Technology firm Continental recently officially opened its new corporate headquarters in Hanover, Germany. The campus on Hans-Böckler-Allee marks a further milestone for the technology company in its more than 150-year history. “We have created a place where our vision, values…
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Continental uses carbon black from recycled tyres in new forklift tyres
Tyre maker Continental is using carbon black from recycled racing tyres in its production of solid tyres. To this end, a total of 300 CrossContact Extreme E racing tyres were processed using a special pyrolysis process. With this initiative, the…
Lagercrantz acquires UK rubber seals firm DP Seals
Swedish technology firm Lagercrantz has acquired DP Seals Ltd, a leading supplier of rubber sealings and mouldings for high specification applications. DP Seals designs and manufactures customised rubber seals, gaskets and mouldings, with intricate geometries to the highest quality. In-house…
Synthos/OMV to cooperate on sustainable butadiene for tyres
Polish producer of synthetic rubber Synthos has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OMV, an Austrian multinational integrated oil, gas, and petrochemicals company. Under the MOU, the two companies will cooperate on the long-term supply of…
BASF’s BDO and PolyTHF with lower carbon footprints
From early 2024 onward, German chemical firm BASF says it will offer its products 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and polytetrahydrofuran (PolyTHF) as “LowPCF” products. BASF has calculated the individual product carbon footprints (PCF) of both chemical products. The results were compared with…
Nokian Tyres signs EUR200 mn sustainability-linked credit facility
Nokian Tyres says it has signed a syndicated sustainability-linked revolving credit facility of EUR200 million with a group of five banks. The interest margin of the revolving credit facility will increase or decrease dependent on Nokian Tyres meeting sustainability performance…
Continental/Synopsys provide vehicle digital twin capabilities for software development
German tech firm Continental has announced a collaboration with Synopsys to accelerate the development and validation of software features and applications for the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV). This new collaboration integrates Synopsys’ virtual prototyping solutions for virtual Electronic Control Units (vECU)…
VMI opens new service centre in Thailand
Dutch tyre and rubber machinery maker VMI recently officially opened its Southeast Asian service centre in Chonburi, Thailand. The move from smaller premises to the new high-tech facility reflects VMI’s commitment to support the industry in this increasingly important region.…
Symbio inaugurates first gigafactory for hydrogen fuel-cell mobility
Symbio, an equally owned joint venture between Forvia, Michelin and Stellantis, has inaugurated SymphonHy, its first gigafactory. SymphonHy will enable Symbio to support its customers in making zero-emission hydrogen mobility an affordable reality, without compromising performance, it claims. Located in…
Michelin to up capacity for radial tyres at China plant
French tyre maker Michelin has decided to expand its Shanghai factory, its second expansion after first increasing its capacity in 2021. It will increase the capacity of high-performance radial tyres by 1 million units to 9.5 million units/year. Work on…