Continental Tire Plant in Sarreguemines Receives ISCC PLUS Sustainability Certification
#ContinentalTires #SustainableProduction #Sarreguemines #SustainabilityCertification #TireIndustry #Manufacturing“Step by step, we are working to ensure that all of our tire plants worldwide have the internationally recognized ISCC PLUS certification.” - Jorge Almeida, Head of Sustainability, Continental Tires.
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June 2025 : The Continental tire plant in Sarreguemines, France, recently received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS sustainability certification. This globally recognized standard certifies that Continental meets specific documentation requirements relating to the use of renewable and recycled raw materials. It also confirms the completely transparent traceability of the raw materials used in the production process.For the premium manufacturer, this is a further step on the way to more than 40 percent renewable and recycled materials in its tire products by 2030. In addition to the tire plant in Sarreguemines, the plants in Lousado (Portugal), Hefei (China), Puchov (Slovakia), and Korbach (Germany) are already ISCC PLUS-certified production sites of Continental Tires.
The certification was based on compliance with and documentation of certain processes for the mass balance of raw materials. The mass balance approach mixes fossil, renewable and recycled raw materials in existing systems and processes. The quantities used are tracked along the entire value chain and can therefore be allocated proportionately at any time. The mass balance approach enables Continental to gradually increase the proportion of more sustainable materials in its products. It ensures that the balance of certified more sustainable materials can be accurately reported.
“Step by step, we are working to ensure that all of our tire plants worldwide have the internationally recognized ISCC PLUS certification,” says Jorge Almeida, Head of Sustainability, Continental Tires. “The certification of our tire plant in Sarreguemines underscores our strong commitment to more transparency along the entire supply chain, while enabling the introduction of new and more sustainable materials”.
“Receiving the ISCC PLUS certification is a strong recognition of our team’s commitment here in Sarreguemines,” says Didier Fuchs, Head, Continental Tire Plant in Sarreguemines. “We are continuously integrating more sustainable solutions into our production processes. Together, we are shaping a more resource-efficient and responsible future.”
As of this year, Continental has increasingly been using mass balance-certified materials in its tire production. Examples include synthetic rubbers made from bio-based and bio-circular raw materials or carbon black, which is produced in part using oil from circular processes.
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