The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is cutting ties the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG). Disassociation will result in the termination of all FSC certificates held by VRG, taking effect three months from today. The decision was made after VRG subsidiaries were…
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Cooper Tire named new director
The Board of Directors of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company named Gary S. Michel a director of the company effective immediately. Michel is a 30-year veteran of Ingersoll Rand, currently serving as president of the company’s residential heating, ventilation and…
Continental opens new dry handling track at in Texas
Continental inaugurated a new dry handling track at its proving grounds at Uvalde, Texas, for tyre and vehicle testing. Twelve meters wide and over three kilometers long, the track with its demanding layout offers rich opportunities to test many of…
Bridgestone Wilson Plant produces 400-Millionth tyre
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations’s Wilson County, N.C., manufacturing plant has produced its 400 millionth tyre since its establishment in 1974. The plant achieved this milestone just more than a year and a half after celebrating its 40-year anniversary in…
Pyrolyx gains another patent
Pyrolyx AG, a manufacturer of recovered carbon black (rCB) from scrap tyres, has announced another patent award. The new patent granted in Germany covers the direct introduction of rCB into the conventional manufacturing of furnace carbon black. A desired percentage…
Tyre pressure drive saved fuel and the environment
Anglian Water and Michelin are celebrating the success of a five year drive to ensure tyres are maintained at the correct pressure across its 4,000 employees’ vehicles. A sample of nearly 100 cars and vans inspected by Michelin in the…
SRI opens tyre factory in Turkey
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) opened its first tyre factory in the Republic of Turkey last October 14 on the new factory’s grounds located in Cankiri Province. The company is incorporated as Sumitomo Rubber AKO Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.…
Health risks drive demand for rubber gloves
The Global Rubber Gloves market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.5% between 2014 and 2022. The factors such as rising healthcare expenditure, increasing health threats and increasing hygiene awareness and healthcare regulations are driving the market growth.…
Omni United acquires Interstate Tire Distributor
Singapore-based Omni United Pte. Ltd. acquired Interstate Tire Distributor (ITD), a US tyre wholesale distributor based in California, USA. ITD focuses on distributing mid–tier leading brands such as Toyo, Nexen and Yokohama, in addition to more value driven brands such…
Evonik opens expanded speciality silica facility in Japan
Germany-headquartered Evonik has opened its expanded facility in Ako, Japan, where the company will produce its Sipernat and Carplex lines of speciality silicas. The investment represents a roughly 50% increase in Evonik’s Japanese production capacity for speciality silicas, which the…