
Automotive tire is one of the most complex engineered products requiring a range of raw materials such as natural rubber, artificial rubber, carbon black, cord fabric, steel and different chemicals. Tire cords are reinforcing materials in the tire, providing it with dimensional stability and acting as supports for the vehicle weight. These also help to keep tires in shape in different road conditions. Tire cords and tire fabrics are very important for the performance of a tire, and as a result for the vehicle as well. Different types of reinforcement constructions are required for different types of vehicles, and this depends on their respective uses and load-bearing requirements. For instance, passenger vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles, light commercial vehicles, two wheelers, off-road vehicles, agricultural vehicles, and aircraft have different tire cord and fabric requirements. This is because, these vehicles ply on different roads with varying conditions and each of these vehicles has a different load-bearing requirement.