“Bridgestone Americas says they are scaling up the use of recovered carbon black in the tire market with longtime partner Delta-Energy Group, a Natchez, Mississippi-based developer of technology to recover chemicals from end-of-life tires.”
“Demand for virgin carbon black, a chemical that gets mixed with rubber to increase the strength of tires, is outpacing supply, according to the US subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation.”
“In late 2014, Bridgestone became an equity partner with Delta-Energy and began using their recovered carbon black product, called D-E Black, as a partial replacement for virgin carbon black in new tires. Since then, Bridgestone reports purchasing approximately 235 metric tons of recovered carbon black, which has reduced CO2 emissions by around 765,000 pounds.”
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