How is a tire made?
Mixed
A tire contains up to 30 different types of rubber, fillers and other ingredients that are combined in giant mixers to create a black, gummy compound that is ground up at a later stage.
Shredded
The cooled rubber is cut into strips that will make up the basic structure of the tire itself. In the shredding phase, other elements of the tire are prepared. Some are coated with other types of...