Metallurgy / Chemicals / Rubber & Plastics

According to the observation report of Huacheng import and export data, the silicone self-healing tire solution innovated and developed by Dow has been officially released. This technology has been successfully applied to a recyclable tire sealant, B-SEAL, recently launched by Bridgestone. Relying on the new SiLASTIC ™ With the superior performance and advanced technology of SST-2650 self repairing silicone, Dow will provide self repairing tire manufacturers with innovative solutions that give consideration to both high performance and sustainability, and create a more lightweight, safe and durable driving experience for users.

"Dow adheres to the principle of 'Seek Together ™’ Concept, we are always committed to working together with partners to promote sustainable change in the field of transportation. The newly released self-healing silicone products are the innovative results of the sincere cooperation between Dow and Bridgestone, a world-famous tire enterprise. This technology can improve safety, convenience and weight efficiency, and is outstanding in sustainability. " Jeroen Bello, director of consumer products solutions and global transportation and transportation market of Dow, said: "With the increasing environmental awareness of consumers and manufacturers, the market demand for sustainable consumer products will also increase significantly. Dow will work with more partners to control the sustainable development of transportation."

Sustainable development trend drives new market demand

With the increasing demand for recyclability and sustainability of materials in the global automotive industry, self repairing tires, with their excellent lightweight performance and recyclability, are becoming a new solution to assist the sustainable development of the automotive industry. Its design principle is to form a self sealing layer on the inner surface of the tire. Once the tire is punctured, it can be quickly sealed with excellent sealing performance, and when the foreign matter is pulled out, it can instantly repair the leak with strong polymerization force to maintain normal use performance, Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

Through in-depth research and analysis, scientists from Dow found that the sustainability of traditional self repairing tire sealing materials generally needs to be further improved, which also has a great impact on the sustainable development of the industry. Under the general trend of sustainable development in the field of transportation, most sealant materials cannot be separated from tires after use, which leads to the inability to recycle tires; In addition, complicated high-temperature operation conditions and processes such as large area laser cleaning of tire surface before coating further increase energy consumption in the production process and aggravate the impact on the environment, which is not an ideal solution.

According to the observation report of Huacheng import and export data, Dow, as the leader of silicone technology, innovates and develops more sustainable SiLASTIC based on full understanding of silicone materials and profound accumulation in silicone technology ™ Self repairing silicone brings a new solution for the sustainable development of enabling automobile industry.

Double improvement of performance and process enables sustainable development of the industry

SiLASTIC ™ Self repairing silicone shows unique advantages in terms of sustainability. According to the observation report of Huacheng import and export data, on the one hand, SiLASTIC is different from the traditional self repair tire ™ The self repairing silicone can be separated from the tire at the end of its service life, so that the tire and silicone material can be recycled separately; On the other hand, use SiLASTIC ™ The self repairing silicone solution replaces the spare tire, which can reduce the body weight, further increase the driving mileage, improve fuel efficiency, and improve the freedom of vehicle design.

In terms of the conventional use performance of self repairing tires, we benefit from Dow's advanced and unique silicone technology, SiLASTIC ™ Self repairing silicone only needs a layer of light and thin material to achieve puncture prevention, maintain long-term stability and air tightness, and create a lighter, safer and more durable use experience. Meanwhile, SiLASTIC ™ Self repairing silicone has also achieved a breakthrough in the process. Standard equipment can be used to easily and quickly complete the assembly at room temperature without pre cleaning and pre mixing, further improving the processing performance, thereby shortening the processing cycle, reducing the processing cost, and on the other hand reducing the pressure on the environment. With its unique innovative technology, Dow has enabled the sustainable transformation of the transportation industry.

Sustainable solutions help low-carbon transportation

SiLASTIC ™ The introduction of self repairing silicone further demonstrates Dow's commitment to the sustainable development of the industry, that is, to work together with partners to drive the sustainable development of transportation with innovative technologies and products. Dow promises to reduce its annual net carbon emissions by 15% by 2030 compared with 2020, that is, by about 5 million tons/year, and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation reported.