Continental Tire the Americas is expanding its Sumter, US plant to accommodate production of the ContiSeal puncture-sealing and ContiSilent noise-absorbing passenger tyre lines. As Continental produces the ContiSeal and ContiSilent tyre lines at two plants in Europe, the US production…
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Continental recommends checking tyre pressures regularly
The tyre manufacturer advises thorough tyre inspections when refueling or every two weeks to avoid any unprecedented outcomes even when driving at moderate speeds. A sudden, undetected or gradual loss of tyre pressure can cause tyre failure, wear and rolling…
Enviro develops technology to recover carbon fibre from composites
Scandinavian tyre recycler Enviro’s pyrolysis technology is now able to successfully extract carbon fibres from composite material, and it seems possible to utilise the material commercially within the automotive industry. This is demonstrated by the test results from a research…
Future fleet vehicles subject to changing mobility trends
In the automotive industry, several changes and disruptions are estimated, according to Kumar Saha, Frost & Sullivan Director of Mobility for market researchers, addressing an audience at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in late 2018. Saha has said that…
Forestry equipment tyre market on a roll
Increasing demand for wood and wood products, coupled with the shift towards automation in forestry operation to increase efficiency and output, is expected to lead a robust growth for the market in the coming forecast period. It is expected to…
BKT inaugurates new European headquarters to serve OEMs
India’s Balkrishna Industries (BKT) recently opened its new headquarters in Seregno, Italy. The European market represents 50% of BKT’s annual revenue, which surpassed US$900 million globally in 2018. The new headquarters houses BKT Space, a unique information and technology centre…
NR output falls by 10% in January; but demand picks up
The world production of natural rubber (NR) experienced a fall at 10.1%, amounting to 1.080 million tonnes in January 2019 on a year-to-year basis, says the latest report from the Malaysia-basedAssociation of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC). It says that this…
Riding out headwinds in Asian SBR market
Historically, synthetic rubber consumption registers growth that is driven by increasing rubber demand, especially in the automotive, tyre and non-tyre applications. Of types, the use of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) rates high in a range of applications owing to its…
Sumitomo Rubber tyre plant begins operations in Brazil
Following a three-year factory expansion project worth USD$133 million, Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has started production of commercial truck and bus tyres in Fazenda, Brazil; the installation of new production equipment will augment the production capacity from 500 to 1,000…
Prinx Chengshan expands in Thailand with a new tyre factory
Hong-Kong headquartered Prinx Chengshan recently broke ground on a new plant in Chonburi, Thailand. The new plant, the Chinese tyremaker’s first overseas production base, is expected to be commissioned in mid-2020, and will further consolidate and expand global production capacity,…