- Vulkanox HS Scopeblue made from 55 percent sustainable raw materials
- Significantly improved CO2 footprint
- Application enables more sustainable tire production
Mumbai, March 12, 2025 – LANXESS’ new rubber additive Vulkanox
HS Scopeblue supports tire manufacturers in producing more
sustainable, longer-lasting tires and in achieving their sustainability
goals. The antidegradant from the specialty chemicals company is
the sustainable variant of the proven antioxidant Vulkanox HS (TMQ),
which tire manufacturers use to effectively protect their products from
adverse effects of oxygen and heat. The additive is also
characterized by low volatility and low migration tendency.
Compared to the conventionally manufactured product, the carbon
footprint of Vulkanox HS Scopeblue is more than 30 percent lower.
This is achieved by using biocircular acetone and renewable energy
in production. The mass-balanced product is manufactured in an
ISCC PLUS-certified plant in Germany. Since the overall chemical
structure of the product remains unchanged, no modifications to the
tire manufacturing process are required and customers can use
Vulkanox HS Scopeblue as drop-in to produce more sustainable tires.
Sustainability in focus
The additive is marketed under the LANXESS Scopeblue label, which
stands for products with a particularly low carbon footprint or a high
proportion of circular raw materials. “With Vulkanox HS Scopeblue,
we have developed another product that enables our customers to
manufacture tires more sustainably and meets the growing demand
for sustainable and environmentally friendly materials,” says Dr.
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News Release
Holger Graf, head of the Functional Tire Additives business line at the
LANXESS Rhein Chemie business unit. “With this antioxidant, we
extend the lifetime of tires while reducing their ecological footprint.”
LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with sales of EUR 6.7 billion in 2023. The
company currently has about 12,600 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is
the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer
protection products. LANXESS is listed in the leading sustainability indices of the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI World and Europe).
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