Awards

This year’s Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence, held at Deutsche Messe during Tire Technology Expo, featured an expanded array of categories to recognize the scope of innovation and achievement that has been showcased over the last 12 months. Now comprising 13 categories, the Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence were a celebration of recent advances in tire technology and progress toward a greener and more sustainable industry, and a chance to acknowledge the personal achievements of some remarkable individuals.

The awards, which were coordinated by Tire Technology International magazine, were officiated by a panel of international journalists and industry experts.

2023 Awards Winners


Michelin’s 45% and 58% sustainable material tires

Environmental Achievement of the Year – Tire Design

Continental’s Invisible Markers in Natural Rubber

Environmental Achievement of the Year – Manufacturing

Emissions Analytics Equa Tyre Database

Environmental Achievement of the Year – Industry Contribution

Nytex Bio 6200

Chemicals and Compounding Innovation of the Year


Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ Synthesized Biopolymers

Materials Innovation of the Year

Goodyear 90% Sustainable Materials Tire

Tire Concept of the Year

Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ Enzyme Evaluation

R&D Breakthrough of the Year

Goodyear’s Small-batch Production Process, Luxembourg

Tire Manufacturing Innovation of the Year

HF Group

Tire Industry Supplier of the Year

Continental Premiumcontact 7

Tire of the Year

Michelin

Tire Manufacturer of the Year

Agate Utane

Young Scientist Prize

Jan Prins

Lifetime Achievement Award

Past Award Winners

2022

Tire Manufacturer of the Year: Continental
Lifetime Achievement Award: Bo Persson
Tire Technology of the Year: SRI – HSBR
Environmental Achievement of the Year: Bridgestone, Solvay, Arlanxeo – Techsyn
Tire Industry Supplier of the Year: Mesnac
Manufacturing Innovation of the Year: Bekaert – BeCoFree
Young Scientist Prize: Marco Furlan

2020

Tire Manufacturer of the Year: Michelin
Lifetime Achievement Award: Andrew Tinker
Tire Technology of the Year: Michelin – Uptis
Environmental Achievement of the Year: RubberJet Valley
Tire Industry Supplier of the Year: Eastman
Manufacturing Innovation of the Year: VMI - Synchro Crown Drum
Young Scientist Prize: Alex O'Neill - University of Surrey/Land Rover

2019

Tire Manufacturer of the Year: Michelin
Lifetime Achievement Award: Rudi Hein
Tire Technology of the Year: SRI – Sensing Core
Environmental Achievement of the Year: Bridgestone – HSR
Tire Industry Supplier of the Year: Test World
Manufacturing Innovation of the Year: HF Group – ONE TBM
Young Scientist Prize: Chidambaram Subramanian

2018

Tire Manufacturer of the Year: Pirelli
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ulf Sandberg
Tire Technology of the Year: MegaRide
Environmental Achievement of the Year: Goodyear
Tire Industry Supplier of the Year: Smithers Rapra
Manufacturing Innovation of the Year: Versalis
Young Scientist Prize: Corentin Hermange

2017

Tire Manufacturer of the Year: Continental
Lifetime Achievement Award: Professor Gert Heinrich
Tire Technology of the Year: Sumitomo Rubber Industries
Environmental Achievement of the Year: Versalis / Genomatica
Tire Industry Supplier of the Year: VMI Group
Manufacturing Innovation of the Year: Bridgestone
Young Scientist Prize: Pavel Sarkisov