Columbus discovered rubber in 1493-1495
In 1839, Goodyear Corporation of the United States developed a sulfurization method
In 1888, an Englishman D B. Dunlop develops and uses inflatable bicycle tires
In 1900, cotton cord was used
In 1905, steel wire rings were used in the tire bead section
In 1912, carbon black was used
In 1931, Dupont Company in the United States successfully industrialized synthetic rubber
In 1938, artificial silk curtain fabric (Rayon) was used
In 1942, nylon cord fabric was used
In 1948, Michelin developed radial tires in France
In 1963, B.F. Good Rich developed tubeless tires
Polyester curtain fabric was used in 1963
In 1971, the French company Pirelli developed VR (low flatness ratio) car tires
In the 1970s, tire development gradually shifted towards the "three modernizations" (radial, tubeless, and flat)
In 2010, China released the "Tire Industry Policy", proposing the goal of industrial adjustment as follows: "By 2015, the radial conversion rate of passenger tires will reach 100%, the radial conversion rate of light-duty truck tires will reach 85%, and the radial conversion rate of heavy-duty truck tires will reach 90%
