Bridgestone Scales Up Recovered Carbon Black for the Tire Market

Bridgestone Americas says they are scaling up the use of recovered carbon black in the tire. Market with longtime partner Delta-Energy Group, a Natchez. Mississippi-based developer of technology to recover chemicals from end-of-life tires. Demand for virgin carbon black. A chemical that gets mixed with rubber to increase the strength of tires. Outpacing supply, according to the US subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation. Delta-Energy Group’s proprietary process to extract materials produces 81% less carbon. Dioxide per ton compared to virgin carbon black, the tire and rubber company says.

Bridgestone became an equity partner

With Delta-Energy and Bridgestone Scales Up began using their recovered carbon black product, called D-E Black. As a partial replacement for virgin carbon black in new USA WhatsApp Number Data tires. Since then, Bridgestone reports purchasing approximately 235 metric tons of recovered carbon black, which has reduced CO2 emissions by around 765,000 pounds. Bridgestone says that the company is currently using D-E Black in tires for agriculture and passenger applications in several plants throughout the Americas, including the Bridgestone Des Moines Agriculture Tire Plant, the Aiken County Passenger Tire Plant, and the Bridgestone Cuernavaca Tire Plant.

The equivalent of about 2 million end-of-life tiree

Reduction of 24 million pounds of  Bridgestone Scales Up carbon emissions. The for agriculture and passenger applications in several plants throughout the Americas, including the Switzerland WhatsApp Number List Bridgestone Des Moines Agriculture Tire Plant, the Aiken County Passenger Tire Plant, and the Bridgestone Cuernavaca Tire Plant. tire-maker’s goal is to use 100% sustainable materials by 2050. “Through the partnership with Delta-Energy, Bridgestone will divert millions of end-of-life tires annually into new products that will give them a new life,” the company said.

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