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Goodyear anounces new "green filling" for tires - it's made from cornstarch

Sustainable and renewable materials - such as cornstarch - are going to be sources for Goodyear's new greener tires. Goodyear announced that it's developing a new line of low rolling resistance tires which will not only save some fuel, but are more "respectful for the environment," since they require less CO2 to be produced than standard Goodyear tires. Cornstarch is going to be added as "biologic" filling as a substitute for silicon and soot, both of which are usually obtained from oil. Goodyear has teamed up with Novamont, an Italian R+D ... Read more →

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Goodyear anounces new "green filling" for tires - it's made from cornstarch

Goodyear anounces new "green filling" for tires - it's made from cornstarch 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

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