Recently, Michelin launched two tires with a sustainable material content of up to 45% and 58%, which will be suitable for passenger cars and buses respectively.

Continuous innovation, tire sustainable material content reaches a new high

Two Michelin tires, with up to 45% and 58% sustainable material content, are approved for on-road use and have performance levels consistent with tires in the current market. The launch, the first of its kind in the world, further demonstrates Michelin's innovative strength in achieving its ambitious goal of 100% of Michelin tires being made of sustainable materials by 2050.

The launch of these two tires is an important milestone in Michelin's acceleration of sustainable innovation and lays the groundwork for the introduction of tires with high-content sustainable materials in the next two to three years. Michelin is fullyprepared: to increase the proportion of sustainable materials in tires to 40% by 2030, and to achieve 100% of tires made of bio-sourced, renewable or recyclable materials by 2050.

Michelin's breakthrough is due to the use of more natural rubber, recycled carbon black, sunflower oil and bio-resin, silica derived from rice husks, and recycled steel. Michelin remains committed to the use of sustainable materials in tire production without compromising performance, striving to minimize the environmental footprint of the tire's entire life cycle, including design, manufacture, transportation, use and recycling.

Supported by technology, many parties work together to accelerate sustainable research and development

In order to adhere to the road of sustainable development, Michelin's professional skills in the field of high-tech materials and the tireless efforts of all R&D personnel empower each other. As of the end of 2021, Michelin holds 3,678 valid patents in the field of high-tech materials. A few days ago, Michelin was also listed on Clarivate's2022 "Top 100 Global Innovation Institutions", which is a collective commendation for the Michelin Group and all R&D personnel. Knowing that innovation in sustainable materials requires new skills, Michelin has actively participated in a series of targeted cooperation projects, enabling the group to accelerate the development of breakthrough technologies, especially in the field of conversion and recycling. For example, Pyrowave (recycled styrene), Carbios (recycled PET plastic), Enviro (recycled carbon black), IFPEN/Axens (biobutadiene) with ADEME (French Ecological Transformation Agency), the Empreinte project in partnership with ADEME, help The carbon black cycle project (BlackCycle) and the plastic recycling project (Whitecycle) to build a circular economy. Michelin will continue to work with its many partners to convert waste tires into high-quality raw materials that can be used to make new tires.