South Korean tyre manufacturer Nexen Tire is continuing on the second year of its Official Major Partnership with Formula DRIFT, the premier US drifting series, for the 2017 race season that will be held until October. Nexen Tire has been…
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Bridgestone to deploy BASys tyre tracking system globally starting April 2017
Tokyo-based global tyre and rubber company Bridgestone Corporation will be deploying its BASys tyre tracking system globally starting from April 2017 in Latin America following its successful implementation in Europe in 2016. BASys is a collection of digital applications designed…
Trelleborg to debut new solid tyre for waste management, recycling industries
Global off-road tyre supplier Trelleborg Wheel Systems will be launching a new solid tyre specifically designed and developed for the waste management and recycling industries. The Brawler HPS Soft Ride is a re-engineered version of the Brawler solid tyre. It…
Apollo Tyres expands into Europe’s truck and bus radial tyre segment
India-based global tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres is expanding into the truck and bus radial (TBR) tyre segment in Europe with the company launching a new range of tyres in the Commercial Vehicle Show (CV Show 2017) held in Birmingham from…
India’s natural rubber production exceeds 2016-17 target at 690,000 tonnes
India’s natural rubber production for 2016-17 jumped to 690,000 tonnes, up 23% from a year earlier, exceeding the Rubber Board’s 654,000-tonne target. Natural rubber output in 2015-16 was recorded as the lowest in two decades at 562,000 tonnes. The production…
Schwalbe launches MTB tyres with new Addix compound
Schwalbe has launched its MTB tyres in the Evo line with a new Addix compound developed from scratch. The company claims to have solved the typical trade-off between grip, rolling resistance and wear across a much wider range than before…
Thailand’s NRPC extends loan programme to stabilise rubber industry
Thailand’s Natural Rubber Policy Committee (NRPC) is extending a 1-billion Baht loan programme for another year to stabilise the rubber industry. The Natural Rubber Policy Committee meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, has agreed to give rubber farmers…
World’s first tyre pyrolysis plant receives Cradle-to-Cradle certification
The first tyre pyrolysis plant in the world, which is one of the flagship facilities of Klean Industries, has been awarded the prestigious Cradle to Cradle Certification by McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry LLC (MBDC). In recent years, there has been…
Natural rubber-producing countries to curb exports to boost prices
Three natural-rubber producing countries – Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand – are considering reducing natural rubber exports to stabilise and boost commodity prices, which still continue to fluctuate after signs of recovery. Excessive speculation resulted in “unfair prices” for both producers…
Bridgestone uses “Air Free Concept” to design next-generation bicycle tyre
Multinational tyre and rubber company Bridgestone Corporation has developed a next-generation bicycle tyre design that uses the “Air Free Concept” together with its subsidiary, Bridgestone Cycle Co., Ltd.The companies will advance feasibility studies seeking to make this new tyre available…