Goodyear wins €3 million EU grant for “Bio-tyre”

Brussels - The EU has awarded €66 milion in grants for innovation in environmental technologies. Among these grants is just over €3 million to Goodyear to help it demonstrate the technical and economic viability of an environmentally-friendly tyre design that achieves reductions in rolling-resistance of up to 30 percent.

In the project documents, Goodyear says, "The project's first component aims to develop an alternative to traditional fillers used in tyres to reinforcement the lower sidewall. The new filler will be made from renewable resources (a new biopolymeric filler produced from corn starch), thereby reducing its environmental impact and allowing reductions in CO2 emissions during its production. The project's second component consists of an in-depth analysis and modification of the tyre structure, aimed at minimising energy loss while the vehicle is in motion."

Goodyear says the total project cost is €12.4 million, of which the EU is contributing a quarter. The officialproject reference is "LIFE06 ENV/L/000118 -- Bio Tyre"

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