TIRE COMPONENT WITH MAJORITY RENEWABLE CONTENT

DRIVE November 6, 2024
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A tire component formed from a rubber composition comprising a majority weight percent of renewable materials is disclosed. The rubber composition comprises, based on 100 parts per weight (phr) of elastomer: a blend of at least two rubber elastomers selected from a group consisting of: from 40 phr to 50 phr polybutadiene; up to 60 phr of one or more styrene-butadiene copolymer(s); up to 45 phr of natural rubber; a bio-derived resin material; and a bio-derived filler comprising silica and carbon black filler, wherein said carbon black filler is at least partially derived from a bio-based feedstock prior to its addition to the rubber composition.

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