Green Michelin tires demonstrate core values

As the world's leading tire, Michelin's long-standing core values are: respect for customers, respect for employees, respect for shareholders, respect for facts and respect for the environment. To that end, Michelin in the decision-making and action in this moment of the implementation of the five values.

Michelin in the world, has pioneered the development of green tire, that is, the use of silicon specially formulated to reduce rolling resistance tires, so as to reduce fuel consumption and reduce exhaust emissions; at the same time the introduction of a new overall design of the tire, so that the tires have good grip .

Since 1992, Michelin tire technologies developed by the green tires can be reduced 20% to 25% of the rolling resistance tires without affecting the performance of other conditions, so that the fuel-efficient cars by 4% to 5%, 6% of the oil truck . In 2003, Michelin introduced in China ENERGY MXV8, will be the first Chinese green tire technology; in 2005, China also apply to the introduction of the popular sedan ENERGY XM1 green tire.

Michelin believes that tire manufacturers in all stages of tire life-cycle responsibilities are: the design stage, the development of technology to reduce rolling resistance, thereby reducing fuel consumption, but not at the same time reduce the tire's performance in other areas; extend tire life, in order to reduce the need for To deal with the number of discarded tires; the use of raw materials, low environmental impact. Production stage, the focus is constantly on the production sites of environmental protection. The use of stage depends entirely on consumer choice and conditions of use. The end of life stage of the tire to deal with life itself does not affect the tires, discarded tires can be different ways can be used as a raw material.

Michelin has a comprehensive environmental management system. First, production and management of premises with a unified environmental protection requirements; Second, there is control and reduce the environmental impact of the plant and to prevent the risk of environmental management systems; Third, a special team to look into reducing the production of waste generation and improve the utilization rate of recycling of garbage; Fourth, we have to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and emissions of volatile organic compounds and odor treatment system.

Michelin believe that the treatment should not be reusable (including renovation) of the tire and can not re-use of tires. Should be discarded tires in the country have dealt with on the spot, rather than exports to other countries. In order to pay for the collective management of the cost of discarded tires to support the new tire sales invoices on a single row of discarded tires to deal with environmental taxes and fees.

Michelin tires used in regard to advocacy and promotion of effective, responsible for the management and collective approach in order to achieve the purpose of the following: a year to deal with all arising from the discarded tires; the creation and development of long-term high-value-added channels to ensure that all members of the industry in respect Protection of the environment under the premise of co-processing; management by reducing the cost of discarded tires, to reduce the consumer to pay the costs of environmental protection; from the source to block exports to assume the responsibility of discarded tires; seek to eliminate the legacy of the inventory of discarded tires.

Michelin and other tire manufacturers to set up a joint venture deal with can no longer use the tires, from 2003 to 2004 in Europe and 4 to set up a new company, so that greatly increased the rate of value-added tires.

Michelin will be in China over tire business, the current approval process has been complete, the first tire factory will be set up in Shanghai.