Three industry majors – global tyremaker Bridgestone; Netherlands-based synthetic rubber producer; Arlanxeo; and Belgian chemical company, Solvay, launched recently a new, co-developed tyre technology platform called Techsyn .
They said that Techsyn combines chemically optimised synthetic rubber with tailor-made silica, interacting at a molecular level, to enable tyres to deliver unrivalled strength and environmental performance.
Each material found in Techsyn was developed by the three companies. Techsyn enables tyres to achieve up to 30% better wear efficiency and rolling resistance that is reduced by up to 6%, compared to other conventional Bridgestone EMIA4 summer products, without compromising any other performance areas. Thus, the application of Techsyn can reduce overall fuel consumption and CO2 emissions and enhance tread mileage, they said, adding that the durability it provides, likewise, results in less changing of tyres, and in the long term, reduce consumption of raw materials.
Bridgestone will implement Techsyn for mass production with various tyre categories and vehicles. According to the partners, Bridgestone, Arlanxeo, and Solvay, they have developed a roadmap of technologies where close collaboration will be essential to move along the pattern identified with Techsyn and create even more effective synergies.