Teijin Fibers's, Ecopet Plus - a chemically recycled polyester fibre - is being used in a new tyre from Toyo Tire & Rubber that is aimed at environmentally-oriented passenger cars. Created through Teijin's Eco Circle closed-loop recycling system, Ecopet Plus will be used for the carcass of the tyre. Tyre cords require strength, elasticity, adhesion to rubber, fatigue resistance, dimensional stability and heat resistance. Until now, recycled materials have been unable to meet the demanding requirements of tyre carcass fabric. The high quality of Ecopet Plus has, however, enabled its adoption by Toyo Tire & Rubber for the company's new Proxes Ne tyres. Teijin developed Ecopet Plus polyester fibre using advanced recycling technologies that chemically decompose polyester for conversion into raw polyester. The recycled material offers the purity of products derived from petroleum and therefore achieves the demanding performance levels required for tyre cords. In addition, Teijin Fibers' claims that its repeatable recycling system reduces energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 80% each when compared to systems that produce polyester material from petroleum. Union Tire Cord, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Teijin Fibers, will process raw Ecopet Plus, preparing it for production of tyre cord with a fineness of 1670 decitex (384 filaments). The company has a sales target of 10 tons/month (approximately 50000 tyres) in 2009, rising to 30 tons/month (approximately 150000 tires) in 2011.
Tyre cord from recycled polyester. Product purity key to success
Future Materials - fm ; Feb ; 14
2009
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