APOLLO Tyres’s Chennai-based plant bagged the the platinum (first) prize in the large-size category of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) annual quality systems awards held May 16. Satish Agarwal, chief of corporate manufacturing at Apollo,…
THE ADIZERO ADIOS 2 shoes from Adidas worn by winning Kenyan athlete, Patrick Makau at the 2011 Berlin Marathon, were made with a specially developed Continental rubber compound that guarantees much better traction and thus less slip with every push-off…
MICHELIN Aircraft Tire has unveiled a comprehensive mobile application for aircraft mechanics, private pilots, airlines, military operators and others who have an interest in or use for aircraft tyres. This innovation manner app will serves and educate customers on how…
AUSTRIAN firm Semperit Group reported to have achieved significant revenue and earnings growth in the first quarter 2013, which the company says is its strongest ever. Amidst a tight market, its revenue increased by 6.6% from EUR 201.8 million in…
GERMANY-based Evonik Industries has started basic engineering for a precipitated silica production plant in Brazil. The project, which is subject to the approval of the responsible bodies, is targeted for completion in 2015 to market precipitated silica in the South…
THE INTERNATIONAL Rubber Conference 2013 held 20 to 22 March at the Palais des Congres, Porte Maillot in Paris, France had seen a surge of visitors this year compared to last year’s edition. Last year’s event, held in South Korea…
UK BASED company, Stantovelo has developed cycling arm warmers to protect wearer drom road rash. The patent-pending design of the Stantovelo arm warmers use lightweight, antibacterial elastomer along the forearm and elbow. Stanton, the inventor of the warmer says that…
UK/US-headquartered Global Witness, an environmental non-governmental organisation (NGO) campaigning against natural resources exploitation and poverty , alleges that at least two Vietnamese rubber firms have illegally seized parcels of land in Cambodia and Laos, in collusion with Government authorities. Naming…
Amin Amiri of a2e Venture Catalysts has acquired a majority controlling stake in UK-based Industrial Latex Compounds (ILC) that has a turnover of circa £16 million. ILC, originally part of Dow Chemical, is a “veteran” of the latex industry, boasting…
THE UNIVERSITY of Arizona (UA) receives a US$3 million grant from Yulex Corp for research on breeding the guayule plant to produce biorubber for medical and other applications. The 5-year grant will be used to apply classical breeding along with…
The new Euroall Season AS200 has improved traction on dry, wet and even snowy roads without compromising on comfort, as well as significantly reduced tyre rolling noise and shorter braking distances, according to the company.
For a US$6,500 upgrade, the Tesla Model S Performance 416 hp electric sports car features 21-inch Michelin and Continental tyres and improvements in suspension.
Apart from a more perrnissible weather in Europe, the Mercedes team also expects to score up with the new harder tyres.
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