Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires which provides both adhesion to fiber cords and conductivity even when an inexpensive conductive carbon black is used, and thus achieves a balanced improvement in conductivity, handling stability, fuel economy, elongation at break, adhesion to fiber cords, processability, and tire durability; and a pneumatic tire including the composition. The composition includes, per 100 parts by mass of a rubber component: 1.0-3.5 parts by mass of sulfur with an iron content of 30 ppm or less, calculated as the net sulfur content in the sulfur; and 0.5-15 parts by mass of conductive carbon black having a DBP of 300 ml/100 g or more and an iron content of 60 ppm or more, the composition having a total net sulfur content of 1.0-6.0 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and a volume resistivity of 1.0×108 ?·cm or less.

Abstract: The present invention provides a studless winter tire including a tread (a cap tread in the case of a multi-layered tread) which exhibits a reduced increase in hardness at low temperatures and achieves a balanced improvement in both performance on ice and snow and abrasion resistance. The present invention also provides a studless winter tire including a base tread which exhibits a reduced increase in hardness at low temperatures and achieves a balanced improvement in both performance on ice and snow and durability. The studless winter tires include a tread or base tread formed from a rubber composition that contains predetermined amounts of silica and a rubber component including natural rubber and a specific modified conjugated diene polymer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for a tread, having improved abrasion resistance, heat aging resistance, processability, and fuel economy in a balanced manner, and a pneumatic tire formed therefrom. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tread, comprising a rubber component, silica, a silane coupling agent, a sulfur vulcanizing agent, a sulfenamide or thiazole vulcanization accelerator 1, and a thiuram vulcanization accelerator 2.

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for a tire which achieves a balanced improvement in tensile properties at break and fuel economy while providing excellent conductivity; and a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire, including: a rubber component; a carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 20 to 110 m2/g and a DBP oil absorption of 60 to 130 ml/100 g; and a conductive carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 900 m2/g or larger, a DBP oil absorption of 300 ml/100 g or more, and a volatile content of 0.8% by mass or more, the rubber composition containing 0.1 to 3 parts by mass of the conductive carbon black per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition achieving balanced improvement in processability, fuel economy, rubber strength, abrasion resistance, and wet-grip performance, and a pneumatic tire thereof. The rubber composition includes a conjugated diene polymer and a silica having N2SA of 40-400 m2/g, the polymer being obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including a conjugated diene compound and a silicon-containing vinyl compound in the presence of a polymerization initiator of formula (I): to produce a copolymer, and reacting a compound containing nitrogen and/or silicon atoms with an active terminal of the copolymer, wherein the amount of the diene polymer is 1-60% by mass and the amount of polyisoprene-based rubber is 0-99% by mass, each per 100% by mass of the rubber component; the amount of the silica is 10-80 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and the composition has a carbon ratio of at least 50.

Abstract: Provided are: a tire rubber composition improving fuel economy and abrasion resistance while maintaining good wet-grip performance or improving it; and a pneumatic tire including the same.

Abstract: Provided are rubber composition for a fiber ply cord topping, a fiber ply cord topping rubber, a pneumatic tire formed therefrom, and a method for manufacturing the rubber composition for a fiber ply cord topping, which make it possible to provide good conductivity to even fuel efficient and lightweight pneumatic tires. The rubber composition for a fiber ply cord topping includes a rubber component including an isoprene-based rubber and styrene butadiene rubber, and a conductive carbon black having a dibutyl phthalate oil absorption of 300 ml/100 g or more, wherein an amount of the isoprene-based rubber is 20 to 80% by mass and an amount of the styrene butadiene rubber is 20 to 60% by mass, each based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, and an amount of the conductive carbon black is 1 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide: a rubber composition for a tread, which improves processability, rolling resistance, wet skid performance, abrasion resistance, and handling stability in good balance; and a pneumatic tire having a tread produced from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tread, including: a rubber component; an aromatic vinyl polymer; silica; and a mercapto group-containing silane coupling agent, wherein the aromatic vinyl polymer is a resin obtained by polymerization of ?-methylstyrene and/or styrene, and the amount of the aromatic vinyl polymer is 3 to 25 parts by mass, and the amount of the silica is 15 to 150 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for a tire which achieves a balanced improvement in tensile properties at break and fuel economy while providing excellent conductivity; and a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire, including: a rubber component; a carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 20 to 110 m2/g and a DBP oil absorption of 60 to 130 ml/100 g; and a conductive carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 900 m2/g or larger, a DBP oil absorption of 300 ml/100 g or more, and a volatile content of 0.8% by mass or more, the rubber composition containing 0.1 to 3 parts by mass of the conductive carbon black per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires which provides both adhesion to fiber cords and conductivity even when an inexpensive conductive carbon black is used, and thus achieves a balanced improvement in conductivity, handling stability, fuel economy, elongation at break, adhesion to fiber cords, processability, and tire durability; and a pneumatic tire including the composition. The composition includes, per 100 parts by mass of a rubber component: 1.0-3.5 parts by mass of sulfur with an iron content of 30 ppm or less, calculated as the net sulfur content in the sulfur; and 0.5-15 parts by mass of conductive carbon black having a DBP of 300 ml/100 g or more and an iron content of 60 ppm or more, the composition having a total net sulfur content of 1.0-6.0 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and a volume resistivity of 1.0×108 ?·cm or less.

