Yokohama India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. is to double capacity at one of its plants located in Bahadurgarh, Haryana, to 1.6 million tyres per year; the initial capacity was 0.7 million tyres manufactured per year.…
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ANRPC: NR demand will see small rebound by October 2020
The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) said natural rubber (NR) demand will likely increase driven by early, unexpected economy recovery in China and the US. China also has scaled up its outlook on the consumption of NR for…
Michelin NA launches fuel-efficient trailer tyre for line-haul market
Michelin North America (NA) has just introduced its new trailer tyre – Michelin X One Line Energy T2 tyre – for the NA line-haul market. The SmartWay-verified X One Line Energy T2 tyre is targeted for the dry van truckload,…
Spanish Decree updated to recover/recycle more tyres, facilitate circular economy
A Spanish Royal Decree “that will accelerate the transition of the end-of-life tyre (ELT) sector towards a model of circular economy” has been approved by the Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and…
World Rubber Summit postponed to 2021
With the earlier announcement of the postponement of the World Rubber Summit (WRS) 2020, which was to be held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from 4-6 May 2020, Singapore-headquartered International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has said that the event will be…
BHP, Novum Energy tyre recycling project to create new jobs in Australia
A new partnership between multinational mining company BHP and Novum Energy will see used earth moving tyres from all seven BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC) recycled into heavy and light oils, carbon black, syngas, and steel.…
Toyo Tires develops new tyre monitoring system for commercial, transport vehicles
Tyre manufacturer Toyo Tire & Rubber Company (Toyo) has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tyre monitoring system which detects multiple aspects of the tyre condition in real time. The system can also track various other data such as weather,…
Michelin lowballs 2020 free cash flow at less than initial US$1.7 billion
Cautious of the economic impact following COVID-19, French tyremaker Michelin has opted to cut their earnings targets – the company now expects its 2020 free cash flow will come in at more than 500 million euros (US$588 million), down from…
Mercedes to feature Yokohama Advan Sport tyres on several new AMG models
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.’s (Yokohama) Advan Sport V107 tyre has been selected by German car maker Daimler A.G. as original equipment (OE) fitments for a number of new models marketed under the vehicle maker’s Mercedes-AMG brand. The Advan Sport V107…
Illegal tyre dumping rampant in UK
Disposing of tyres at a profit is presenting a problem – in the past month three separate tyre dumping incidents in the UK bring into question tyre collection processes across the UK. In England, the Environment Agency is investigating a…