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Bridgestone Americas has announced the release of the latest addition to its iconic ultra-high performance Potenza lineup: the Bridgestone Potenza Race tire. The tire is homologated for public roads but its performance is focused on track days. Independent company TÜV SÜD tests have shown that the Potenza Race tire delivers the fastest lap time and shortest braking on dry pavement, outperforming its main competitors. Bridgestone's expertise in motorsports and high performance has contributed to the development of the Potenza Race tire. The tire's tread pattern, construction, and material compound have been innovatively designed, incorporating Bridgestone's groundbreaking Virtual Tire Development technology.

According to the latest Smithers’press release, the Carbon Black World 2023 Conference, organized by Smithers and supported by the local host partner Jiangxi Black Cat, was a great success. 20+ speakers and 400+ delegates joined the conference in Jingdezhen, 11-14 April 2023.The conference brought together an international audience that spanned the entire value chain, including producers, end-users, equipment suppliers, and solution providers across the tire, rubber, plastics, compounds, and ink industries. “We were delighted to bring the Global leaders of the Carbon Black value chain to China, the world’s largest carbon black market.”, said Ciaran Little, VP, Americas & Asia Pacific, Information Division at Smithers. “The event provided a timely forum for discussion of the key opportunities and challenges in the sector and a vital platform for collaboration and future partnership.”

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced that it has produced a run of demonstration tires made with 75% recycled and renewable materials, including synthetic rubber made with recycled plastics and natural rubber harvested from desert shrubs grown domestically, in the Arizona desert. The company has completed production of 200 demonstration tires and is pursuing joint evaluation with automakers for use on the next generation of electrified SUVs and crossovers (CUVs). The company’s relentless commitment to its goal of using 100% sustainable materials in its products by 2050 was underscored in remarks by Bridgestone Global CEO, Shuichi Ishibashi, during a February 16 briefing with media and industry analysts in Tokyo where Bridgestone also announced that it is pursuing a tire design utilizing 90% recycled and renewable materials for passenger cars.

Continental has taken on the role of fourth co-chair of the Tire Industry Project (TIP). With this step, the tire manufacturer is further emphasizing its comprehensive commitment to sustainability. Continental will contribute resources and its long-term expertise in the areas of end-of-life tires, sustainability assessment methods, and sustainable materials. The Tire Industry Project (TIP) is a global CEO-led initiative of leading tire manufacturers in the context of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). TIP is the tire industry’s most important global forum for sustainability issues.

Recently, Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (publ) released Interim Report for January-December 2022 demonstrating progress in achieving widespread commercialization and industrialization. See below: Q4 2022: Net revenues for the period were MSEK 2.0 (1.0) Earnings after tax for the period were MSEK -25.0 (-18.1) Earnings per share for the period (before dilution) was SEK -0.03 (-0.02) Cash flow for the period after investments was MSEK -26.2 (-16.6) Enviro receives pyrolysis oil order worth MSEK 2 from Preem

Bridgestone Americas announced it is on pace to achieve one of its highest year-over-year results in its Bandag business with a 9% increase over 2021. With the growth experienced by strategic fleet partners and the unprecedented demand in the market, the company forecasts year-end sales of Bandag retreads will reach more than 7 million units in North America and anticipates continued growth in 2023 with a $60 million investment in its Abilene, Texas retread plant to increase production capacity.

Bridgestone to demonstrate its vision for sustainable mobility through the enablement of material circularity, product performance, and on-demand services for personal and fleet mobility. The company’s presence at CES®1 2023 is centered around three key themes: renewable natural rubber and tire recycling, “Smart Corner” digitally connected tires and air springs for EVs, and a digital concierge experience for personal and fleet vehicle management. CES 2023 is the first time Bridgestone will showcase its vision for the full product life cycle—from manufacturing to ownership to end-of-life material circularity—as a demonstration of the Bridgestone E8 Commitment to becoming a Sustainable Solutions Company.

Smithers – a global leader in rubber, plastics and polymer testing and market reports – spoke with tires expert Howard Colvin, author of Smithers’ latest report The Future of Carbon Black vs. Silica in Tires to 2027, about the challenges facing the tire industry and expected developments. Howard Colvin has many years of experience in the tire industry with 22 years at Goodyear and 12 years with Cooper. At Cooper he worked in the Advanced Technology group and led Cooper’s consortium of academia, industry and government to develop a guayule concept tire. Howard is the 2021 Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology award winner for exhibiting exceptional technical competency in rubber science and technology.

In a joint appeal, leading tire manufacturers Michelin and Bridgestone believe that there is the potential for an annual total market of up to 1 million tons of recovered carbon black by 2030. The appeal was made last week at the Smithers Recovered Carbon Black Conference in Berlin, which Enviro attended and where the company’s chairman, Alf Blomqvist, was one of the speakers. Both Michelin and Bridgestone have set a goal that by 2050, their tires will consist of 100% sustainable materials. At their appearance in Berlin, both companies stated that the capacity to produce recovered carbon black that meets manufacturer specifications is small compared to the total carbon black market.