Japan’s largest trading house Marubeni Corporation has invested in Green Rubber Energy Company Limited (GRE), which is developing an end-of-life tyre (ELT) pyrolysis recycling business in Thailand. With almost 30 million tonnes of tyres discarded annually around the world, a…
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Tyre firm Continental says it will be showcasing its most sustainable tyre for city traffic to date: the Conti Urban NXT, which recently entered pilot production, as part of its presentation for the bus and truck segment, at IAA Transportation…
Henkel/4JET collaborate on foam-to-tyre technology for EVs
Lightweight construction and the absence of engine noise in electric vehicles (EVs) make tyre rolling noise more noticeable inside the cabin. Depending on the road surface and speed, this noise can be perceived as significantly more intrusive and unpleasant compared…
Scanship awarded FEED contract for Murfitts tyre recycling plant
Clean energy firm Vow ASA’s subsidiary Scanship AS has signed a FEED (Front End Engineering Design) contract with UK-based end of life tyre recycling company Murfitts Industries for a pyrolysis plant. The new FEED contract will result in the design…
Graphene nanotubes power thermal cameras for firefighters
Hungarian electro-optical systems manufacturer Medirlab has expanded its production line with an explosion-proof thermal camera to meet the demands of firefighters in the most challenging environments. The enhanced ATEX safety is achieved by integrating Luxembourg-headquartered OCSiAl’s Tuball graphene nanotubes in…
Nova Motorsport relaunches successful rallycross tyre
Recently, Nova Motorsport has unveiled its new ACB11 rallycross tyre at the Loheac round of the 2024 French Rallycross Championship (FFSA Championnat De France Rallycross), of which the brand is the title sponsor. The latest ACB11 tyre is produced in…
General Science rolls out tyres at new facility expansion in Cambodia
China’s General Science’s Cambodian subsidiary recently held a ceremony for the first batch of tyres to roll off the production line at the second phase of its tyre facility located in Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone. The project started construction in…
Australian govt to invest A$44 mn to reduce waste in WA
The Federal and Western Australian Labor governments are co-investing A$44 million in nine new recycling projects, including tyre recycling, to improve recycling capabilities across Perth and in regional areas in Western Australia. In total, the nine projects will divert an…
Nokian Tyres to add renewable material from birch bark to tyres
Nokian Tyres has signed a development agreement with Swedish biomaterial science company Reselo AB to further develop its renewable material Reselo Rubber as a potential new raw material in tyres. Reselo Rubber is a completely renewable material made from birch…