AKRON,
Ohio, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) today announced at the 2022
Waste Expo trade show, a new formulation of its popular Endurance™
WHA waste haul tire made with a renewable soybean oil compound. The
Endurance WHA is now made with soybean oil, which replaces a
portion of the petroleum-based materials used in its production.
The soybean oil in the tire is a bio-based material currently
sourced from surplus left over from food applications and is
another step in Goodyear's global journey to fully replace
petroleum-derived oils by 2040.
"Producing the new Endurance WHA tire lineup with a sustainable
soybean oil compound will help waste haul fleets pursue their
sustainability goals while delivering the long hours to removal
that the Endurance WHA tire is known for," said Jessica Julian, commercial product marketing
manager, Goodyear North America. "In each new Endurance WHA tire,
soybean oil will replace almost 16 liquid ounces of free-flowing
petroleum oil – almost as much as a 16-ounce red plastic party cup.
When you multiply that by a moderately-sized regional waste haul
fleet of around 500 trucks, it could decrease petroleum-based
products by the equivalent of almost 15 barrels of oil."
Endurance WHA tire models made with soybean oil are now
available for order and will head into production in Q3 of
2022.
The Endurance WHA tire is designed to keep waste haul fleets on
the road longer with a dual-layer tread compound that helps
optimize treadwear. Add to that, rolling resistance and a deep
24/32" skid depth for long tread life in waste haul applications.
Additionally, the Endurance WHA comes with optional built-in
DuraSeal Technology® that instantly seals tread punctures to help
fleets reduce downtime, costly repairs and premature removal of a
tire.
The Endurance WHA with soybean is part of Goodyear's Total
Mobility platform of providing trusted products, a premier service
network and complete tire management to our customers. For more
information on the Endurance WHA lineup, visit
www.goodyeartrucktires.com.
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It
employs about 72,000 people and manufactures its products in 57
facilities in 23 countries around the world. Its two Innovation
Centers in Akron, Ohio, and
Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to
develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the
technology and performance standard for the industry. For more
information about Goodyear and its products, go to
www.goodyear.com/corporate.
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