Engine product and drive systems manufacturer for the automotive, heavy-duty, and industrial market segment Dayco, has announced a major investment in a new manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosi in Mexico, to produce its globally recognised original equipment quality drive belts. “This is…
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Rubber centre for skills training for auto sector in Pune
In a significant push to skills training in the field of rubber, the Auto Cluster Development and Research Institute (ACDRI) in Pune, India, will soon have a Centre of Excellence for Rubber Industrial Skill Development. The Rubber Chemical & Petrochemical…
Sumitomo Rubber reveals vulcanisation of sulphur/NR for making tyres
Sumitomo Rubber Industries says that as a result of joint research undertaken with Professor Yoshitaka Ishii of Tokyo Institute of Technology and Visiting Researcher Muneki Ouchi of RIKEN, it has shed new light “on the mysteries surrounding the vulcanisation process…
Goodyear to focus on motorcycle tyres in France
US tyre maker Goodyear is planning to move light-truck tyre production out of its Montlucons factory and convert capacity at that plant solely to motorcycle tyres with an investment of EUR16 million. It also said Goodyear France S.A. has opened…
Volvo spins out new company for tyre pressure monitoring
Volvo Group, Qamcom Group and the inventor Roman Iustin form a new start-up company, Fyrqom AB. The new company will offer an automated system for calibration of the tyre pressure monitoring system on heavy-duty vehicles. With a tyre pressure monitoring…
Wastefront awarded grant for tyre-derived oil project
Norwegian waste tyre recycling company Wastefront As has been awarded a EUR2 million grant to develop a catalyst-based oil purification process. The grant from Eureka Eurostars – a funding-programme for business collaborations in commercialising innovative products – was awarded to Hyfuel,…
Pirelli invests EUR114 mn in expansion at Mexican plant
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Silao factory in Mexica, tyre maker Pirelli has started a EUR114-million investment – already envisaged in the 2021-2022 | 2025 industrial plan. The construction – planned for the…
Nokian Tyres to build car tyre factory in Romania
Nokian Tyres recently shared plans to invest EUR650 million in a new passenger car tyre factory in Romania. With a capacity of 6 million tyres/year, the Romanian plant is set to replace some of the lost output from Nokian’s now…
Cabot expands elastomer portfolio for tyre/rubber applications
US chemical firm Cabot Corporation says it has expanded its Engineered Elastomer Composites (E2C) product line with the launch of two new products, FX9570 and EX9620 solutions. These solutions provide rubber manufacturers with additional options to design products for high…
Russian union marks 95 years of global synthetic rubber production
The Russian Chemists Union recently marked the 95th anniversary of Russia’s contribution to the global rise of synthetic rubber.While it often goes unnoticed, rubber is one of the most essential and widely used materials today. Products made from rubber are ubiquitous…