Project description
UPM’s BioMotion™ RFF are among several CO2-negative solutions set to be produced at UPM’s Leuna facility in Germany. The Leuna biorefinery is part of a broader growth area, UPM Biorefining, which is scaling refineries to produce a variety of renewable fuels and chemicals made from sustainable biomass. It enables a vital shift away from fossil-based to renewable materials across a wide range of industries.
Functional fillers represent approximately 30% of a tyre and consist of materials such as primarily carbon black and precipitated silica. According to an initial test series by Nokian Tyres, replacing functional fillers with UPM BioMotion™ RFF offers great potential for more sustainable tyres and is therefore a highly relevant component on the path towards sustainable mobility.
The implemented solution
The partnership will launch UPM’s CO2-negative Renewable Functional Fillers into a new market segment and highlights the possibilities to use a lighter weight, 100% renewable alternative to traditional CO2-intensive fillers.
The key hurdles solved
The partnership will launch UPM’s CO2-negative Renewable Functional Fillers into a new market segment and highlights the possibilities to use a lighter weight, 100% renewable alternative to traditional CO2-intensive fillers.
Key Suppliers / Partners
UPM Biochemicals and Nokian Tyres, a leading developer and manufacturer of premium tyres, are set for an industry first with a concept tyre partly based on UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF).
