Nokian Tyres (https://www.nokiantyres.com/) is changing its tire bags to more environmentally friendly ones. Producing bags partially from biomaterial reduces carbon dioxide emissions by up to 75% compared to making bags from virgin or recycled plastic.
"As a group, we want to be the industry forerunner in sustainability (https://www.nokiantyres.com/company/sustainability/) and to consider the issues involved throughout the life cycle of a tire, from raw materials and manufacturing to the proper recycling of tires. Producing tire bags from more environmentally friendly materials is part of this," says Marko Mäkelä, Head of Sales at
About 40,000 kg of plastic have been used per year for
"I'm Green" label indicates more environmentally friendly raw materials
Using bio-based sugarcane ethylene as a one of the raw materials has enabled the reduction of emissions.Sugarcane has already absorbed carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during its growth phase, thus reducing the final emissions from the production of the bags.
Tire bags have been granted the "I'm Green" label for their environmental friendliness.
The "I'm Green" label is the property of the petrochemical company Braskem and its use is strictly controlled and regulated. To qualify for the label, more than 50% of the raw materials in the product recipe must be Green PE. Of the bags that
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Zuzana Seidl, PR Manager Nokian Tyres CE, 00420 603 578 866,
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