Tires today, tomorrow, together

Materializing ambitions

Industry value

Creating sustainable ultra high-performance tires

For over 30 years, we’ve been trusted by the world’s largest tire brands to develop high-performance, sustainable tire-reinforcement solutions. Through partnership and innovation, we meet customer expectations on​ sustainability without compromising on performance.

Partnership

30+ years of proven partnerships with leading tire brands.

Expertise

In-house expertise in twisting, dipping, tire cord design, testing, and innovation.

Sustainability

Providing Twaron® fiber with renewable content and advancing in aramid recycling from end-of-life products.

Our solutions

Ultra-high performance tire reinforcement

​​Twaron® sets the standard in ultra-high performance (UHP) tire reinforcement. Tires designed with this para-aramid fiber boost performance, durability, and sustainability across diverse ultra​ high-performance tire applications, tailored to meet the demands of each specific tire ​type.

    Passenger Car Tires

    Twaron® is used in the cap ply reinforcement of high-performance passenger car tires. This layer maintains the tire's shape at high speeds, preventing expansion due to centrifugal forces while providing excellent handling behaviour and reduces flat spotting.

    Electric Vehicle Tires

    EV tires benefit from Twaron® in belt and carcass reinforcement, offering weight reduction and efficient torque transfer. Twaron® reinforcement enhances energy efficiency and load-carrying capacity. 

    Aircraft Tires

    In aircraft tires, Twaron® reinforces the belt layer, providing a lighter tire that can be retreaded multiple times, enhancing durability and reducing overall weight.

    Motorcycle Tires

    Twaron® is used in both bias and radial motorcycle tires for belt reinforcement, improving handling and cornering stability, and providing superior performance.

    Racing Tires

    In racing tires, Twaron® reinforces the belt, offering exceptional strength and stability needed for high-speed racing conditions.

    Off-The-Road Tires (OTR)

    Twaron® reinforcement in OTR tires provides lighter, corrosion-free, and durable tires, essential for demanding off-road conditions.

    Bicycle Tires

    Twaron® is used for making foldable beads and an anti-puncture fabric layer below the tread area in bicycle tires, ensuring durability and flexibility.

    Product value

    Twaron® delivering clear value in UHP tires

    Twaron® is the superior choice for UHP tire reinforcement, offering unmatched performance, durability, and sustainability. Compared to materials like steel, rayon and polyester, Twaron® provides significant weight reduction, enhancing energy efficiency and handling. Its exceptional strength and flexibility make it ideal for cap ply, belt, carcass, and bead reinforcement.

    Lightweight

    6x stronger than steel, reducing tire weight and improving energy efficiency.

    Superior performance

    Provides superior handling, high dimensional stability, effective torque transfer and excellent load carrying capacity.

    Improved durability

    Corrosion-free reinforcement and high thermal stability for stable long-lasting performance.

    Sustainable choice

    Reduces material consumption, with the lowest carbon footprint and lower use-phase emissions.

    Sustainability

    Twaron® for sustainable tire design

    Twaron® is a key component in creating lightweight tires, reducing CO₂ emissions by up to 2g per kilometer per car. This environmental benefit is based on a TÜV-certified Customer Benefit Model calculation for a 275 45 R19 108Y tire. As the aramid fiber producer with the lowest carbon footprint, we lead the way in producing aramid fiber with renewable content, supporting sustainable tire design.

    Our expertise

    Our research and development streams

    We’ve organized our expertise to cover a variety of tire design needs.

      Development partner for the tire industry

      We provide expert support in twisting, dipping, tire cord design, and testing. Our high-performance solutions ensure your tires meet the highest standards of quality and performance, adding significant value to your tire development process.

      Quality guardianship

      Our R&D team is the custodian of our quality standards. They scrutinize our products and processes to safeguard product quality. Our Research and Innovation Center staff design and set the standards of quality and supply these to our quality testing teams at production to ensure that the product ordered meets the precise specifications required by the customer.

      Eco-Efficiency with TÜV Certified ​Customer Benefit Model

      Our TÜV-certified Customer Benefit Model (CBM) offers eco-efficiency calculations to compare the performance of Twaron® against other materials throughout a tire’s life cycle. This analysis confirms the superior sustainability and energy efficiency benefits of Twaron®, highlighting its value as the optimal tire reinforcement choice.

      Expert

      Tony Mathew

      Global Market Manager Tires

      Tony Mathew

      Global Market Manager Tires

      Tony Mathew is the Global Market Manager for tires at Teijin Aramid. With a customer-centric approach and a focus on unique product features, Teijin Aramid and Twaron® have established a trusted position in the tire industry. Tony is dedicated to positioning Twaron® as the preferred reinforcement material for creating high-performance, sustainable tires. He is committed to providing lightweighting and circular solutions to meet the industry’s ambitious targets related to circularity and energy efficiency. 

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