Researchers at an EU research project are working here to develop a new generation of truck tyres designed to reduce fuel consumption, be longer-lasting and increase safety. “We’re working with new materials and new design tread patterns,” says project coordinator…
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Michelin releases world’s largest tractor tyre
It is the world’s largest tractor tyre yet it is unlikely to be a familiar sight on Irish roads for the reason that our farms are insufficiently large to require tractors big enough to use it. Manufactured by Michelin with…
Connell partners with Lehigh in Japan and Korea for rubber powders
Connell Brothers (CBC), the largest distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia- Pacific, has partnered with Lehigh Technologies, a US speciality materials company, to market Lehigh’s PolyDyne micronised rubber powders (MRP) to the tyre and rubber industries in Japan…
Michelin is reducing tire production in Canada
Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. has begun reducing the production of passenger and light truck tyres at its Pictou County plant in Nova Scotia. The reduction will continue through June 30, 2015. The company sites “declining demand for small-size car…
Yokohama claims noise, aero advances
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC), working with researchers from Japan’s aerospace industry, has made advances in the study of turbulence and acoustic waves generated by rolling tires that it claims could lead to breakthroughs in reducing tire-generated noise and improving…
Rubber Board bets on high quality sheets to curb import of natural rubber
Realising that producing rubber sheets of high quality will help curb import of natural rubber, which is likely to reach a new high of over 3 lakh tonne this year, the Rubber Board has launched a series of branded high…
Federal, Kenda join ITMA
Taiwan tyre makers Federal Corp. and Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. have joined the Imported Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ITMA), an Essex-based group that represents the interests of imported tyre manufacturers in the European marketplace. Kenda and Federal become the ITMA’s…
Bridgestone aims to touch 48 super concept stores by end of this year
Leading tyre and rubber manufacturer Bridgestone today said it plans to open eight more super concept stores in various parts of the country by the end of this year to take the total to 48 by December. “Bridgestone presently has…
Rubber revolution: Essential farm tyre round-up
Fuel efficiency demands make tyre pressures a big deal in modern-day farming and most of the major manufacturers have been flexing their rubber-making muscles in the past few months, as Oliver Mark reports. Michelin and Bridgestone Michelin demonstrated its firm…
CIMB Research maintains hold on Top Glove
CIMB Equities Research is maintaining its Hold recommendation on Top Glove and prefers Kossan which is its top pick in the glove manufacturing sector. It said on Friday Top Glove’s earnings growth will continue to be under pressure due to…