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May 11, 2022 04:13 PM

Goodyear launching waste-haul tire with soybean oil

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    The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Compa
    At WasteExpo 2022 in Las Vegas, Nev. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company showcases Endurance WHA with a renewable soybean oil compound, Goodyear’s first waste hauler tire developed with a bio-based material.

    LAS VEGAS — Goodyear has previewed a second truck tire that uses soybean oil in place of petroleum-based materials in the rubber compounding.

    The Endurance WHA waste-haul tire will join the Metro Miler city transit tire, introduced earlier in May, as a commercially available truck tires that use bio-based soybean oil.

    Goodyear debuted the tire at the 2022 Waste Expo, held May 9-12 in Las Vegas but said production won't start until the third quarter.

    The soybean oil used is sourced from leftover food applications.

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    The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Compa
    The Endurance WHA with a renewable soybean oil compound replaces approximately 16 liquid ounces of free-flowing petroleum oil. The tire introduction marks the next step in Goodyear’s commitment to fully replacing petroleum-based oils in its tires by 2040 and aims to meet growing commercial demand driven by industry-wide sustainability trends.

    Goodyear said this represents another step toward its goal of replacing 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," Jessica Julian, commercial product marketing manager, Goodyear North America, said.

    "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," she said.

    The Endurance WHA offers a dual-layer tread compound that optimizes treadwear, as well as lower rolling resistance and a 24/32nds-inch skid depth.

    Buyers also can order the WHA with an optional DuraSeal Technology inner liner layer designed to seal tread punctures to reduce fleet downtime, repairs and premature removal of a tire.

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