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It's probably in the tires because of regulation, and it cannot be taken out without a suitable replacement and without relaxing some other requirement on the t
by 08-15 6y ago
It's probably in the tires because of regulation, and it cannot be taken out without a suitable replacement and without relaxing some other requirement on the tires.
Apparently, 6-PPD is there to scavenge ozone. If that ozone doesn't have anything harmless to react with, it reacts with the rubber, which makes it brittle. Ozone scavengers prolong the life of the tire, and make it safer.
Companies don't do things because they are James Bond villains, either.
- sagarm 6y agoRight, companies are amoral rather than immoral actors. Shareholder value is the sole driver of corporate decision making. Civic duty in particular has no role.