Companies
Bridgestone
Guayule Rubber — Tire formulation.
- Country
- United States
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| polymers-materials | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Regulatorsepa
Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | $35 million USDA climate-smart grant awarded in 2022 | news.arizona.edu · prnewswire.com |
| Funding | $42 million investment announced in 2022 to establish commercial operations | bridgestoneamericas.com · prnewswire.com |
| Funding | Over $100 million invested in guayule research and development to date | bridgestoneamericas.com · prnewswire.com |
| Capacity | Targeting up to 25,000 additional acres of farmland for guayule planting and harvesting | bridgestoneamericas.com · prnewswire.com |
| Certification | Aiken County, South Carolina tire plant is International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certified | bebridgestone.com · prnewswire.com |
| Production site | Guayule processing and research center in Mesa, Arizona | bridgestone.com · bridgestoneamericas.com · prnewswire.com |
| Production site | Guayule farm in Eloy, Arizona (approximately 281-300 acres) | news.arizona.edu · bridgestoneamericas.com · prnewswire.com |
| Production site | Aiken County Passenger/Light Truck Radial Tire Plant in Graniteville, South Carolina (site of demonstration tire production) | bebridgestone.com · prnewswire.com |
Independent sources: news.arizona.edu · prnewswire.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biosynthetic latex | polymers-materials | Low | → |
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