More than one in eight US vehicles has bald tyres, according to survey by the RMA, exposing drivers to road hazards since bald tyres cannot properly grip the road
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Wetsuit made from guayule
Patagonia and guayule renewable rubber maker Yulex introduces a wetsuit made from 60% guayule that is an alternative for the traditional fossil-based neoprene.
Innospect increases its bid for TPC Group
American speciality chemicals company Innospec Inc. and private equity group Blackstone Group increased their bid from US$40 TO US$45 per share of the TPC Group.
Stephen Evans to open Tyrexpo Asia 2013
Secretary Genenral of International Rubber Group Study, Dr. Stephen Evans, will open Tyrexpo Asia 2013 on March next year.
Glove-Makers Warn Govt
Malaysian rubber glove makers threatens the government that they will export their products to Myanmar and other neigbhoring countries if the government does not grant their request of extending the reinvestment allowance.
Bridgestone’s goal for sustainable tyres
Bridgestone adopting a new approach to achieve its goal of producing 100% of sustainable tyres by 2050.
Goodyear: One of America’s Greenest Companies
Ohio-based tyre and rubber company Goodyear, has been ranked as the 74th greenest company in America.
Conti introduces driverless braking test facility
Leading German auto and truck parts maker Continent AG has built a driverless brake testing facility to test the tyres and brakes without needing a human test driver.
Hankook to export tyres to Middle East
Hankook Tyres’s new facility in Indonesia will produce tyres to be exported to Saudi Arabia.
Apollo Tyres announces Q2 profit
India’s biggest tyre manufacturer and 15th in the world, Apollo Tyres shares its three-fold Q2 earnings that is mainly a result of the dropping natural rubber prices.