The Tyre Industry Association’s (TIA) Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) has introduced a glossary containing definitions of key terms and technologies used in the tyre and rubber recycling industry. As more businesses become concerned with sustainability, the glossary is expected to…
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Apollo Tyres launches e-commerce portal
Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres Ltd. (Apollo Tyres) has launched an e-commerce portal/e-shop (https://shop.apollotyres.com) to better serve customers in the passenger car and two-wheeler tyre segment. Through a “buy online, fit offline” model, the portal will allow perusal and purchase…
ANRPC predicts short-term gain in NR prices
The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) expects natural rubber (NR) prices to rise in the short term, due to factors such as tight supply and high demand thanks to a COVID-19-focused economic recovery. The association also expects the…
New Michelin XD Mineworks tyre to offer dependable performance
Michelin North America, Inc., has introduced a new 49-inch tyre to address the aggressive everyday needs of mines and quarries in NA – the MICHELIN XD MINEWORKS 27.00R49. The tyre ensures dependable performance, especially for the many 100-tonne mining and quarry dump…
Continental’s sensor-based inspection service for conveyor belts
Technology company Continental has developed a service solution for monitoring conveyor belt systems to permit early identification of weak points along a belt conveyor system before damage resulting in unscheduled and cost-intensive downtimes occurs. The new, technology-based approach, which was…
Enviro and Michelin tie up for strategic partnership
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems and French global tyre manufacturer Michelin have agreed on the principle terms for establishing a first jointly owned recycling plant and a license agreement regulating the terms of use for Enviro’s recycling technology as well as subsequent…
China to impose anti-dumping duties on rubber products from the US
The Ministry of Commerce, China, has announced that it will impose anti-dumping duties on rubber products from the US, as well as South Korea and the European Union (EU) starting December 20. China will slap a tariff of 222% on…
Michelin co-develops air cushion test kits for patients in acute respiratory distress
Leading tyre manufacturer Michelin has jointly developed 50 air cushion prototypes with Amiens-Picardie University Hospital – the air cushion kits are intended for patients suffering from respiratory distress i.e. in a medically-induced coma and placed on a ventilator; they are…
Toyo Tire constructs new tyre plant in Serbia
Japanese Toyo Tire Corporation – through its manufacturing subsidiary Toyo Tire Serbia-Belgrade – has commenced the construction of a US$465 million passenger vehicle tyre plant in Indjija City, the Republic of Serbia. The 300,000sqm plant will have a capacity of…
Bridgestone India invests in fleet management start-up
Bridgestone India has invested in a tyre management services start-up Fleeca India, which will strengthen its operations in digital mobility solutions. Bridgestone and Fleeca India – which works to increase efficiency of tyre management for fleet owners or operators –…