Bridgestone Americas, Inc. has teamed up with Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer Maserati to develop a premium tyre for the latter’s new flagship supercar, MC20. Bridgestone looked to deliver “an optimum mix of control, speed and stability” with custom-engineered Bridgestone Potenza…
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Sumitomo tests out remote tyre monitoring technology
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (SRI) has begun concept testing for a remote solutions service that would track tyre pressure and temperature. The new service is being developed as part of a joint project between SRI and three other Japanese entities:…
Gloves, tyres demand to drive Thailand’s rubber exports
The world’s largest producer of natural rubber, Thailand, is likely to see higher shipments of rubber from the increased demand for rubber gloves and tyres, as well as the government’s proactive approach to promote rubber exports. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit…
Continental to shutdown underutilised Aachen, Germany, tyre plant
Continental AG, a leading tyre and automotive parts manufacturer, has confirmed that it will be shutting down its tyre production plant in Aachen, westernmost Germany. Continental believes the Aachen plant has been underutilised as of late – its closure will…
OCSiAl opens its first graphene nanotube R&D centre in Europe
Headquartered in Luxembourg, the world’s largest producer of graphene nanotubes OCSiAl has opened its R&D and technical support centre designed to develop next gen materials with graphene nanotubes. The new centre is located in Luxembourg – a hub for advanced technology companies,…
Continental considering sale of Vitesco, Contitech
German technology firm Continental AG plans to sell some of its automotive operations, including parts of powertrain arm Vitesco Technologies and rubber unit Contitech, CEO Elmar Degenhart told German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Degenhart was quoted as saying Continental’s management was…
Vietnam Rubber to invest in M&As for tyre production
The Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) is turning to mergers and acquisitions (M&As) to help close the value chain of rubber tyre and tube products. VRG said, in a recent meeting with the Committee for Management of State Capital (CMSC), that…
UK start-up uses graphene to enhance performance of recycled tyre rubber
In conjunction with the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre’s (GEIC) Bridging the Gap programme at The University of Manchester, a local company has developed a flooring product that uses graphene to improve the properties and performance of recycled tyre rubber. The…
Top Glove to refund close to US$40 mn to foreign workers
Top Glove Corp. Bhd. (Top Glove) will reportedly pay its workers from Nepal and Bangladesh retribution to cover fees paid to recruitment agencies. Top Glove, the world’s largest glove manufacturer, recently distributed letters to employees stating it will pay workers…
Malaysia’s FGV appoints rep for expansion into Europe/US
FGV Rubber Industries Sdn Bhd (FGVRISB) part of FGV Holdings Berhad, a Malaysia based agri business, has appointed UK-based Rubber Heart Ltd as its European and North American representative to market its range of natural rubber products in these regions.…