tyre & Industries has developed an all-new sustainable tyre, which will deliver performance comparable to that of a standard radial tyre while registering a lower carbon footprint. The “Ux Green” tyre was tested extensively indoors and outdoors on roads as well as on test tracks to validate the performance.
JK Tyre team designed and developed this tyre based on the decade-long research which was conducted at JK Tyre's Global Tech Centre. The R&D team has been working on creating alternate solutions that will allow products to replace conventional petroleum-based materials with sustainable materials.
Commenting on this breakthrough success, Dr. Raghupati Singhania, Chairman & Managing Director, JK Tyre said, “Offering a product that is so closely connected with our overall sustainability goals is something we at JK Tyre are very proud of. With a strong emphasis on creating substitutes to conserve the ecosystem, the tyre has been fully designed & developed using 80 per cent sustainable materials. This development is not only a reflection of our highly skilled R&D team, but it also reinforces our serious commitment to advancing sustainable growth and boosting societal value creation, moving towards carbon neutrality by 2050. The range of such tyres will be offered in due course."
The product development was done consciously using recycled, renewable and bio-based materials. The tyre is developed with highly sustainable materials like natural rubber, bio-attributed SBR and BR, bio-based oil, recycled rubber powder, recovered carbonaceous black, recycled polyester and steel wire. The majority of these materials are ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) certified.
