Continental used silica for the very first time in its tread compounds for car tires. The properties of this filler ...

Without carbon black, tires wouldn’t last 5,000 miles ... followed by more layers of rubber and finally the tread. “It’s kind of like black electrical tape being added to a tube of cardboard ...

In addition, carbon black helps to conduct heat away from certain hot spots on the tire, specifically in the tread and steel belts. This means that even as heat builds up from road friction and ...

The PROPEL E8 solution allows greater rolling resistance compared with ASTM N200 and N100 carbon black grades ... sustainability of the tire value chain. This allows tread formulators to deliver ...