Zeosil surpasses tire labeling criteria

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Impending EU tire label legislation due to come into effect on November 1, 2012 provides
opportunities for tire manufacturers to differentiate their product offering to further improve fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise for passenger cars, and light and heavy commercial vehicles.

At the Tire Technology Expo, Cologne, Rhodia delivered a paper highlighting the benefits of their newest Zeosil Premium and Zeosil 1085GR products, which meet and surpass the specific criteria and additional challenges imposed by the new tire labeling legislation.

( A5 O3 ]6 k, B0 I+ @9 h0 |Zeosil and Zeosil Premium Benchmark ranges of Highly Dispersible Silica from Rhodia, are components used in providing better performing, safer and fuel-efficient tires.

- U! f4 M" c. h3 g4 ^$ s) E9 i- DChristian Léger, Silica global business director for Rhodia said, “The new tire labeling draws attention to three basic criteria, two of which are directly linked and influenced by silica, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions economy, which is high on the agenda of today’s cost and environment conscious consumers, and safety, equally top-of-mind and which concerns handling, breaking precision in both wet and wintry conditions.