With just over six weeks to go until Tire Technology Expo 2026 gets underway in Hannover, Germany (March 3, 4 & 5), the shortlisted nominations for this year’s Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence have been revealed.
The awards are decided by the votes of a panel of experts from the tire industry and academia. The winners will be announced during the Expo (Day 1, March 3).
Here’s the shortlist in full:
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ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR – TIRE DESIGN
- Bridgestone – TBR tire produced with 70% recycled and renewable content
- CEAT – SustainMax-VF tire
- Continental – Conti Urban HA 5 NXT
- Michelin – Car tire with 75% renewable and recycled materials
- Pirelli – P Zero (with 70% bio-based and recycled materials)
ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR – MANUFACTURING
- Color Service – Automatic Depalletizing & AI Handling Robot for Chemicals Weighing Systems
- Comerio Ercole – Celemetry
- Continental – Reduction of freshwater use
- Michelin Specialty Materials Recovery (MSMR) plant in Chile
- VMI – Batch-Off Closed Air Circulation
ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR – INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTION
- Bekaert – Steel tire reinforcement certification of recycled content
- Bridgestone World Solar Challenge tire
- Continental – Expansion GIZ Project
- Endurica – Advancing tire retreading through oxidation science and predictive modeling
- Michelin – BioButterfly project
- Solvay – Circular High Dispersible Silica global industrialization
CHEMICALS AND COMPOUNDING INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
- Flexsys – Alternative to 6PPD
- OCSiAl – Tuball
- Silox – ActiECO+ Green
- Skyhem Chemicals – Ecosky-3103
 MATERIALS INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
- Cabot Corporation – rC Regen CGX1000
- Continental – Synthetic Rubber from Used Cooking Oil
- Teijin Aramid – Twaron Next
R&D BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR
- Bridgestone – TRWP vehicle collection method
- Continental – OLRAP
- Falken’s motorsport application of Sensing Core
- Goodyear & TNO — Integration of Tire Intelligence with AEB Systems
- Michelin’s Tire Digital Twin
 TIRE MANUFACTURING INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
- Color Service – Automatic Depalletizing & AI Handling Robot for Chemicals Weighing Systems
- Comerio Ercole – Zeus
- VMI – Automated Materials Handling
 TIRE INDUSTRY SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
- Black Donuts
- Color Service
- Comerio Ercole
- Uzer Makina
- VMI
 TIRE CONCEPT OF THE YEAR
- Goodyear – Eagle Xplore
- Hankook – Sustainable Concept Tire
- Kumho – Volume
- Michelin – Lunar Airless Wheel (MiLAW)
- Nexen – Nexist
 TIRE OF THE YEAR
- Apollo Tyres – Aspire 5
- Bridgestone – Potenza Sport Evo
- Continental – VanContact A/S Eco
- Michelin – Primacy 5 Energy
- Pirelli – Cinturato Winter 3
TIRE MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR
- Bridgestone
- Continental
- Goodyear
- Hankook
- Michelin
- Nova Motorsport
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