Solvay to produce silica from rice husk ash for tires in Europe, expansion plans in N America
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2023
Solvay is investing at its Livorno, Italy site to launch the company’s first unit of circular highly dispersible silica (HDS) made with bio-based sodium silicate derived from rice husk ash (RHA). Rice husk is an abundantly available agricultural waste. Silica is essential for the high performance of our tires.
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