Michelin unveils 46% sustainable concept tire at 2021 Movin’On

Laval, Quebec – Michelin is presenting two sustainable innovations, including a green tire concept, at the 2021 Movin’On global sustainable mobility summit, held virtually 1-4 June. 

The French group is introducing a racing tire containing 46% sustainable materials - the GreenGT Mission H24 hydrogen-powered prototype developed for endurance racing.
 
The tire, Michelin said in a 1 June statement, is engineered for motorsports and delivers high sustainable content as well as “superior on-track performance.”
 
The high sustainability was achieved by increasing the tire’s natural rubber content and using recycled carbon black recovered from end-of-life tires, Michelin said.

Furthermore, the tire also includes other bio-sourced or recycled sustainable materials, such as orange and lemon rind, sunflower oil, pine resin and recycled steel.

Also this year, Michelin is unveiling the Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project  – an automated, telescopic, inflatable wing sail system that can be fitted on both merchant ships and pleasure craft. 

The inflatable wing sail, according to Michelin, has a “revolutionary design” that enables a ship to reduce its fuel consumption by up to 20%. 

Especially suitable for ro-ro ships, bulk carriers and oil and gas tankers, it can be fitted as original equipment on newbuilds or retrofitted on in-service vessels.
 
“The two innovative solutions… offer tangible, real-world proof of our determination to make mobility increasingly sustainable,” said Michelin managing chairman Florent Menegaux.