Italy’s Marangoni has spun off its Meccanica tyre manufacturing equipment business. Marangoni Meccanica is now separate from the main business of the Marangoni Group, it said recently in a statement. As a standalone entity, Meccanica is now owned by a…
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Hankook Tire to supply Toyota’s all-new 2020 Corolla
Seoul-based Hankook Tire will partner with automaker Toyota to provide original equipment (OE) tyres for the latter’s upcoming 2020 Toyota Corolla, a bestseller in the US market. The agreement will see Hankook Tire’s Kinergy GT (H436), a premium all-season tyre,…
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…
Bridgestone launches new lightweight tyres for improved performance
Tokyo-based tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has engineered a specialised touring tyre that redistributes and reduces product weight and tyre rolling resistance by up to 10% and 20% respectively for minimal trade-off in wear performance. The breakthrough “Enliten” technology features a thin…
Continental runs US10mn Texan tyre testing centre
Continental’s US division has opened doors at its Advanced Indoor Evaluation Center in Uvalde County, Texas. The US$10 million passenger/light truck tyre testing facility, part of the company’s Vision 2025 global expansion strategy, begun testing in months back although the…
SBR market to grow by US$8.2bn by 2026
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) derivatives are of great use in automotive and industrial applications. It is estimated that the SBR market, from a moderate CAGR growth of 4.3%,will value at over US$8.2 billion by 2026. Robust growth in the global…
Continental invests EUR100m into Portuguese production
Premium tyre manufacturer Continental is set to expand its production facilities in Lousado, Portugal, with investments amounting to EUR100 million which will employ cutting-edge technology and create about 100 new jobs. Christian Kötz, of the Executive Board at Continental, said…
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…
Dow lends PU binder solutions to Swiss Olympic Museum
Dow’s patented polyurethane (PU) binder technology has been used in completion of an interactive running track exhibit at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The project also features Kraiburg Relastec’s floor covering, which together provides optimal hardness and elasticity for…
Marangoni introduces fully-integrated European tyres
Marangoni Retreading Systems, a division of the Italian materials developer Marangoni Group, has fully integrated its European product line-up with the launch of a new precured tread range. It features only two brands to reduce product overlapping and continues the…