NOKIA, Finland—Nokian Tyres P.L.C.'s passenger tire factory in Nokia recently earned the International Sustainable and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus, allowing it to introduce sustainable, certified raw materials in its tires.
Nokian will use the raw materials in new flagship products, a step toward meeting one of its key sustainability goals—increasing the share of recycled or renewable raw materials in tires to 50 percent 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 tires, 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," Teemu Soini, vice president of Innovations & Development at Nokian, said.
ISCC is a globally applicable sustainability certification system. The Plus certification ensures compliance with ecological and social sustainability requirements, as well as traceability throughout the supply chain.
Nokian's Plus certification applies to the manufacturing of passenger tires at the factory in Finland. Nokian said it is planning to have other production sites certified.
In June, Nokian announced a concept tire, the Nokian Green Step Ligna, made with UPM BioMotion RFF, a fully renewable wood-based lignin raw material. The material replaced all fossil carbon black in the concept tire's sidewalls.
