Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone together with its collaborators says that the Russian dandelion could be a viable alternative for natural rubber (NR) and can be turned into a renewable source of high-quality, tyre-grade rubber. Bridgestone scrutinised the performance levels using…
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Tyre Industry: Speeding up towards sustainability
Amid environmental issues over rising carbon emissions, the rubber/tyre sector is stepping up ...
Global rubber consumption on the rise
Estimates show that global rubber consumption will rise to 4.3% per year through 2015 to million metric tonnes.
Goodyear wins fitment on new Embraer Military Airlifter and Tanker Jet
The KC-390 twin-engine, jet-powered military airlifter and tanker will be fitted out with the branded military aviation tyres.
Construction begins for world’s first year-round winter test centre
The facility will be able to provide all the test conditions the automotive industry requires.
Apollo Tyres considering East Europe for new plant
The company plans making tyres within five years either in Poland, Hungary or Slovak Republic with an investment of around USD$135 million.
Cabot bolsters manufacturing presence in China
The facility, worth USD140 million, will meet market demand in China.
Astra Resources ready for maiden production run of Green Gum
Astra Resources’s renewable energy technology, Green Gum is already in its final stage of completion. The production infrastructure in Hungry will recycle waste rubber into high value products. The machinery will be able to produce various grades of rubber granules…
Scientists unveil intelligent tyre for all weather
CHANGE your summer tyres for winter tyres and vice-versa may soon be a thing of the past, according to a group of researchers at Leipzig University, who are developing the world’s first-ever intelligent tyre which automatically adapts itself to the…
Hankook provides OE fitment for BMW 3 series
HANKOOK Tire announced that they are now original equipment supplier for the new BMW 3-Series. The best-selling model by the Munich-based premium car manufacturer will be factory equipped amongst others with Hankook’s high-performance Ventus S1 evo² tyres. Initially, the tyre…
Lanxess to use Evocatal Biotechnology
LANXESS announced that it will cooperate with biotechnology expert Evocatal in the development of biotechnological methods for the synthesis of precursors for the rubber production. The project will utilise local renewable materials in the manufacture of rubber upstream products. Until…