TreadWright Tires, a Houston based Light Truck & SUV tire remanufacturing company, launched a new line of TreadWright branded Mud Terrain and All Terrain tyres. These include 29 new sizes and load ranges that are now available at TreadWright’s website…
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Michelin to halt production at Starr plant
Tire manufacturer Michelin plans to stop operations at its plant in Starr, Anderson County, South Carolina. The plant makes large mining truck wheels. The company said a downturn in mining and related industries led to halting operations. Michelin’s plant in…
Synthos S.A. opens its new SSBR rubber plant in Poland
Synthos S.A. opens its new modern SSBR rubber production plant last September 3. The rubber plant costs PLN 568 million (EUR169.5 million). EU funding gave PLN147 million (EUR34.82 million) to cover some costs. The new plant is set to produce…
Indian planters’ association elects new leaders
United Planter’s Association of Southern India (UPASI) recently elected its new president and vice president for the year 2015-2016. Elections were held at the association’s last general assembly. Former UPASI vice president N Dharmaraj was elected as president of the…
Lanxess appoints new board member
Lanxess AG appointed Dr. Hubert Fink to the Board of Management, effective October 1st. The number of members of the Board of Management will thus increase from three to four. Fink currently heads the Advanced Industrial Intermediates business unit at…
Los Prados Park installs with virgin rubber infills
Artificial turf company GreenFields USA will be filling the fields at Los Prados Park in San Mateo, California with virgin rubber infills. San Mateo selected GreenFields’ SlideMax XQ, utilizing a fiber that exceeds some of the most stringent wear tests…
Michelin named most ‘sustainable’ tyre maker
The Michelin Group is the top tyre maker for sustainable development, according to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI survey RobecoSAM). The tyre maker scored 87/100 in the last rankings, up 4 points, and rose to the forefront of…
Dow Corning invests US$1.8bn in China
Dow Corning invests approximately US$1.8 billion in their Zhangjiagang site in China. Dow Corning executives announced the investment during the site’s 10th year anniversary. The Zhangjiagang site is China’s largest facility of its kind and among the world’s biggest and…
Self-healing tyre can be used after punctures
A cut or torn tyre usually means one thing — you have to buy a new one. But some day, that could change. For the first time, scientists have made tyre-grade rubber without the processing step — vulcanization — that…
Rubber planters without Aadhaar cards can still get subsisdy
Rubber planters who don’t have Aadhaar cards can still get subsidies from the Kerala government. Planters can register using other IDs from October 1 to 15 in their nearest Rubber Producers Society. Aadhaar is a 12 digit individual identification number…