{"id":10144,"date":"2014-12-18T13:55:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T12:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=10144"},"modified":"2014-12-18T13:55:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T12:55:31","slug":"mitas-aims-to-test-agriculture-tyres-made-of-dandelion-rubber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/mitas-aims-to-test-agriculture-tyres-made-of-dandelion-rubber\/10144","title":{"rendered":"Mitas aims to test agriculture tyres made of dandelion rubber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mitas is planning to test the first agriculture tyre made from agricultural cultivated crops. Rubber extracted from the Taraxacum koksaghyz (Kazakh dandelion) will complement rubber tree latex in the compound of agriculture tyres produced by Mitas. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Taraxacum-koksaghyz-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Taraxacum-koksaghyz-copy\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Taraxacum-koksaghyz-copy.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Taraxacum-koksaghyz-copy-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The goal is to have the first prototype of the dandelion tyre during 2015. Mitas is also currently involved in the Drive4EU project researching the possibilities of using rubber from the Kazakh dandelion.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u201cWe are examining different ways to use natural and renewable materials to produce our tyres,\u201d said Andrew Mabin, Mitas\u2019 sales and marketing director. \u201cOur research and development department is actively seeking new ways of improving our manufacturing process which includes researching new raw materials or substitutes. We are one of several tyre manufacturers researching the benefits of the Kazakh dandelion in producing a more sustainable rubber for our tyres.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mitas is planning to test the first agriculture tyre made from agricultural cultivated crops. 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