This facility marks a first for the bike industry with Vittoria claiming to operate as carbon neutral throughout the tyre manufacturing process. This has been achieved by an electronic vulcanisation process, a solar roof to the facility, running on renewable energy, paperless operations, and electric automated guided vehicles. The company also go on to say there is a reliance on carbon credits to reach its carbon neutrality target.

This is something that other brands, such as Trek have called out in recent times, calling for carbon crediting to be discounted as a method of reaching true carbon neutrality.

Vittoria is not just making these claims on carbon neutrality, the new facility has been certified by Climate Impact Partners which have evaluated the new facility to ensure it does meet the specific criteria to be considered carbon neutral.

The new Vittoria production facility will be used in the production of what Vittoria is heralding as their most sustainable tyre ever, a gravel tyre set for release in spring 2024 and will be made exclusively from renewable or recycled materials.

According to the Internet