Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) and French tyre manufacturer Michelin have initiated a collaboration following successful tests, which means that Enviro will recycle valuable raw materials such as carbon black and oil from Michelin’s used racing tyres. The recycled carbon…
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Sibur/Ikon Tyres develop treads from Russian synthetic rubber
Russian petchem firm Sibur and Ikon Tyres, a tyre plant of Tatneft in Vsevolozhsk, have developed and tested tyres with a tread made from import-substituted synthetic rubber, to do away for the need to import natural rubber from Asia. “The…
Trelleborg acquires full stake in European silicone rubber specialist
Polymers firm Trelleborg Group has, through its business area Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, bought over Sico Gesellschaft für Siliconverarbeitung mbH and Czech joint venture company Sico Silicone s.r.o. Trelleborg has been a 50/50 joint venture partner in Sico Silicone since 2016.…
Bridgestone launches 70% recycled material demo tyre
Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) has introduced a tyre that supports the use of 70% recycled and renewable materials, making it the first commercially available tyre in industry history to reach the milestone, it claims. It is the company’s first waste-specific tire to…
Michelin to use Thales’s software to protect IP
Tech/security provider Thales has announced it is working in partnership with French tyre manufacturer Michelin to protect its Intellectual Property and deploy its software to customers around the world, with the Sentinel software monetisation platform. Michelin is now transitioning to software-led revenue,…
Linglong to invest US$1 bn in Brazilian tyre plant
Chinese tyre maker Shandong Linglong Tire has announced plans to invest US$1.19 billion in a new manufacturing facility in Brazil, making it one of the largest Chinese investments in the South American tyre market this year. The project, located in…
Pirelli affirms independence from Sinochem control; paving way for US expansion
Italian tyre maker Pirelli’s board has approved an accord between shareholders to establish that the group’s largest investor, China’s state-owned Sinochem, does not exercise control over the tyre maker. This move might make it easier for the tyre maker to expand in…
Jinyu sets up tyre plant in Vietnam
China’s tyre maker Jinyu Tire Group has completed a passenger car tyre project in Vietnam as part of its strategy to return to the passenger vehicle tyre market. The company recently fully commissioned the plant that has a capacity of…
Continental’s spin-off automotive biz known as Aumovio
Continental group’s independent automotive company has been named Aumovio, and is scheduled to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in September 2025. Continental says the name of the new company combines the strong market position, heritage and technological expertise in…
Apollo to stop production at Dutch tyre plant by 2026
Due to rising production costs, Indian tyre maker Apollo Tyres says that the Management board of Apollo Tyres NL BV has advised its Enschede plant’s Works Council of its intention to discontinue tyre production and related activities at the facility by…