Defra is considering whether to take action over permit exemptions for waste tyre recycling sites, after the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) reiterated its call for a freeze on the registration process last week. The TRA has said it is alarmed…
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DMACK Tyres aspiring to catch consumer market
The Carlisle-based tyre brand DMACK is launching a range of 75 tyres for the consumer market. Dick Cormack, a former rally driver and motorsport product development manager at Pirelli, set up the business in 2006 initially to design and produce…
Peninsula tyre waste facility shut down, fined $30K by state
A South San Francisco waste tyre facility that the operator says was the only one of its kind in the Bay Area has been shut down and fined $30,000, state regulators announced Wednesday. The shutdown follows a decision last fall…
Roadmaster Tires showcase RM234 and RM254 regional tyres at the Mid-America Trucking Show
Roadmaster is showcasing the RM234, a premium regional all-position tyre, and the RM254, a premium regional pick-up and delivery drive tyre, at this week’s Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky. MATS is the largest heavy-duty trucking event in the…
Pirelli reports strong results in international tyre tests
Italian tyre firm Pirelli has recently scored well in test results carried out by Russian and Swedish publications. The tyres tested were both from the Cinturato family; Russia’s Za Rulem tested the Cinturato P1 while Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet tested the…
Ivory Coast rubber firm Sogb says 2013 net profit falls sharply
Ivory Coast natural rubber producer Sogb’s net profit fell to 5.84 billion CFA Francs ($12.27 million) in 2013, from 15.24 billion CFA Francs ($32.02 million) the previous year, the company said on Thursday. “The drop in the results relative to…
US Silicones industry demand to grow 4.7% annually to 2018 says a new research report
US demand to rise 4.7% annually through 2018. US demand for silicones is forecast to climb 4.7 percent annually to $4.3 billion in 2018, with volume rising 3.2 percent per year to 900 million pounds. This will be an acceleration…
Ministers warned again over ‘weak supervision’ of waste tyres
The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has reiterated calls for a moratorium on exempting ‘small-scale’ tyre recycling from requiring an environmental permit, over concerns that such sites are not being regulated. The Environment Agency does not regulate exempted sites as they…
Sentury adds sizes for Landsail UHP tyres
Sentury Tire Americas has expanded the sizes of its Landsail LS588 and Landsail LS588 SUV/CUV ultra high performance all-season tyres. The LS588 SUV/CUV is available in 41 sizes between 17 inches and 26 inches. The LS588 UHP is available in…
AirBoss inks deal to produce rubber for new tyre plant
A green tyre plant expected to open later this year in St. Marys is already producing spinoff jobs in Kitchener. AirBoss Rubber Compounding, which operates a rubber manufacturing plant on Glasgow Street in Kitchener, announced Monday that it will produce…