Our partners are successfully integrating UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers into their products. Discover how these partnerships are not only revolutionizing their respective industries but also contributing to a more sustainable tomorrow.
Partner Success Stories
Meeting the needs of contemporary architecture: sustainable and lightweight next-generation rubber flooring with UPM BioMotionTM RFF. Artigo will produce their next generation rubber flooring with UPM BioMotionTM RFF, which enables CO2 emission savings of 0.5 kg CO2 equivalents and weight savings of 5% per m², respectively.
HEIDENAU has successfully developed the world’s first racing kart tire containing UPM BioMotionTM RFF. The new rubber tread formulation is characterized by a 20% lower carbon footprint compared to the reference compound in use today.
More sustainable folding bellows for use in public transportation made with UPM BioMotionTM RFF. HÜBNER Group has developed a prototype of a folding bellow featuring the textile coated with rubber containing UPM BioMotionTM RFF. The new compound design enables a carbon footprint reduction of 30% together with weight savings of 8%, while being compliant with all relevant fire standards.
New sustainable product line containing UPM BioMotionTM RFF. Using UPM BioMotionTM RFF, Indian supplier Industrial Rubber Products was able to develop engine and body mounts containing up to three quarters of renewables.
The first concept tire with UPM BioMotionTM RFF was introduced by Nokian Tyres at the German rubber industry conference DKT 2024 in Nürnberg. By replacing all fossil carbon black in the tire’s sidewall with UPM BioMotionTM RFF, the renewable and recycled content of the respective rubber compound could be increased to 60 wt% in total. According to initial test series by Nokian Tyres, replacing traditional functional fillers such as carbon black and precipitated silica with UPM BioMotionTM RFF offers great potential for more sustainable tires and therefore is a highly relevant component on the path towards sustainable mobility.
Sustainable foamed EVA rubber shoe insoles made from mainly bio-based materials including UPM BioMotionTM RFF. A renewable material content of greater than 75 wt% was achieved.
Sustainable, light-weight air ventilation system made with UPM BioMotionTM RFF. Omikron has successfully developed a new thermoplastic masterbatch that fulfills automotive OEM requirements. By replacing talc with UPM BioMotionTM RFF in a glass fiber reinforced polypropylene compound, the renewable material content can be increased to 15 wt% while the final article weight is reduced by 6%.
The next generation of rail encapsulation: RCS greenline containing UPM BioMotionTM RFF. Replacing carbon black by UPM BioMotionTM RFF, SEALABLE was able to reduce the compound carbon footprint by 15% while improving its electrical resistance against stray current at the same time.
SFC Solutions has developed an EPDM rubber compound with UPM BioMotionTM RFF for injection molded automotive rubber bellow applications. In the formulation 30% of carbon black was replaced by UPM BioMotionTM RFF without compromising end manufacturing and performance. The new rubber compound design enables automotive rubber bellows with 20% lower carbon footprint.
Standard Profil has developed sustainable automotive weatherstrips made with UPM BioMotionTM RFF. Up to 50% of carbon black could be successfully replaced by UPM BioMotionTM RFF while still meeting OEM requirements.
Sustainable shin guards made from mainly bio-based materials, namely natural rubber and UPM BioMotionTM RFF. Ultrashinz has developed a new generation of light-weight shin guards with more than 75% lower carbon footprint compared to the fossil reference compound.
The next generation of sustainable rollers for the paper industry: rubber covers containing UPM BioMotionTM RFF. Replacing silica by UPM BioMotionTM RFF, Voith was able to achieve a 23% lower carbon footprint with more than 20% biogenic carbon content compared to the existing reference compound.