New Delhi, April 25, 2023: As a part of the company’s
commitment towards sustainable development, Indian tyre
major JK Tyre & Industries developed an all new sustainable
tyre, which will deliver performance comparable to that of a
standard radial tyre while registering a lower carbon
footprint. The “UX Green” tyre was tested extensively in
indoor and outdoor on roads as well as on test tracks to
validate the performance.
Designed and developed by the talented team at JK Tyre,
based on the decade long research, conducted at JK Tyre's
Global Tech Centre, the R&D team has been working on
creating alternate solutions that will allow products to
replace conventional petroleum-based materials with
sustainable material.
Commenting on this breakthrough success, Dr. Raghupati
Singhania, Chairman & Managing Director, JK Tyre said, “Offering
a product that is so closely connected with our overall
sustainability goals is something we at JK Tyre are very proud of.
With a strong emphasis on creating substitutes to conserve the
ecosystem, the tyre has been fully designed & developed using
80% sustainable materials. This development is not only a
reflection of our highly skilled R&D team, but it also reinforces our
serious commitment to advancing sustainable growth and
boosting societal value creation, moving towards carbon
neutrality by 2050. The range of such tyres will be offered in due
course.
The product development was done consciously using recycled, renewables and bio-based
materials. The tyre is developed with highly sustainable materials like natural rubber, bio-
attributed SBR and BR, bio-based oil, recycled rubber powder, recovered carbonaceous
black, recycled polyester and steel wire. Majority of these materials are ISCC (International
Sustainability & Carbon Certification) certified.