Birla Carbon

Carbon black for tire tread | N220 supplier China

This page is for tire tread. Among N220, N330, N550, and N660, the tread sentence stored here is N220. It is an English rendering of the N220 row on Birla Carbon's Spanish tread-grades page. The Portuguese tires page describes N220 for tread in the same way.

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Specifications

N220 on Birla Carbon's Spanish tread-grades pageRatedbirla-tires-tread-pageverified 2026-10-14A medium-structure, medium-surface-area grade for tread applications, mainly truck tread compounds where lower hysteresis is needed together with good tear, cut, and chip properties. An excellent general-purpose grade.
N330 on Birla Carbon's Spanish tread-grades page, body compoundsRatedbirla-tires-tread-pageverified 2026-10-14A general-purpose carbon black for many tire body compounds and rubber products where a balance of properties such as abrasion resistance, hysteresis, and viscosity is needed.
Birla Carbon tires page, role of carbon blackRatedbirla-tires-tread-pageverified 2026-10-14Carbon black plays a key role in improving properties important to tire manufacturing and tire performance.
Birla Carbon tires page, ASTM-grade lineRatedbirla-tires-tread-pageverified 2026-10-14Our complete line of high-quality ASTM-grade carbon blacks for tire producers deliver increased durability and reinforcement for added product life.
Birla Carbon tires page, tread balanceRatedbirla-tires-tread-pageverified 2026-10-14In tire tread compounds, the balance between wear resistance, rolling resistance and traction is critical.
Birla Carbon tires page, enhanced performance blacksRatedbirla-tires-tread-pageverified 2026-10-14Our line of patented enhanced performance carbon blacks has been designed to improve treadwear and rolling resistance, while maintaining traction.
Birla Carbon tires page, non-tread compoundsRatedbirla-tires-tread-pageverified 2026-10-14Other carbon blacks have been formulated to further reduce non-tread compound hysteresis and improve inner liner permeability that helps to increase tire life and fuel economy.
Birla Carbon tires page, BC2115 for UHP and racing treadsRatedbirla-tires-tread-pageverified 2026-10-14Birla Carbon's BC2115 is a timetested solution for UHP and racing tire treads, offering a balance of surface area and structure.

The same Spanish page's N330 sentence names tire body compounds. Birla Carbon's BC2115 is named on the English tires page for UHP and racing tire treads.

The sentences about what a tread compound has to balance are from the English tires page, including the sentence on non-tread compounds.

Data sources

Spanish tread grades: https://www.birlacarbon.com/es/calidades-de-banda-de-rodadura/ English tires page: https://www.birlacarbon.com/tires/

Cited values
What is the cited value for N220 on Birla Carbon's Spanish tread-grades page?
A medium-structure, medium-surface-area grade for tread applications, mainly truck tread compounds where lower hysteresis is needed together with good tear, cut, and chip properties. An excellent general-purpose grade.
What is the cited value for N330 on Birla Carbon's Spanish tread-grades page, body compounds?
A general-purpose carbon black for many tire body compounds and rubber products where a balance of properties such as abrasion resistance, hysteresis, and viscosity is needed.
What is the cited value for Birla Carbon tires page, role of carbon black?
Carbon black plays a key role in improving properties important to tire manufacturing and tire performance.
What is the cited value for Birla Carbon tires page, ASTM-grade line?
Our complete line of high-quality ASTM-grade carbon blacks for tire producers deliver increased durability and reinforcement for added product life.
What is the cited value for Birla Carbon tires page, tread balance?
In tire tread compounds, the balance between wear resistance, rolling resistance and traction is critical.
What is the cited value for Birla Carbon tires page, enhanced performance blacks?
Our line of patented enhanced performance carbon blacks has been designed to improve treadwear and rolling resistance, while maintaining traction.
What is the cited value for Birla Carbon tires page, non-tread compounds?
Other carbon blacks have been formulated to further reduce non-tread compound hysteresis and improve inner liner permeability that helps to increase tire life and fuel economy.
What is the cited value for Birla Carbon tires page, BC2115 for UHP and racing treads?
Birla Carbon's BC2115 is a timetested solution for UHP and racing tire treads, offering a balance of surface area and structure.

Last updated 2026-10-15