Seoul-based tyre company Hankook Tire will supply two all-season tyres, SmartFlex AH35 and DH35, as original equipment tyres to Ford’s latest Super Duty F-450 and F-550 Chassis Cab truck models. Ford’s Super Duty series has been loved by drivers around…
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Vegan-based processing promoter for tyre blends
German speciality chemicals company Lanxess has added a plant-based raw material variant to its Aktiplast PP product range. These processing promoters for polymer blends are used in the production of tyres and all kinds of technical rubber articles. Aktiplast PP-veg,…
Pirelli India to “double” its dealer base by end-2021 with wider volume range
Milan-headquartered company Pirelli, renowned for its tyres for cars, motorcycles and bikes, is to work up its distribution network to 1,200 by the end of 2021. Pirelli Tyres India (Pirelli India) Commercial Director, Akash Singh Rathore, explained that “a wide…
Sumitomo establishes breakthrough technique in tyre-rubber analysis
Japanese tyre maker Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has developed new observation technology for tyre-rubber materials analysis, in partnership with Ibaraki University in Japan. Using a special particle beam microscope, SRI claims it has succeeded in observing both ‘coarse and fine’ cross-linked…
RSDC starts mobile training of tyre mechanics in Kerala with state-of-the-art skill vans
India’s Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC) has launched a training campaign to “upskill and certify” tyre mechanics in Kerala, a state on the country’s southwestern coast. The project by RSDC and the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) will see specially-developed…
ATMA, Honda Cars drive to create awareness on tyre safety in India
Honda Cars India (Honda) have positioned large posters on tyre Tread Wear Indicators (TWI) at their corporate office and manufacturing facility at Greater Noida in an effort to spread awareness on the hazards of worn out tyres. The initiative is…
EcoTyre invents zero waste, mobile tyre recycling technology
Ukrainian green tyre startup EcoTyre has presented its “plant on wheels” recycling strategy at the innovative Climate Launch pad competition, held recently in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Their project enables the production of valuable raw materials, such as crumb rubber, steel…
Trelleborg Qingdao, China facility expands local production for tunnel sealing products
Trelleborg’s Marine and Infrastructure operations is to locally produce its Gina Gaskets – vital components of construction – for various Chinese landmark projects including the ShenZhong Link project in Guangdong Province, touted to be the largest and widest immersed tunnel…
Linglong Tire holds Hubei factory commissioning event alongside Global Partner Conference
Chinese tyre manufacturer Linglong Tire (Linglong) recently held a commissioning event for Hubei Linglong TBR manufacturing base in Jingmen, China, as well as the Linglong Tire Global Partner Conference, themed New Channels, New Layout and Create the Future. As Linglong’s…
Marangoni Ringtread network member inaugurates new branch in Vienna
Marangoni’s Austrian partner Edler Reifen has recently opened a new 3,000sqm branch in Schillingstraße, 2, Vienna, with storage capacities for 1,800 truck tyres and 25,000 passenger tyres.As the tyre retreading specialist favours Marangoni’s Ringtread System for its cold truck/bus retreading…