An inexpensive printed sensor that can monitor a tyre’s tread wear in real-time has been invented by electrical engineers at Duke University in the US. If adopted, the device will increase safety, improve vehicle performance and reduce fuel consumption. The…
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Toyota, US Ski & Snowboard Teams partner for Olympic Winter Games 2018
Toyota was named as the official automotive and mobility partner of the US Ski & Snowboard Teams by US Ski & Snowboard, uniting the world’s top automaker and America’s best winter athletes to succeed at the impending Olympic Winter Games.…
Avon Tyres expands Castle Combe Circuit sponsorship
Avon Tyres is expanding its relationship with Castle Combe Circuit, the company’s local race track in Wiltshire in South West England. This means there will be more visible branding, banners and flags, and that all suitable track support vehicles will…
Michelin launches Visionary Concept 3D-printed, biodegradable tyre
French tyre manufacturer Michelin has unveiled its new Visionary Concept airless tyre-and-wheel at its 2017 Movin’ On Conference on sustainable mobility in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. Michelin’s Visionary Concept design is puncture-proof because there is no pressure as it acts…
Smithers Rapra breaks ground in Ravenna, Ohio tyre testing facility expansion
Smithers Rapra – an independent, third-party laboratory known for its rubber, plastic and composite expertise – has broken ground on the site of a new building expansion in its Ravenna tyre testing facility in Ohio, US. The 10,000-sq ft building…
ATMA: High-quality natural rubber essential in tyre manufacturing
National tyre industry body Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA), which represents 11 large tyre companies in India accounting for over 90% of tyre production, emphasised the increasing importance of maintaining the high quality of natural rubber as a raw material…
Top Glove’s 2017 Q3 net profit up 24.4% to RM 77.7 mn
Malaysian rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove’s 2017 Q3 net profit jumped 24.4% to reach RM77.7 million from RM62.45million in the same quarter last year. The glove manufacturer saw its revenue rose 29.3% to RM869.6millionyear-on-year while pre-tax profit came in at…
Wacker opens new silicones R&D centre in Michigan, US
Munich, Germany-based chemical group Wacker Chemie AG has opened its new silicones research and development (R&D) centre in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the US that is dedicated to support its overall business and product development in North America. The group’s…
Vipal treads eligible for German De-minimis programme
Latin American tyre retreading products manufacturer Vipal Rubber has announced that seven of treads are now eligible for use by the German De-minimis programme, which reimburses participating fleets for a significant portion of their retreaded tyre acquisition costs. Since 2015,…
Cabot Corp, HYC break ground on new fumed silica facility in China
Global specialty chemicals company Cabot Corporation and its joint venture partner Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng Silicone Co., Ltd (HYC) has broken ground on the site of its new fumed silica manufacturing plant in Wuhai, China. Announced in September 2016, the facility…