Tyre technologies amongst the most advanced

NanoPro-Tech™ Compound

Function

  • Reduces energy loss in the top compound during rotation

Advantages

  • Less energy loss means lower rolling resistance
  • No compromise on tyre performance (mileage, abrasion resistance, irregular wear, sidewall cuts)

Benefits

  • Reduced fuel consumption
  • Similar durability and abrasion resistance as previous compounds

Standard Compound

Unnecessary friction requires excess energy input.

NanoPro-Tech™ Compound

Reduced friction allows the same deformation with less energy input.

Normal bead

Slim bead

Slim Bead

Function

  • Reduced bead filler volume

Advantages

  • Reduced tyre weight
  • Lower rolling resistance (-2%)
  • Does not compromise tyre durability

Benefits

  • Fuel savings
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Low Energy Pattern

Function

  • Better control of tread block movements

Advantages

  • Less deformation means less tread wear
  • Lower absorbed energy means less rolling resistance

Benefits

  • Increased mileage
  • Reduced fuel consumption

Conventional Belt

Waved Belt™

Waved Belt™

Function

  • Wave shaped belt strip of steel cords is wrapped circumferentially around the crown

Advantages

  • Reduction of stress and strain at the belt edges increases casing stability and durability
  • Stable footprint shape throughout the life of the tyre, reducing casing growth

Benefits

  • Allows higher loads
  • Increases retreadability

Turn-in-Ply

Function

  • Moves the ply end around the bead bundle, away from the high stress area in the sidewall

Advantages

  • A stronger, more resilient bead

Benefits

  • Increases the tyre's durability and casing retreadability
  • Allows higher loads

Conventional Bead

The ply is located in a high strain area in the sidewall

Turn-in-Ply

The ply end is turned around the bead bundle, away from the high strain area in the sidewall

Stone Ejectors

Function

  • Small flexible elements at the bottom of the grooves which eject stones from the tread and avoid stone retention

Advantages

  • Prevents stones penetrating through to the belts, preventing belt damage

Benefits

  • Prevents stone drilling damage
  • Increases casing retreadability