Nexen Tire says it has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based tyre performance prediction system. It will use a machine learning technology in the concept design stage to precisely and rapidly anticipate the primary performance indicators, such as fuel efficiency, noise,…
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Tyre Industry: Speeding up towards sustainability
Amid environmental issues over rising carbon emissions, the rubber/tyre sector is stepping up ...
Pirelli opens digital solutions centre in Italy
Italian tyre maker Pirelli has opened its Digital Solutions Centre Pirelli (DSC) in Bari, Italy, said to be the first development centre entirely focused on digital innovation. Pirelli deems it as “an example of joint effort between the public and…
European tyre/rubber manufacturers aligning with deforestation-free NR value chain
The EU Institutions have reached a provisional agreement on the EU Deforestation Regulation. The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has confirmed its commitment to continue working with a wide range of stakeholders to build a sustainable supply chain…
Dow launches adhesion LSR series for auto sector
Materials firm Dow has launched its Silastic SA 994X Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) series targeted at the mobility and transportation industry. The latest LSR series is a range of primerless, self-adhesive, general purpose and self-lubricating, one-to-one mix ratio LSRs designed for two-component injection moulding with thermoplastic substrates including, but not…
Nynas receives ISCC Plus certification for bio-based products
Chemical firm Nynas says it has received ISCC Plus certification for its products: Nytro Bio 300X and Nytex Bio 6200. Nynas offers bitumen and naphthenic specialty products for tyre applications. ISCC Plus is a voluntary, globally recognised sustainability certification scheme…
Freudenberg secures large order for US power tooling bumpers
Germany’s Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (FST) says it has secured significant new business to supply bumpers to a large American power tool manufacturer for use in its electric nail guns. The contract represents a major expansion of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ business…
LanzaTech and Sumitomo Riko jv to develop isoprene from waste products
Carbon capture and transformation (CCT) company LanzaTech NZ, that transforms waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging, and other products, and Japanese rubber parts manufacturer Sumitomo Riko Company (formerly Tokai Rubber Industries) have announced a joint-development agreement…
Continental gives new life to E tyres as basketball court paving
A new basketball court is being built in Hanover, Germany, to give children from the surrounding area a lively place to play, run and train. What is unique about it is that German tyre firm Continental is providing the necessary…
NR price on downward trend; growth expected for demand
The global market produced about 1.435 million tonnes of natural rubber (NR) during October 2022, according to Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) in its monthly report. It adds that about 87% of the production is attributed…
Kumho/Technip to produce recycled styrene-based rubber for tyres
South Korean chemical firm Kumho Petrochemical has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with French engineering service provider Technip Energies to work on waste polystyrene pyrolysis and recycled styrene monomers (RSM). An eco-friendly raw material obtained through thermal decomposition…