The CRs™ technology transforms the rubber industry from a linear to a circular industry
CRs™ is a proprietary technology that transforms end-of-life tire rubber crumb into a fully circular, decarbonized rubber material.
By turning ~85% of the total tire (excluding only steel and fabric), into cryogenic rubber powder and combining it with the CRs™ activator, we can replace more than 50% of virgin material in a tire, which is mostly fossil material.
The CRs™ system allows previously vulcanized rubber crumbs to become chemically reactivated to create a new compounding material.
CRs™ can be used with any vulcanized rubber crumbs: SBR, PBR, IR, Butyl, EPDM.
Products produced with CRs™ can be recycled over and over again - 10 recycles showed no degrading in tests.
Cost advantages and no additional CAPEX for tire manufacturers
The CRs™ process uses standard industry tire manufacturing machinery and requires no new capital investment.
CRs™ reduces curing time in manufacturing by 10-20%.
Recycled rubber from End-of-life tires does not need to be de-vulcanized.
CRs™ rubber cost is at par with virgin rubber.
performance improvement compared to today’s materials
Proven technology tested with leading tire manufacturers.
>2 million kilometers of road-testing show 10%+ improved abrasion resistance.
Extensive testing demonstrates 10-20% improved rolling resistance.
CRs™ ROAD TO CIRCULAR TIRES
23% recycled CRs™ compound - verified and road-tested.
67% recycled CRs™ compound - in lab tests.
90% recycled CRs™ compound - enabling the zero-emission tire combined with smaller share of NR, rCB, and bio-SBR.