The Continental Executive Board has decided to spin off the Automotive group sector by the end of 2025, subject to necessary approvals. This follows its detailed evaluation announced in early August. The spin-off proposal will be presented to the supervisory board in…
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Sumitomo Rubber opts for Rockwell to digitalise operations globally
Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries has selected automation specialist Rockwell Automation to support its digital transformation across its global tyre and rubber manufacturing operations. Sumitomo Rubber, known for its Dunlop and Falken brands, will deploy Rockwell’s FactoryTalk ProductionCentre, a manufacturing execution system (MES)…
Graphet opens agricultural waste-to-graphite facility in Malaysia; claims sustainable ops
Carbon materials supplier Graphjet Technology, which was set up in 2019 to produce artificial graphite from biomass waste residues from palm oil, has started up its first commercial-scale green graphite facility in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It says that the facility is the world’s first commercial-scale plant capable of…
China’s Guizhou Tyre breaks ground on US$230 mn project in Vietnam
Chinese tyre producer Guizhou Tyre, under its Advance Tyre (Vietnam) Co Ltd subsidiary, under has broken ground on its US$230 million tyre expansion project in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang. The construction will be undertaken by engineering firm…
India’s Ceat to acquire Camso brand from Michelin for US$225 mn
Tyre maker Ceat, a part of RPG Group, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with French tyre maker Michelin to acquire its Camso brand’s off-the-road-highway tyres (OTR) and tracking business for US$225 million. The acquisition will give Ceat…
Trek/Liberty launch bicycle tyre recycling programme in US
US companies Trek Bicycle and Liberty Tire Recycling have launched a bicycle tyre recycling programme across all Trek owned stores in North America. This initiative aims to provide cyclists with a free and responsible way to recycle their used bicycle…
PCBL completes expansion of carbon black plant
Indian carbon black producer PCBL Ltd says that the second and final phase of its speciality chemical capacity expansion at the Mundra plant in Gujarat has been successfully commissioned. This expansion adds 20,000 tonnes/year to the company’s existing capacity, bringing…
Nokian Tyres ties up with Enery for CO emission control for Romanian facility
Nokian Tyres and Austrian renewable energy provider Enery have signed a long-term contract ensuring zero CO2 emission energy for Nokian Tyres’s new passenger car tyre factory in Oradea, Romania. In addition to the energy supply the contract enables Enery to construct a…
Harke to distribute Reoil rCB/pyrolysis oil in Europe
Tyre pyrolysis equipment maker Klean Industries Inc says that Polish tyre recycler Reoil SP, which operates a Klean tyre pyrolysis technology, has entered into a partnership with Germany’s Harke Chemicals GmbH to distribute Reoil’s ReBlack recovered carbon black (rCB) and tyre pyrolysis oil…
Researchers develop method to remove 6PPD from waste tyres
Tyres are composite materials that have a lot of components in them, including a molecule known as 6PPD, which provides UV protection to help the rubber found in tyres last longer. The 6PPD accomplishes this by absorbing the sun’s rays…