In anticipation of next summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) – the only Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner with global headquarters in the same city-is focused on supporting and enhancing the experience for all athletes, staff, fans…
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Kobe Steel establishes European headquarters in Germany
The Kobe Steel Group has established Kobelco Europe (KEU) in early July 2019 to head their European division and promote coordination among their companies in the region. Germany-based KEU is to strengthen the management of Kobe Steel’s operations in Europe…
Continental’s radial tyres driving China’s SlideWheel
Continental’s ContiRV20 industrial pneumatic tyres are moving the world’s first and only rotating water slide at the Chimelong Water Park in Guangzhou, China. The 140m-long adventure SlideWheel lends pendulum rotations over a 250m stretch and requires tyres at a diameter…
India’s Govt considers modified tyres to reduce road accidents
The Indian government is mulling the use of silicon and rubber in the manufacture of tyres to improve their durability as well as using nitrogen instead of normal air, as per international standards. Air is replaced with nitrogen to reduce…
K2019: Low-prepolymer PUs an alternative to rubber for star wheels
Speciality chemicals business Lanxess’s Urethane Systems business unit has developed an alternative to synthetic rubber for producing star wheels for material separation plants and material transport. It is based on polyurethane (PU) elastomers produced from Adiprene Low Free (LF) prepolymers.…
Michelin’s Pilot Sport tyres chosen for BMW X3, X4 models
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (PS4S) tyres has been duly selected for BMW’s X3 M and X4 M competition vehicles – in particular, the Michelin PS4S 255/40ZR21 102Y front and 265/40ZR21 105Y rear ultra-high-performance tyres featuring Michelin’s multi-compound tread patterns and…
Trelleborg Lanka orders EnviroCB for tyre production
Trelleborg Lanka, a subsidiary of Trelleborg Wheel Systems (TWS), has placed orders for Enviro’s recovered carbon black (EnviroCB), to be used for production of solid tyres. The three initial orders, worth some EUR€180,000 annually, are slated for serial delivery to…
Dow hosts groundbreaking ceremony for new plant in China
Chemicals giant Dow is to construct a new, high-value silicone resin facility at the company’s integrated Zhangjiagang manufacturing site in Jiangsu, China. High-value silicone resin is an advanced predecessor of differentiated silicone – the new plant is expected to supplement…
Double Coin’s Thai production at full capacity
China’s Double Coin off-road (OTR) and radial truck/bus tyres (TBR) production plant in Rayong, Thailand, is now operating at full capacity and able to fulfill container-level orders for the industry, according to the China Manufacturer’s Alliance (CMA). CMA is the…
Kenda moving US tyre production out of China
Taiwan’s Kenda Rubber is in the process of relocating its tyre production from the mainland to other Asian countries amid US-China trade angst. The stiff tariffs affecting Kenda’s US orders would otherwise add to other Chinese exports totaling US$65 million…