Continental announced that it has reached an important milestone in its research project for the industrialisation of dandelion rubber in tyre production. At the ContiWinterRoadshow 2014, the company presented the first test tyres made from the material that it is calling Taraxagum, derived from the botanical name for the dandelion (Taraxacum). According to Continental, the manufacture of the first WinterContact TS 850 P with natural rubber from dandelion roots has taken the company an important step closer to reaching its long-term goal of making tyre production more sustainable and less dependent on traditional raw materials.
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