Carlo Silvestri

senior technical advisor

Carlo Silvestri joined Nynas in 2021 as senior technical advisor for tire and rubber industries. He holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University La Sapienza in Rome and has a strong industrial background and long experience within the tire industry, having worked at a top-tier tire company in Europe covering different positions in material development, procurement and compound development for over 25 years. In his current role, he supports tire and rubber customers to best utilize the oils produced by Nynas (mineral and bio-based), as well as coordinating compound laboratory activity for R&D.

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Presentation

Higher sustainability in tire: adapting recipes to new raw materials

The tire industry is looking at raw materials with enhanced features to reach sustainability targets: their credentials are rooted in lower product carbon footprint (PCF), biogenic or circular feedstocks. The presentation will focus on a couple of different routes to enhance sustainability in a compound: one to use the same tire oils with a significantly reduced PCF (EVO product) and the other being the introduction of a biogenic oil, Nytex Bio 6200. EVO is a solution without any reformulation or re-approvals and Nytex Bio 6200 offers a 1:1 solution to conventional oils or (with small adjustments in the recipe) further enhances performance.