South Korean tyre manufacturer Kumho Tire USA (Kumho Tire) has resumed production at its US$450 million plant in Macon, Georgia, from May 5 and is scheduled to keep running “under enhanced safety precautions” until May 15. Additionally, the company will…
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Ceat “in a rut” over business for next 12 months; MD expects 25% dip in tyre industry
Ceat Tyres’ Ltd. (Ceat) Managing Director, Anant V. Goenka, is uncertain about the viability of the business for the next 12 months, where a V-shaped demand revival after the end ofa national lockdown, due to COVID-19, seems rather unlikely. Goenka…
Yokohama’s Avid GT tyres fitted for Subaru’s Legacy sedan and Outback crossover SUV
The Yokohama Rubber (Yokohama) company has been supplying Avid GT tyres as original equipment for two new Subaru cars for the US and Canadian markets – the new-model Legacy sedan and Outback crossover SUV – since their launch last autumn.…
Arlanxeo moves hq to the Hague to be closer to parent company
Synthetic rubber maker Arlanxeo has moved its corporate headquarters from Maastricht to The Hague, Netherlands, in what it says is to forge closer ties with its parent company, Saudi Aramco. Arlanxeo was established in April 2016 as a joint venture…
Bridgestone acquiring German tyre distributor Reiff Reifen
The Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) is acquiring German tyre retail, wholesale and retreading company Reiff Reifen & Autotechnik GMBH (Reiff) in a deal for UK-based Fintyre Group. FinTyre acquired Reiff in August 2017, however, according to insolvency administrators Jaffé Lawyers, the…
Sumitomo US to restart tyre plant operation on May 11th
Sumitomo Rubber USA, the American subsidiary of global tyre and rubber company Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) Ltd., has announced plans to resume production at its tyre plant in Tonawanda City, New York, on May 11th. The plant has a maximum…
US rubber manufacturer opts to make silicone straps, medical face shields for COVID-19
Midwestern company Ottawa Rubber is currently manufacturing 600,000 silicone rubber face shield straps and 18,000 clear plastic face shields needed by health care providers and other “critical” workers in Ohio, US. More than half of the rubber company’s manufacturing staff…
Mexican company uses tyre waste to produce long-lasting waterproofing membrane
To counter the tyre waste plaguing Mexico, local company a3p has developed a rubber-based waterproofing membrane –the highly flexible and long-lasting Imperllanta – from old tyres. While some types of waterproofing must be reapplied annually, the environmentally-friendly Imperllanta can last…
Michelin takes stake in Enviro; to develop further tyre recycling
French tyre maker Michelin is partnering with Swedish tyre recycler Enviro to develop and industrialise on a large scale a pyrolysis technology to recycle tyres at the end of their life. To effect this, Michelin has taken up a stake…
Covid-19: Continental delays spin off of powertrain unit Vitesco
German technology firm Continental Corp. has put on hold spinning off its powertrain unit Vitesco Technologies this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting ongoing economic uncertainty. It says it will “complete this step as soon as the market environment has improved noticeably and…