The rising costs of operations in Germany are impacting tyre makers. The latest is French tyre maker Michelin that has said that it will gradually cease the production at its Karlsruhe and Trier sites, as well as the new tyre…
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Maersk ties up with Kumho Tire for multi-year logistics solutions
Logistics firm A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korean Kumho Tire. The partnership seeks to combine Maersk’s expertise in global transport and logistics with Kumho Tire’s strong foothold in the automotive sector.…
Nokian claims lowest emissions in tyre industry
Nokian Tyres says it has reached one of its key emissions reduction targets seven years ahead of schedule. One of the company’s science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets was to cut its tyre factories’ CO2 emissions by 52% per production tonne…
Remondis/Pyrum planning tyre recycling plant in Germany; BASF provides EUR25 mn loan to Pyrum
Tyre recycler Pyrum Innovations, together with recycling company Remondis, are planning to construct a Pyrum plant to recycle end-of-life tyres (ELT). For this purpose, a letter of intent was recently signed. The plant is to be located on a Weserport…
Orion opens second carbon black plant in China
Speciality chemicals firm Orion has celebrated the completion of its first greenfield project – a carbon black plant in eastern China that will supply fast-growing demand in Asia. The facility in the city of Huaibei in Anhui province will produce…
Goodyear to close plants in Germany; cut workforce by 1,700
Further to its recent announcement that it will look at selling off its rubber chemicals business, US tyre maker Goodyear Tire & Rubber has also approved a rationalisation plan in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) that involves permanently closing…
US commercial fishing groups sue tyre makers due to 6PPD’s effect on fishing
The US Institute for Fisheries Resources (IFR) and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) filed a suit against US tyre manufacturers over the use of the rubber chemical 6PPD in rubber tyres because of its devastating impact on…
Michelin/Lilium announce serial production of tyres for eVTOL jet
Lilium N.V, developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, and French tyre maker Michelin have announced a partnership for Lilium Jet’s tyres. Lilium and Michelin began working together more than a year ago to develop and…
Hankook Tire kicks off tyre circular economy consortium
South Korean tyre company Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) hosted the official kick-off meeting for the ’Tire-to-Tire Circular Economy Model’ consortium recently in Daejeon, South Korea. Held at the Hankook Technodome, the event marked the start of the consortium’s…
Pirelli opens R&D centre in Mexico
Italian tyre maker Pirelli recently inaugurated in Silao, Mexico, its first R&D centre in the country. This project has an investment of US$15 million, over a period of two years, and has an area of more than 6,000 sq m…