- Continental and SMX's Joint Project on invisible markers in
tires won "Environmental Achievement of the Year –
Manufacturing"
- The 2023 Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation
and Excellence were presented on 21 March at the Tire Technology
Expo in Hanover, Germany
- Dr. Boris Mergell, Head of
R&D Continental Tires: "Our commitment to performance,
sustainability and safety runs right across our organization, and
it's fantastic that once again, this has been recognized"
HANOVER, N.Y., March 22,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Continental has won
"Environmental Achievement of the Year – Manufacturing" at the
prestigious Tire Technology International (TTI) Awards for
Innovation and Excellence. The 'invisible markers in tires' joint
project with Continental and SMX beat rival initiatives in the
"Environmental Achievement of the Year – Manufacturing" category
for its contribution to greater traceability in the natural rubber
supply chain.
"Our commitment to performance, sustainability and safety runs
right across our organization, and it's fantastic that once again,
this has been recognized", said Dr. Boris
Mergell, Head of Research & Development at Continental
Tires, who accepted the award during the ceremony at the Tire
Technology Expo in Hanover,
Germany.
Commenting on Continental's success in the Environmental
Achievement of the Year – Manufacturing award, Matt Ross, Editor-in-chief at Tire Technology
International said: "In a closely fought category, Continental and
SMX's development of invisible markers to increase the traceability
of natural rubber really impressed the judges. This technology
showcases Conti's commitment to not only improving the
sustainability of its tyres, but to being part of a global supply
chain that holds itself accountable to the highest levels of
environmental awareness."
Invisible markers ensure greater transparency in the natural
rubber supply chain
Together Continental and SMX have developed a special marker
technology for use in natural rubber. It aims at creating greater
transparency along the entire value chain of tires and technical
rubber products in the future. Provided with special security
features, the use of the marker substances enables the invisible
marking of natural rubber with information on its origin. With the
aid of special reading devices and specially developed software,
the information on the natural rubber can be read out.
The TTI Awards for Innovation and Excellence are considered the
most important awards in the tire industry and recognize the latest
developments and advances in tire technology from around the world.
The awards are judged by an international jury of more than 20
journalists and leading experts from the tire industry, and were
presented at the Tire Technology Expo 2023, which is taking place
in Hanover from 21 to 23
March.
About SMX
SMX is the next generation solution to address the
anti-counterfeit, brand protection, client liability and track and
trace markets. The Company has developed a suite of integrated
solutions to solve both authentication and track and trace
challenges in order to uphold supply chain integrity and provide
quality assurance and brand accountability to producers of
goods.
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