Effects

Although the technology was not launched on the market until the early 1990s, today nearly all of the cars in Europe are equipped with tires that have treads containing silica and silane.

"Magic triangle"

Rolling resistance, wet grip and abrasion resistance improved at once.more

Reinforcement

In the rubber compounding technology silanes are used to modify the polar silica surface to increase the compatibility of the silica with the non-polar rubber matrix.more

Rolling resistance

Si 69^® improved the rolling resistance by 25%.more

Wear / abrasion resistance

By the aid of the silane the filler silica is linked chemically via covalent bonds to the polymer molecules of the rubber.more

Wet grip