With sustainability becoming an increasingly important focus for the tire industry, manufacturers are exploring ways to improve circularity across the sector. In response, the ISCC Plus pilot project aims to develop industrial ecosystems that recover and process waste materials for reintegration into tire manufacturing, supporting more sustainable production across the supply chain.
Pirelli has announced that it has actively supported and participated in the ISCC Plus pilot to add recycled steel to the ISCC Plus materials list, working alongside Xingda, a strategic supplier and manufacturer of rubber reinforcement materials.
As part of the initiative, Pirelli contributed to the development of technical requirements and sustainability guidelines, supporting Xingda and its upstream suppliers throughout the ISCC Plus certification process. The project represents a further step toward aligning the recycled steel supply chain for tire manufacturing with circular economy principles through independently verified certification standards.
The project highlights the value of an industrial ecosystem in which a tire manufacturer, suppliers, certification standard and certification body work collaboratively to enable innovation in materials and processes across the value chain.
The ISCC-certified recycled steel will be used in tires produced by Pirelli in many plants all around the world through a controlled blending chain of custody approach, ensuring full traceability and transparent communication across the value chain on the origin and characteristics of the raw materials used in the group’s products.
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