Under the “Mirel” trademark, US bioscience company Metabolix (Cambridge, Massachusetts) has developed new amorphous PHA biopolymers with the physical characteristics of a low Tg rubber. These new rubber modifiers, it says, have been shown to improve the ductility and flexibility…
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Supply, LLC opens in Seattle, Washington to help better serve clients
Summit Supply, LLC, a leading supplier of rubber tracks and undercarriage parts to the construction industry, recently announced the opening of their new location in Seattle, Washington. The New Jersey based firm was founded in 1982 and for over thirty…
Conti adds commercial tyre management
Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C.’s Commercial Vehicle Tire group has reassigned six executives for its commercial specialty, product development and sales regions. In the commercial unit, which encompasses medium radial truck tyres and commercial specialty tyres, Fedérico Jiménez will be…
Michelin launches SmartWay regional steer tyre
Michelin Americas Truck Tires a division of Michelin North America, Inc. announced the launch of its new MICHELIN X Multi(TM) Energy Z, a regional steer tyre that meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay verified requirements. With a 15 per…
GT Radial Champiro SX2 extreme summer performance tyre introduced in North America
The GT Radial Champiro SX2 extreme summer performance tyre is coming to the streets of North America. Developed for driving enthusiasts who want higher levels of traction, response and driving control in dry and wet conditions, the Champiro SX2 is…
No takers for dump tyres
An attempt to sell up to two million scrapped tyres piled up at the George Town landfill site received no official bids. It is the fourth time the Cayman Islands government has gone out to tender seeking a private firm…
2014 Sales projections for the European tyre market
The European tyre market is expected to witness a variable increase in tyre sales by early 2014. The focus will be on new and retreaded tyres and expected sales will depend on how the car industry fares in 2014. The…
Yokohama opens tyre testing center in Sweden
Yokohama’s European subsidiary officially opened a winter tyre development and testing center in Nattberg, Sweden, roughly 50 miles from the Arctic Circle. This is the most recent development in the expanding cooperation between Yokohama and Nordic tyre specialists Arctic Falls,…
Silverfish adds Onza tyres to stable
Silverfish UK has announced the addition of Swiss based tyre manufacturer Onza to its portfolio of brands. Onza is a name which will have any mountain biker with a few decades of service under their belts regaling stories of white…
Old tyres could build pothole-resistant roads, solve disposal problem
Old tyres may pave the way for new Michigan road repairs. Gov. Rick Snyder proposed spending $1.3 billion on road repairs in his first State of the State Address in 2011. So far, no one has found that kind of…