India’s Apollo Tyres (Apollo) has opened its first truck tyre centre in the Songkhla Province in Thailand. The Apollo Truck Tyre Zone (ATTZ), launched in partnership with Ten Ten Auto Tyres and equipped with modern tools and one-stop solution services,…
Singapore’s International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced its 2020 photo competition that is themed: “Rubber is a Community”. The photo submissions should tell a story or emphasise the concept of a communal life that involves rubber at its source,…
Tyre manufacturer Marangoni is reportedly restarting operations at its automated passenger tyre plant in Rovereto, northern Italy, in preparation of a lease to a yet unconfirmed third-party tyre manufacturer. As minor changes will restore full production within the European facility,…
In terms of revenue share, the global hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) market is projected to increase at the growth CAGR of 7.6% over the period 2018-2027 owing to abundant factors, says a report by Fact.mr. The report titled “Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene…
Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli and Blossom Skis have partnered to produce a line of skis with a unique rubber compound, derived from the former’s motorsport tyres. A small layer of custom-made Pirelli rubber has been sandwiched into the fiberglass, wood…
A new tyre concept from Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Sumitomo) aims to leverage static electricity/friction to power a vehicle from within. Sumitomo’s system consists of a regular car tyre and a harvesting device which houses rubber layers and charged films.…
In anticipation of next summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) – the only Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner with global headquarters in the same city-is focused on supporting and enhancing the experience for all athletes, staff, fans…
The Kobe Steel Group has established Kobelco Europe (KEU) in early July 2019 to head their European division and promote coordination among their companies in the region. Germany-based KEU is to strengthen the management of Kobe Steel’s operations in Europe…
Continental’s ContiRV20 industrial pneumatic tyres are moving the world’s first and only rotating water slide at the Chimelong Water Park in Guangzhou, China. The 140m-long adventure SlideWheel lends pendulum rotations over a 250m stretch and requires tyres at a diameter…
The Indian government is mulling the use of silicon and rubber in the manufacture of tyres to improve their durability as well as using nitrogen instead of normal air, as per international standards. Air is replaced with nitrogen to reduce…