Japanese rubber/plastics auto parts manufacturer Toyoda Gosei Co. will establish a corporate venture capital department in January 2019. This new department will serve as the company’s centre for investment in start-ups and venture capital to accelerate open innovations for practical…
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Russian chem firm RMCC starts production of high active magnesium oxide
Russian Mining Chemical Company LLC (RMCC) is expanding its range of high grade magnesium compounds and will start the production of high active magnesium oxide. The product will be manufactured at the recently opened third processing plant in Vyazma (Smolensk…
Green-friendly E-Cube for mobile tyre servicing
The mobile tyre servicing market will be changed through the launch of a new product, deemed to be environmentally friendly. Until now, a typical mobile tyre service unit had a minimum of five, perhaps even six different pieces of tyre…
Yokohama develops world’s first technology for biomass-isoprene
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber says that it has developed the world’s first technology capable of efficiently producing isoprene from a biomass. The new breakthrough is the result of joint research with Riken and Zeon Corporation. Isoprene is a raw material in…
Toyoda Gosei and EBM develop prototype medical simulator using e-Rubber
Japanese manufacturer of rubber and plastic automotive parts Toyoda Gosei Co. and EBM Corporation, a university-launched start-up (established in 2006) involved in training simulator development and system creation for cardiac surgery for both Japanese and overseas markets, have developed a…
Trelleborg acquires tyre distributor in New Zealand
Swedish seal technology firm Trelleborg has, through its Trelleborg Wheel Systems business area, signed an agreement and finalised the acquisition of the New Zealand company TRS Tyre & Wheel Ltd, owned by Bapcor Group. Terms were not disclosed. The company is a…
Auto leaders join forces to advance autonomous technology
Autonomous driving is creating a need for a new breed of in-vehicle networking solutions that can transmit data between the increasing number of high-resolution sensors, cameras and processing engines at blazing-fast speeds. Taking this cue, Aquantia, Bosch, Continental, NVIDIA, and…
Equistone sells stake in Karl Eugen Fischer tyre machinery maker
Independent investment firm Equistone Partners Europe has sold its share in tyre making machinery manufacturer Karl Eugen Fischer as part of a management buyout supported by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG). Germany-based Karl Eugen Fischer develops and manufactures chord cutting machines used in the…
Toyo Tire takes tyre development to the next level
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. has developed a proprietary new technology for the simulation of tyre aerodynamics known as Mobility Aerodynamics that applies aerodynamic flow simulations. The technology will be effective for the company in designing “tyres having the excellent…
Electric cars on the increase; China takes the largest share of vehicle sales
The number of electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid cars on the world’s roads exceeded 3 million in 2017, a 54% increase compared with 2016, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s Global Electric Vehicles Outlook. China…