Nokian tyres turn green

Nokian Tyres’ factory in Nokia, Finland has obtained the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS. With the certification, Nokian Tyres is able to introduce new sustainable, ISCC PLUS certified raw materials in its tyres. Source: Timberbiz Nokian Tyres will introduce the certified raw materials when new flagship products are launched. Using the certified materials is an important step for the company in reaching one of its key sustainability goals, which is to increase the share of recycled or renewable raw materials in its tyres to 50% by 2030. “Nokian Tyres is working to replace fossil-based tire materials with sustainable ones to reach the goal. We are already using recycled and renewable raw materials in our tyres and being able to use the ISCC PLUS certified materials in addition to them accelerates the work and complements our own raw material research and innovations,” said Teemu Soini, VP, Innovations & Development at Nokian Tyres. ISCC is a globally applicable sustainability certification system. The ISCC PLUS certification also ensures compliance with high ecological and social sustainability requirements, and traceability throughout the supply chain. The certification that Nokian Tyres received applies to the manufacturing of passenger car tires at the factory in Finland, and the company is planning on getting also other production sites certified. Recently Nokian Tyres reached another milestone regarding sustainable raw materials when the company demonstrated the usability of a groundbreaking new raw material in tyres by presenting the concept tire Nokian Tyres Green Step Ligna in June 2024. It is the first ever tyre made with UPM BioMotion RFF, a fully renewable wood-based lignin raw material. The material replaced all fossil carbon black in the concept tyre’s sidewalls.