Yokohama India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. is to double capacity at one of its plants located in Bahadurgarh, Haryana, to 1.6 million tyres per year; the initial capacity was 0.7 million tyres manufactured per year.…
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ANRPC: NR demand will see small rebound by October 2020
The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) said natural rubber (NR) demand will likely increase driven by early, unexpected economy recovery in China and the US. China also has scaled up its outlook on the consumption of NR for…
Spanish Decree updated to recover/recycle more tyres, facilitate circular economy
A Spanish Royal Decree “that will accelerate the transition of the end-of-life tyre (ELT) sector towards a model of circular economy” has been approved by the Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and…
World Rubber Summit postponed to 2021
With the earlier announcement of the postponement of the World Rubber Summit (WRS) 2020, which was to be held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from 4-6 May 2020, Singapore-headquartered International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has said that the event will be…
BHP, Novum Energy tyre recycling project to create new jobs in Australia
A new partnership between multinational mining company BHP and Novum Energy will see used earth moving tyres from all seven BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC) recycled into heavy and light oils, carbon black, syngas, and steel.…
Illegal tyre dumping rampant in UK
Disposing of tyres at a profit is presenting a problem – in the past month three separate tyre dumping incidents in the UK bring into question tyre collection processes across the UK. In England, the Environment Agency is investigating a…
MTPL secures acquisition of Dutch off-highway tyre specialist/distributor
Indian tyre major Mahansaria Tyres Private Ltd. (MTPL) has just acquired a controlling stake in the European Agriculture Tyre Distributor (EATD) which marks its first step in building a distribution network in Europe. Now based in Wallenhorst, Germany, from Strijen,…
Enviro, Michelin extend partnership deal due to Covid-19
Scandinavian tyre recycler Enviro Systems and French global tyre manufacturer Michelin have prolonged the letter of intent regarding a strategic partnership, which was announced in April 2020. Initially the parties expected that a final agreement would have been reached by…
Linglong to set up global R&D base in Shandong
Chinese tyre maker Linglong Tire is to set up a global R&D and technology base in Jinan, Shandong province, having recently signed a cooperation agreement with the local government in Jinan. Jinan has a long history. It is a famous historical and cultural city and…
Cooper Tire Serbia to increase production capacity by end-2020
The Serbian subsidiary of Cooper Tire has announced a US$8 million construction project to increase production capacity at its Kruševac tyre manufacturing plant. The project will increase the size of the Kruševac facility to more than 882,000 sq. ft., facilitate…