On June 25, 2018, Japan's Bridgestone Corporation, the world’s largest tire manufacturer, announced that it had invented a method of combining rubber and resin at the molecular level into a hybrid polymer, which may Reduce the amount of polymer material required for the tire.
Bridgestone invents a new type of tire material Bridgestone invents a new type of tire material

Bridgestone claims that this new type of polymer has "unprecedented durability" and is comparable to ordinary rubber. Its crack resistance exceeds 5 times, its abrasion resistance exceeds 2.5 times, and its tensile strength is 1.5 times higher than that of natural rubber. .

The newly developed "high-strength rubber" (HSR) is called a hybrid material: A synthetic rubber component such as butadiene and isoprene is bonded to a resin component such as ethylene at the molecular level.

The production process is formed by copolymerization using Bridgestone's proprietary Gd catalyst. The company stated that it has developed polymers by "further developing" Gd catalyst technology for synthesizing polyisoprene rubber. The company says that this next-generation material can combine the flexibility of rubber with the high strength of the resin.

Bridgestone invents high-strength rubber material as a sustainable material Bridgestone invents high-strength rubber material as a sustainable material

Bridgestone also pointed out that the application of the target includes higher performance and less material development than current tires. The company also expects that HSR will help it achieve its 2050 reusable 100% sustainable material target.

In this case, "sustainable materials" are resources that originate from continuous supply, can be used for a long period of time, and have low environmental and social impacts throughout the life cycle from procurement to disposal.

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