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The Tire Industry Project has reported measurable sustainability progress among its ten member companies between 2021 and 2024, including lower carbon intensity, increased use of renewable electricity, reduced water withdrawals and stronger responsible sourcing practices. The latest report, “Sustainability Driven: TIP’s Progress Towards SDGs,” tracks 16 environmental, social and governance indicators across seven pathways of the Tire Sector SDG Roadmap. TIP members reduced CO₂ intensity by 26% over the reporting period, increased renewable electricity use by 121% and cut total water withdrawals by 14%. The report also highlights continued work on tire and road wear particles and circularity, including development of an End-of-Life Tire Management Hierarchy intended to help the tire value chain and governments move toward more circular management of waste tires.

The project is being carried out with the Greater Paris Sanitation Authority and sustainability consultancy ERM at the Valenton wastewater treatment plant near Paris, France. TIP said the study will run through 2026 at Valenton, which is the second-largest wastewater treatment plant in Europe and is considered broadly representative of modern municipal wastewater treatment facilities.

TRWP are generated during normal tire use as tires interact with road surfaces. Understanding how these particles move through the environment has become an area of growing scientific and regulatory interest, particularly as attention increases around urban runoff and water quality.

6PPD has been widely used in tire manufacturing since the late 1960s as an antioxidant and antiozonant that helps protect tires from cracking and degradation, extending service life and improving performance. However, when tire materials wear down during use, compounds released in tire and road wear particles (TRWP) can transform into 6PPD-Q through atmospheric reactions.

The Tire Industry Project (TIP) announced the publication of a new scientific study that confirms the robustness of an improved Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (Py-GC/MS) method for quantifying tire and road wear particles (TRWP) in environmental samples. Titled “Pyrolysis-GC/MS calibration for environmental quantification of tire tread: Standards and marketplace averaged elastomer subunit profiles” and published in the peer-reviewed journal Chemosphere’s September 2025 volume, the study validates a Py-GC/MS protocol that now improves accuracy and reproducibility in quantifying TRWPs in soil and sediment, even when particle composition varies by either geography or tire manufacturing method.

The Tire Industry Project (TIP), a voluntary CEO-driven initiative representing ten of the largest tire manufacturers globally, has published its latest KPI report, highlighting the measurable progress in sustainability made by member companies between 2021 and 2024.

A recently published series of scientific papers is calling for action to strengthen research and harmonize methodologies for measurement and assessment of tire wear emissions. The series, titled “State of Knowledge: Tire wear emissions during the use phase,” is the most comprehensive review of its kind, analyzing more than 850 peer-reviewed scientific publications from the last 40 years.

Globally, over one billion tires become unusable yearly, presenting a valuable resource for the circular economy. Efforts to manage end-of-life tires (ELTs) are underway, with various stakeholders collaborating to improve recycling rates and reduce tire dumping. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Tire Industry Project (TIP) has facilitated workshops to foster cooperation among stakeholders in regions such as the US, Europe, and China. While progress has been made in ELT recycling rates, challenges remain, including policy inconsistencies and inadequate market reporting.

At its Board meeting of 9 November, ETRMA Members elected Chris Delaney of Goodyear as President of the Association for a two-year term of office starting on 1 January 2024. Mr Delaney is President EMEA of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and currently serves on the Board of ETRMA. Dr Ralf Holschumacher of the German Rubber Industry Association (WDK) was elected Vice President at the meeting.