Tread compound production method

A rubber compound production method comprising a first mixing step wherein at least one cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, an accelerant, silica, and a silane bonding agent in the alkoxymercaptoalkyl-silane class are mixed together;

• and a following mixing step wherein a curing system comprising at least sulphur and accelerants is added and mixed to the compound being produced;
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• wherein, in said first mixing step, 0.2 to 5 phr of said accelerant in said first mixing step, and 0.5 to 6 phr of a zinc salt of a fatty acid with a carbon atom number of C8 to C24 are added;
• said accelerant being from the group consisting of benzothiazyl-cyclohexyl-sulphenamide (CBS), benzothiazole disulphide (MBTS), N-tert-butyl-2- benzothiazylsulphenamide (TBBS), 2- mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), zinc salts of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (ZMBT), benzothiazyl-2-dicyclohexyl-sulphenamide (DCBS), diphenylguanidine (DPG), triphenylguanidine (TPG), diorthotolyl guanidine (DOTG), o-tolylbiguanidine (OTBG), ethylene thiourea (ETU) and their mixtures.