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Sep 21, 2022

Teijin Frontier Claims ‘World First’ for Sustainable Tire Cord

Tokyo – Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fibres and products converting company, has developed an ‘eco-friendly’ tire cord made from an adhesive that does not contain resorcinol formaldehyde (RF).

Designed for rubber reinforcement, the cord also delivers ‘low environmental impact’ through incorporating chemically recycled polyester fibre, said the company in a 12 Sept statement.

According to the company, this is the world’s first commercialisation of a tire cord material that combines an RF-free adhesive and a chemically recycled polyester fiber. …

Source: ERJ

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