India’s Apollo Tyres says it is now sourcing 100% of its natural rubber supplies from companies who have committed to sustainability throughout the supply chain, aligning with the code of conduct set out by the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural…
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Apollo develops tyres with 75% sustainable materials
India’s Apollo Tyres says it has developed tyres with 75% sustainable materials. This is aligned with Apollo Tyres’ sustainability roadmap of increasing the usage of sustainable raw material to 40% by 2030. The concept agriculture tyres containing 75% sustainable materials,…
Apollo Tyres to set up its 2nd digital centre in Hyderabad
India’s Apollo Tyres has signed an MoU with the Telangana government to set up its second Digital Innovation Centre in Hyderabad. Its first centre is located in London. The MoU was signed by Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary (IT and Industries…
Apollo Tyres taps green power for its Chennai facility
Indian tyre maker, Apollo Tyres has ensured green power for its largest manufacturing facility in Chennai, in bid to increase the share of renewable energy to more than 30% of the total for this manufacturing facility. Apollo Tyres has invested…
Apollo Tyres to produce Vredestein tyres in India
India’s Apollo Tyres is now manufacturing its Vredestein brand of tyres in India for the superbike and premium and luxury passenger car segments. The tyre manufacturer had acquired the European brand in 2009 and launched it in India with a range of imported tyres…
Apollo Tyres to introduce Vredestein brand in India
Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres Ltd. (Apollo) will reintroduce high-end tyres of its European subsidiary tyre brand – Apollo Tyres-Vredestein – in India by 2021. Apollo had previously introduced the Vredestein tyre brand for a trial run in the Indian…
Apollo Vredestein to “refocus” Dutch tyre plant operations and cut 750 jobs
Apollo Vredestein, a Netherlands-based tyre manufacturer acquired by India’s Apollo Tyres, is planning to phase out certain product lines related to high-performance passenger and farm tyres in Enschede, in eastern Netherlands, to ensure continued sustainability of its manufacturing operations. The…
Apollo Tyres, GARC to set up first European-compliant tyre test track in India
Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres (Apollo) has partnered with the Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) test agency to establish India’s very first tyre test track, for various tyre safety testing, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The review of…
Apollo Tyres expands into Europe’s truck and bus radial tyre segment
India-based global tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres is expanding into the truck and bus radial (TBR) tyre segment in Europe with the company launching a new range of tyres in the Commercial Vehicle Show (CV Show 2017) held in Birmingham from…
Apollo Tyres APMEA president Satish Sharma elected as ATMA chairman
Apollo Tyres’s Satish Sharma, president for Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) unit, has been elected as the next chairman of tyre industry body Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA). Satish has held important portfolios in his two decades in…