14 March 20239 March 2023 Sustainability Gains More Traction in 2023 through Firestone IndyCar to use sustainable tires made from guayule desert shrub
26 April 202220 April 2022 Bridgestone Partners with LanzaTech to Pursue End-of-Life Tire Recycling Technologies Bridgestone is partnering with Carbon Capture and Transformation company LanzaTech to develop a scaled solution for recycling end-of-life tires. The exclusive partnership will leverage LanzaTech’s technology to create a pathway toward tire material circularity and the decarbonization of new tire production
13 April 202212 April 2022 Bridgestone Awarded Department of Energy Grant to Advance Guayule Natural Rubber Research The grant will accelerate the company’s efforts to optimize guayule shrubs for increased rubber content, producing higher-yielding crops
2 March 202225 February 2022 Bridgestone and ENEOS Launch Joint Project Focused on Producing Tire Raw Materials from Used Tires The project aims to contribute to the realization of a more sustainable society, adopted as part of the Green Innovation Fund
18 November 202013 November 2020 Exclusive Digest Q&A with ADM on Spiber Brewed Protein, biopolymers, partnership The innovative use of microbes, proteins, fermentation, and new technology to make ingenious consumer products that can replace fossil fuel based materials is a win-win-win, for the business, the planet and the consumer
23 February 201816 February 2018 Bridgestone and Versalis Partnering to Expand Guayule Research Efforts Co-development focused on developing comprehensive technology package to commercialize guayule
2 November 201528 October 2015 From Seed to Tread:Bridgestone Reveals First Tires Made Entirely of Natural Rubber Components from Company’s Guayule Research Operations Tires mark next step in understanding guayule’s role in the tire industry
6 May 20155 May 2015 Bridgestone Americas recognized with 2015 Edison Gold Award for innovation in automotive solutions Company recognized for innovative approach to diversifying world’s natural rubber supply
10 March 201512 March 2015 Meet the leading companies of the bio-based industry! Bio-based building blocks, polymers and composites - Bio-based 3D printing - Bioplastics and environment
25 September 201424 September 2014 Bridgestone begins producing natural rubber in Mesa, Arizona Company, community and local government leaders celebrate grand opening of first Biorubber Process Research Center
17 March 201416 March 2014 Exclusive interview with Barbara Secchi, Bridgestone Technical Center Europe: “The tire’s future is bio-based” Company to precede commercial use of sustainable materials
21 October 201320 October 2013 Bridgestone Americas Announces Completion Of Agro Operations Guayule Research Farm In Eloy, Ariz Final building complete at dedicated research farm to explore alternative source of natural rubber for tires
13 February 2013 Green tires offer high-growth opportunities for suppliers New report examines fast-growing market with qualitative and quantitative market forecasts
10 December 2012 NanoMarkets’ Latest Report Forecasts the Bio-Plastics Market Through 2020 Bio-plastics market seen to reach $ 6.1 billion in 2018
14 November 2012 Reifen aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen: Grünzeug auf der Felge Goodyear rechnet mit einer Markteinführung für Soja-Reifen im Jahr 2015
28 September 2012 Bridgestone Displays Concept Tire of 100% Sustainable Materials at the 2012 Paris Motor Show First Example of Bridgestone’s Commitment to Use 100% Sustainable Materials In Its Tire Manufacturing for 2050 and beyond
8 August 2012 The Biobased A-List: The pursuit of high-performance, parity-cost renewable tires Solutions at hand: Goodyear, United Soybean Board and Biolsoprene
31 May 2012 Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Bridgestone Corp. – Jointly developing synthetic rubber from biomass Pioneering new field with world's most advanced fermentation technology