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indicates excellent performance even during a heavy snow- storm. It is available in 43 sizes, ranging from 265/50R20 107V to 205/70R15 96H.
Meanwhile, the BluEarth Winter V906 is a passenger car tyre with enhanced performance on snow, ice, as well as wet-grip – while also maintaining a high level of wear resistance.
The second winter pattern launched is the iceGuard Studless iG53 for passenger cars. It has been developed using Yoko- hama’s latest studless tyre technology and its cutting-edge BluEarth technologies. According to the company, the new ice- - sumption, and outstanding wear resistance.
Yokohama Rubber Signs MOU with Rubber Authority of Thailand
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd has recently signed a Memo- randum of Understanding (MOU) with the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) to strengthen the natural rubber supply chain.
This agreement would provide economic support for Thai natural rubber farmers and to improve traceability to ensure transparency and soundness of the supply chain. The agreement with RAOT is the latest concrete action based on the company’s ‘Procurement Policy for Sustainable Natural Rubber’. It is a follow-up to a survey on Thai natural rubber plantations in Surat Thani conducted by Yokohama Rubber’s local natural rubber processing subsidiary, Y.T. Rubber Co., Ltd (YTRC), since June last year.
YTRC has thus far interviewed about 70 natural rubber farmers and plans to continue the survey with the goal of surveying 500 farmers by the end of 2021. Yokohama Rubber plans to use the survey re- sults to analyse the issues facing natural rubber plantations to better enable the company to contribute to sustainable operations of natu- ral rubber farmers and to improve traceability. Alongside, the Yoko- hama Group has been conducting joint research on natural rubber with universities since 2013.
In recent years, the demand for tyres and consequently natural rub- ber—the core raw material used in tyre production—has been ex- panding steadily as the world’s population grows and mobility tech- nologies become more advanced. However, this growth in demand has led to growing concerns about a host of problems, including un- lawful deforestation, land exploitation, human rights violations, and - ral rubber is produced.
To help resolve these problems, Yokohama Rubber is participating in the Sustainable Natural Rubber Initiative (SNR-i), and is also a founding member of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) launched in October 2018.
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