ISCC Plus-certified resins for Continental tires
TotalEnergies’s Cray Valley Affiliate has signed a new agreement to supply tire manufacturer Continental with ISCC Plus-certified Cleartack and Ricon resins.
Using a mass balance approach, the Cleartack and Ricon resins will enable the increase of renewable materials in the value chain of Continental tires while maintaining the highest level of safety and performance through specific tire tread formulation.
Cleartack is a pure monomer low molecular weight tackifying resin, and Ricon is a Liquid Polybutadiene resin that enhances the performance of tires. Both are produced at TotalEnergies' Carling, France site.
TotalEnergies’ Cray Valley Affiliate supplies resins (Cleartack and Ricon) derived from used cooking oil for synthetic rubber production.
The ISCC Plus-certified bio-feedstock originally comes from vegetable oil or used cooking oil processed at TotalEnergies' biorefinery. Cray Valley will supply Cleartack and Ricon resins to different Continental tire plants in Europe.
“We are very proud to support our long-standing partner to reach its sustainability ambitions. Simultaneously, this agreement is part of our 2030 ambition to supply more than 30% of our total volume as sustainable resins,” said Thierry Lebriat, Global Head of Sales at Cray Valley.
