Qingdao, China – Qingdao Sentury Tire Co. Ltd. and Huagao Graphene Technology Corp. have signed an agreement to produce “electrostatic tires” in China, according to the tire-maker.
The companies started that trial production of graphene-based conducting tires in October last year and have now agreed to launch mass production.
According to the production plan, the output will be 5 million tires (a year) in the first five years with the amount set to double for the second five-year.
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