Hannover, Germany, 20 May 2022. Tire Technology International (TTI) – the international specialist magazine for tyre technology has awarded Continental "Tyre Manufacturer of the Year". TTI Magazine's innovation and excellence awards are considered to be the most important awards in the industry, recognising the latest developments and advances in tyre technologies in companies around the world. Again this year, the selection criteria focused on technological innovations to further improve the safety and sustainability of the products, and the awards were decided by an international jury of more than 20 journalists and leading experts from the tyre industry.

Matt Ross, Editor-in-Chief of Tire Technology International, said of the award recipient: "Tyre Manufacturer of the Year is traditionally a highly competitive category. We are very pleased that Continental has received this award for the third time, especially as this year it was awarded on their home ground. The jury was impressed by the company's many achievements over the past year, including ContiRe.Tex technology – the second generation Extreme E tyre, a wide range of research collaborations and the Conti GreenConcept tyre, to name only a few. Continental's commitment to innovation and sustainability makes this award truly justified."

The award was accepted by Bernd Korte, Vice President of the Development and Industrialisation Platform at Continental Tires, who said: "We are very honoured to receive this year's Tyre Manufacturer of the Year award. It encourages us to continue on our path of continuous investments in tyre development and in contributing to safe, cost-effective and environmentally friendly mobility."

2022 is the third year in the last eight years that Continental has won the prestigious Tyre Manufacturer of the Year award, demonstrating its special commitment to market-leading technological innovation focused on safety and sustainability. The premium tyre manufacturer recently demonstrated its innovative power by launching ContiRe.Tex technology. Continental developed this special technology for increased sustainability to a level suitable for series production in just a few months. The technology allows the company to completely replace traditional polyester yarns in the tyre carcass with recycled yarns derived from recovered PET bottles. The technology is much more efficient than other standard methods of converting PET bottles into high-performance polyester yarns. Only plastic bottles from regions without a closed recycling loop are used for recovery using this technology. With ContiRe.Tex, Continental has taken another step towards its goal of becoming the most advanced tyre company in terms of environmental and social responsibility.