20 February 2017
ABOUT SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES
DETAILS
(Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo;
President: Masaaki Ito; "Kuraray")
today announces
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
has adopted
liquid farnesene rubber (LFR)
as a performance enhancing additive for use
in the production of
the latest studless tire WINTER MAXX 02.
LFR is a liquid rubber developed by Kuraray
using a new biologically derived diene monomer
called farnesene, developed by Amyris, Inc.
This is the first time it is being used in tires.
Kuraray has discovered a variety of
LFR’s unique advantages and, going forward,
will continue optimizing its molecular design
to develop new applications that meet
customers’ diverse performance requirements,
going beyond tires.
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