Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co. says it is in negotiations to acquire Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Off-the-Road (OTR) tyre business. According to Bloomberg, the potential deal is valued at around US$1 billion. If the acquisition goes ahead, it will be…
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French tyre maker Michelin says it supports the new European regulation R117-04 on the performance of new car tyres once worn, which has been enforced in July 2024. It allows for guaranteeing better safety on the roads, and also for…
Apollo ups productivity with IoT solutions
Apollo Tyres, one of India’s largest tyre manufacturers, sought to transform its manufacturing processes with an ambitious digital strategy. The company worked with AWS Partner Deloitte to implement an Internet of Things (IoT) solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS), connecting…
Yokohama to set up new tyre plant in China
Japanese tyre maker Yokohama has announced it will build a new passenger car tyre plant in China, located in the Qiantang New District of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The new facility will have an initial production capacity of 9 million…
Wastefront to produce aviation fuel from used tyres in UK
Norway-based recycler Wastefront will begin construction on one of Europe’s largest tyre-to-fuel facilities at the Port of Sunderland, UK, which will convert waste tyres into tyre-derived oil (TDO), and subsequently process TDO into Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Wastefront intends to…
Dow launches biobased EPDM for auto, consumer applications
US materials firm Dow has launched Nordel REN Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymers (EPDM), a bio-based version of Dow’s EPDM rubber material that goes into automotive, infrastructure and consumer applications. A key component of automotive weatherseals and hoses, Dow aims to…
Klean Industries expands rCB footprint in India and Malaysia
Canada’s Klean Industries Inc. has announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to supply its equipment and patented technologies for upgrading char derived from the thermal processing of end-of-life tyres (ELT) into recovered carbon black (rCB). This…
General Science opens Chinese/Thai tyre plants
China’s General Science recently held the commissioning ceremony for its Chinese semi-steel tyre expansion project in Wuxi, and the Thailand Phase II project in Rayong on the same day. The company’s Thailand Phase II project has a designed production capacity…
GPSNR sets up sustainability assurance system
Members of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR), who represent almost 60% of the value chain, have agreed on an industry wide assurance system. Through this agreement, the natural rubber industry now has a standardised stage-by-stage process through…
Suzano and Behn Meyer to produce lignin-based rubber
Pushing forward with more sustainability in the rubber market, Suzano S.A., the world’s largest market pulp producer, and German chemical distribution company Behn Meyer Group have announced a new partnership to supply sustainable additives to the European rubber market As…