| abstract |
Provided are a rubber composition for a tire which can achieve good handling stability, good fuel economy, good elongation at break, and good steering response in a balanced manner while maintaining good extrusion processability; and a pneumatic tire produced using the rubber composition. The rubber composition includes: 100 parts by mass of a rubber component; 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of an alkylphenol resin; and 0.04 to 10 parts by mass of a methylene donor, wherein the alkylphenol resin is produced from formaldehyde and at least two compounds selected from the group consisting of a 2-alkylphenol, a 3-alkylphenol, and a 4-alkylphenol, and a total amount of the free 2-alkylphenol, 3-alkylphenol, and 4-alkylphenol in the alkylphenol resin is not more than 3% by mass. |