Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group’s fibres and products converting company, has developed an eco-friendly staple polyester nanofibre with performance to reinforce rubber uses in products including automotive tyres, hoses and belts. Staple fibres—textile fibres of discrete length—are used to…
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Continental in Project Tree project for UK tyre market
German tyre maker Continental is the latest in a line of tyre makers like Pirelli undertaking sustainability and is undertaking a pilot project in the UK by testing and implementing a range of solutions to enhance the production and trade…
Tyres: Moving closer to an air-free tyres future
In response to a rising trend for safe and environmentally friendly transportation, more tyre makers are jumping on board the airless tyre bandwagon with new prototypes set to enter commercial production in the coming years, according to Angelica Buan in…
Continental inaugurates EUR20 mn greenfield plant in India
German technology company Continental has inaugurated its greenfield plant in Pune, India, manufacturing surface solutions materials mainly for the Indian automotive and two-wheeler market. With investments totalling more than EUR20 million covering facilities and machinery, Continental will produce premium surface…
Kraton expands pine-based tyre additives facility in France
US-based materials firm Kraton says it has made a significant investment in its Alpha Methyl Styrene (AMS) resins facility in Niort, France. The company, which specialises in sustainable production of specialty polymers and high-value bio-based products derived from pine wood…
Continental tyres partner with Ain Dubai
Huge wheels are no stranger to German tyre manufacturer Continental. But now, Continental tyres are being used to help operate the world’s largest and tallest observation wheel – Ain Dubai, by Dubai Holding, located on Dubai’s island destination, Bluewaters. Continental’s…
Toyoda Gosei to set up airbag plant in South China
Due to the growing automotive market in China, Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. will establish a new plant in Guangdong Province to enhance its production network for airbags and steering wheels, which are its major products in the country. The new…
Italian recycler receives EUR2.5 mn financing for expansion
Italian rubber recycler Rubber Conversion says it has closed a EUR2.5 million financing round. The start-up that is active in rubber recycling, spanning pre and postconsumer scrap says it will use the funds to expand its processing capacity and enter…
Nokian to expedite expansion in Europe
Since the war in Ukraine has caused high uncertainty related to Nokian Tyres’s operational environment and manufacturing capacity, the company expects to expedite its plans to invest in new production capacity in Europe. Therefore, the Board of Directors of Nokian…
Bridgestone awarded US grant to advance guayule research
After more than a decade of conducting and investing US$100 million into research on guayule as an alternative to natural rubber for tyres, tyre maker Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) has been awarded a research grant by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Joint…