Researchers at an EU research project are working here to develop a new generation of truck tyres designed to reduce fuel consumption, be longer-lasting and increase safety. “We’re working with new materials and new design tread patterns,” says project coordinator…
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Michelin is reducing tire production in Canada
Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. has begun reducing the production of passenger and light truck tyres at its Pictou County plant in Nova Scotia. The reduction will continue through June 30, 2015. The company sites “declining demand for small-size car…
Giant OTR tyre production begins at Bridgestone’s US plant
Although construction work at Bridgestone Americas’ new Aiken County plant in South Carolina is still ongoing, Tire Review reports that the production of 9-foot OTR tyres has already begun there. The tyre maker is building a 1.5 million-square-foot (approximately 140,000…
Mitas tires now rolling in fields across the US
Boasting a successful farm tyre business in Europe, Mitas is growing its brand in the US Mitas tires can be found on machinery by John Deere, Case, Unverferth and, in a new partnership, McCormick, as well as others. “It’s not…
Hittin’ the road on recycled tyres
New access ramp to Metro Transit garage built with tyre-derived aggregate “Where the rubber meets the road” has taken on new meaning in Halifax Regional Municipality. The region, in partnership with the province and Stantec Consulting Ltd. of Dartmouth, used…
Yokohama to roll out trio of new commercial tyres at MATS
Yokohama Tire Corp. will roll out a trio of new commercial tyres at the Mid-America Trucking Show. The 902L and 709L ultra wide base drive tyres will be on display and a new coach/bus tyre, the 104ZR Spec-2, will be…
Fayetteville Goodyear plant evacuated after threat
Workers at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Plant in Fayetteville were forced to evacuate the building early Monday morning. According to WTVD, employees were evacuated from the plant off Ramsey Street around 2 a.m. after someone called in a threat.…
EDHA wants rubber plantation privatised
The Edo State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to privatise the Urhonigbe Rubber Plantation in Orhionmwon Local Government Area. The House made the call in Benin City in a resolution after considering the report on the…
Tyre debuts aplenty at ConExpo
Tyre makers large and small used the recent 2014 ConExpo/Con-AGG trade show in Las Vegas to showcase their latest products for construction and mining industry applications. Balkrishna Industries Ltd., Bridgestone Corp., China Manufacturers Association L.L.C., Goodyear, Magna Tyres Group, Michelin…
HRM tires of the usual road materials, makes road connector with recycled rubber
HRM has put a new spin on their most recent road project. Recycled tires were used to create 250 metres of roadway connecting Highway 103 to the new Ragged Lake transit station, said HRM’s transportation planning manager David McCusker. “We…