Driving sustainability is crucial for the tire value chain but requires standardized methodologies and metrics. Standardization starts with a shared understanding of common terms among stakeholders. Until now, no consistent definitions around circularity have existed for the tire industry.
This document establishes the first-ever definitions for the key terms “renewable material” and “recycled material”, offering tangible guidance for consistent and credible application of the definitions at the material level. Adoption of these definitions will pave the way for greater industry alignment, transparency, and meaningful progress toward a more circular tire value chain.
These definitions are the outcome of several years of collaborative work among TIP members – tire companies who represent 60% of global tire manufacturing capacity. It is therefore our recommendation that these definitions be adopted in any future context concerning tire manufacturing.