Abstract: Provided are: a rubber composition a achieving balanced improvement in processability, fuel economy, rubber strength, abrasion resistance, wet-grip performance, and handling stability, and a pneumatic tire including the composition. Included is a rubber composition including a conjugated diene polymer and a silica having N2SA of 40-400 m2/g, the diene polymer being obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including a conjugated diene compound and a silicon-containing vinyl compound in the presence of a polymerization initiator of formula (I): to produce, a copolymer, and reacting a compound containing nitrogen and/or silicon atoms with an active terminal of the copolymer, wherein the amount of the diene polymer is 1-90% by mass and the amount of a polyisoprene-based rubber is 0-70% by mass, each per 100% by mass of the rubber component, and the amount of the silica is 10-150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition achieving balanced improvement in processability, fuel economy, rubber strength, abrasion resistance, and wet-grip performance, and a pneumatic tire thereof. The rubber composition includes a conjugated diene polymer and a silica having N2SA of 40-400 m2/g, the polymer being obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including a conjugated diene compound and a silicon-containing vinyl compound in the presence of a polymerization initiator of formula (I): to produce a copolymer, and reacting a compound containing nitrogen and/or silicon atoms with an active terminal of the copolymer, wherein the amount of the diene polymer is 1-60% by mass and the amount of polyisoprene-based rubber is 0-99% by mass, each per 100% by mass of the rubber component; the amount of the silica is 10-80 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and the composition has a carbon ratio of at least 50.

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition achieving balanced improvement in processability, fuel economy, rubber strength, abrasion resistance, wet-grip performance, and handling stability, and a pneumatic tire including the composition. The rubber composition includes, per 100% by mass of a rubber component, at least 35% by mass of SR, the composition including a conjugated diene polymer and a silica having N2SA of 40-400 m2/g, the polymer being obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including a conjugated diene compound and a silicon-containing vinyl compound using a polymerization initiator of formula (I): to produce a copolymer, and reacting a compound containing nitrogen and/or silicon atoms with an active terminal of the copolymer, wherein the amount of the diene polymer is 1-90% by mass and the amount of polyisoprene-based rubber is 0-40% by mass, each per 100% by mass of the rubber component, and the amount of the silica is 10-150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for a tire having improved abrasion resistance, fuel economy and processability in a balanced manner. The present invention also provides a method for producing the rubber composition, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire obtained by mixing a kneaded mixture containing butadiene rubber 1, silica 1, a silane coupling agent 1 with a sulfur content of 20% by mass or more, and oil 1; styrene-butadiene rubber 2; and a silane coupling agent 2 with a sulfur content of less than 20% by mass.

Abstract: Provided are: a tire rubber composition improving fuel economy and abrasion resistance while maintaining good wet-grip performance or improving it; and a pneumatic tire including the same.

Abstract: Provided are: a rubber composition for tires capable of improving fuel economy, wet grip performance, and abrasion resistance; and a pneumatic tire including the same. Included is a rubber composition for tires including: a diene polymer; silica; and a liquid resin having a softening point of ?20 to 20° C., the diene polymer being a modified diene polymer obtained by reacting components (A) and (B), the liquid resin being present in an amount of 3-40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, the component (A) being an active alkali metal-terminated conjugated diene polymer obtained by polymerizing a conjugated diene monomer alone or with an aromatic vinyl monomer, in the presence of a component (C) the component (B) being a modifier containing a functional group, the component (C) being a chemical species obtained by reacting an organic alkali metal compound and a compound of Formula (1) below.

Abstract: The invention provides a rubber composition for tires, enabling a balanced improvement of processability, rubber strength, fuel economy, and crack growth resistance; and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, including: a butadiene rubber (a) having a cis content of 96% by mass or more, a Mooney viscosity of 35 to 75, and a ratio of (Weight average molecular weight (Mw))/(Number average molecular weight (Mn)) of 2.7 or less; and a butadiene rubber (b) containing 1,2-syndiotactic polybutadiene crystals with a melting point of 90 to 140° C., and having a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 500,000.

Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for a tread, having improved abrasion resistance, heat aging resistance, processability, and fuel economy in a balanced manner, and a pneumatic tire formed therefrom. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tread, comprising a rubber component, silica, a silane coupling agent, a sulfur vulcanizing agent, a sulfenamide or thiazole vulcanization accelerator 1, and a thiuram vulcanization accelerator 2.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide: a rubber composition for a tread, which improves processability, rolling resistance, wet skid performance, abrasion resistance, and handling stability in good balance; and a pneumatic tire having a tread produced from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tread, including: a rubber component; an aromatic vinyl polymer; silica; and a mercapto group-containing silane coupling agent, wherein the aromatic vinyl polymer is a resin obtained by polymerization of ?-methylstyrene and/or styrene, and the amount of the aromatic vinyl polymer is 3 to 25 parts by mass, and the amount of the silica is 15 to 150 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.