Monolith, a global leader in clean hydrogen, carbon black and ammonia, has obtained an investment round of more than US$300 million. Led by TPG Rise Climate, the climate investing strategy of TPG’s global impact investing platform TPG Rise, with Decarbonization…
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Michelin buys US street scanning start-up RoadBotics
French tyre maker Michelin says that it has acquired US-based RoadBotics Inc., a start-up that specialises in the analysis of road infrastructure images it captures with smartphones. Terms were not disclosed. Michelin says the acquisition of RoadBotics will enable it…
Kordsa cooperates with SES for RFID tags for tyres
Turkey-based reinforcement technology company Kordsa, which claims to cover one out of every three tyres manufactured worldwide, has entered into a collaboration with German connected electronic products and systems firm SES RFID Solutions GmbH. The companies will combine the patented SES technology with Kordsa’s…
Continental tyres with rPET available in Europe
Continental says tyres containing polyester made from recycled PET bottles are now available to all dealers in Europe. Continental has brought the so-called ContiRe.Tex technology, which can completely replace the conventionally polyester in the tyre carcass, into series production in…
Continental emphasises on need for skilled migrant labour in Germany
Technology firm Continental is calling for a concept for the controlled immigration of foreign workers. The German company sees this as an important means of effectively addressing the skills shortage in Germany. “The impact of demographic change, decarbonisation and digitalisation…
Pyrum and Siemens in partnership to further develop pyrolysis tech
Germany-based Pyrum Innovations, a pioneer in the sustainable recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELT) based on its patented pyrolysis technology, has entered into a partnership agreement with the technology group Siemens. The aim of the partnership is to further promote, optimise and…
Bridgestone/Dow partner in breakthrough tyre sealant technology
Tyre company Bridgestone Americas and materials maker Dow have partnered to develop B-SEALS, a recyclable, silicone-based tyre sealant technology. It represents more than four years of joint R&D between the two companies. B-SEALS technology provides excellent sealant performance in the event of a puncture without compromising…
Apollo Tyres opens digital innovation hub in UK
Indian tyre maker Apollo Tyres has launched its Digital Innovation Hub in London. As part of the company’s digital strategy to implement Industry 4.0, the Innovation Hub will use Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to solve complex manufacturing problems,…
Falken/SRI internal power generation technology can detect tyre wear
In a joint project between Falken Tyre Europe’s parent company Sumitomo Rubber Industries and Professor Hiroshi Tani of Kansai University, Japan, a new sensor to measure tyre wear has been developed which will help engineers to create longer lasting tyres. This…
Dow to expand silicones capacity to meet demand for mobility technologies
As the mobility and transportation industry continues to transform and grow, US materials company Dow continues to invest in increasing global supply capabilities and reliability for its customers, enabling the development of smarter, safer, and more sustainable technologies. In 2022,…