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Announcing the Development of “GYROBLADE” and “CORESEAL”
New Tire Technologies Contributing to Improved Safety and Environmental Performance Sumitomo Rubber Industries developed two new tyre technologies that improve safety while conserving energy and resources. The Gyroblade airless tyre technology prevents flat tyres while the Coreseal tyre sealant technology…
Forest Stewardship Council cuts ties with Vietnam Rubber Group
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is cutting ties the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG). Disassociation will result in the termination of all FSC certificates held by VRG, taking effect three months from today. The decision was made after VRG subsidiaries were…
Cooper Tire named new director
The Board of Directors of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company named Gary S. Michel a director of the company effective immediately. Michel is a 30-year veteran of Ingersoll Rand, currently serving as president of the company’s residential heating, ventilation and…
Continental opens new dry handling track at in Texas
Continental inaugurated a new dry handling track at its proving grounds at Uvalde, Texas, for tyre and vehicle testing. Twelve meters wide and over three kilometers long, the track with its demanding layout offers rich opportunities to test many of…
Bridgestone Wilson Plant produces 400-Millionth tyre
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations’s Wilson County, N.C., manufacturing plant has produced its 400 millionth tyre since its establishment in 1974. The plant achieved this milestone just more than a year and a half after celebrating its 40-year anniversary in…
Rubber-metal composite vibration dampers for Jaguar
Some car components really do keep a low profile. You’d only notice how they function if they weren’t there. Vibration dampers are a good example, reducing unwanted vibrations produced by engines and drivetrains. High-quality vibration dampers are not just made…
Pyrolyx gains another patent
Pyrolyx AG, a manufacturer of recovered carbon black (rCB) from scrap tyres, has announced another patent award. The new patent granted in Germany covers the direct introduction of rCB into the conventional manufacturing of furnace carbon black. A desired percentage…
Tyre pressure drive saved fuel and the environment
Anglian Water and Michelin are celebrating the success of a five year drive to ensure tyres are maintained at the correct pressure across its 4,000 employees’ vehicles. A sample of nearly 100 cars and vans inspected by Michelin in the…
SRI opens tyre factory in Turkey
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) opened its first tyre factory in the Republic of Turkey last October 14 on the new factory’s grounds located in Cankiri Province. The company is incorporated as Sumitomo Rubber AKO Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.…