Japanese Yokohama Rubber’s fully-owned subsidiary, Yokohama India, has just opened the doors of its first retail store in Mangalore, Karnataka, under the region’s leading tyre dealer Good Wheel. The Yokohama Club Network (YCN) store in Mangalore is the latest in…
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Hartalega buys more land in Malaysia for factory expansion
Malaysian glove manufacturer Hartalega Holdings’ (Hartalega) business unit based in Sepang, Hartalega NGC, will purchase 38.49 hectares of land in Selangor, Malaysia, for RM263.1 million – from property investor Bonus Essential – to meet the increasing global demand for gloves…
Malaysian rubber glove makers to ramp up production despite MCO
The Malaysian rubber glove industry will continue to produce medical and surgical gloves, essential and critical items in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, in spite of the Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed in the country that will last till…
Covid-19: Marangoni continues to operate while enforcing necessary measures
With the complete lockdown of Italy, given the wide spread of COVID-19, Italy’s retreading systems/tyre machinery maker Marangoni says it is not stopping and is “acting with commitment and determination to continue to produce, as permitted by the Italian Prime…
London students’ prototype device reduces air pollution from worn-out tyres
A group of postgraduate students from Imperial College London have fashioned a unique anti-pollution device capable of absorbing nearly 60% of airborne tyre particles from old tyres. The prototype, which attaches to the side of a tyre and has a…
Goodyear designs self-generating concept tyre for “specific mobility needs”
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) has recently introduced a revolutionary self-regenerating concept tyre, the Goodyear recharge that is said to adapt and change to meet individual mobility needs. The concept tyre is based on a reloadable/biodegradable tread compound…
Birla Carbon/GranBio nanocellulose dispersion masterbatch
Birla Carbon and GranBio Technologies have introduced a patent-pending NDC (Nanocellulose Dispersion Composite) rubber masterbatch for qualification by tyre and rubber companies. The breakthrough in NDC masterbatch is the result of a three-year joint development programme between the two companies…
Chinaplas rescheduled to August; medical to be a feature at show
Having postponed Chinaplas 2020, to have been held from 21-24 April at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC), Hongqiao, Shanghai, the show organiser Adsale Exhibition Services has rescheduled it to 3-6 August 2020 also at the NECC in Shanghai.…
Hankook Tire supplies new Smartflex DH35/AH35 to 2020 Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab
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…
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,…