Mr Holden travelled to Akron, Ohio, to talk to the researchers behind the newest environmental tyre from Goodyear, the Assurance Fuel Max. He interviewed Jean-Claude Kihn, Goodyear’s Chief Technology Officer, who explained some of the innovative features of the Fuel Max tyre and the BioIsoprene compound.
Goodyear’s forward-looking concept tyre made with BioIsoprene Technology was awarded the prestigious “Environmental Achievement of the Year Award” at the second Tyre Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence ceremony – the world’s biggest celebration of endeavour in the field of tyres
[biosprene] Leading tyre manufacturer Goodyear has unveiled the world’s first tyre made with BioIsoprene technology, in time for this month’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.