A major tire manufacturer is turning to soybean oil to fuel the tires of the future.
The United Soybean Board (USB) and the Soy Checkoff have been researching and working with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company for multiple years now. The company has already commercialized several consumer tires. Now it’s committing to phasing out all petroleum from its products by the year 2040, using soybean oil in its place.
The project with Goodyear started back 2010 and the industry says new industries are coming on all of the time.
“There are many other industries we’re in the biofuel ya know, surfactants, lubrications, surface sealants,asphalt, adhesives; I mean, the list is continually growing, and it’s just great that industry is looking at something that sustainable, renewable, and biodegradable,” says Ed Lammers, USB Director from Nebraska.
Lammers says in 2020, Goodyear increased its soybean oil demand by more than 70%.
