German chemicals firm Wacker Chemie has started up two new production facilities for speciality silicones in Japan and South Korea. The expansion strengthens the company’s activities in the Asian growth market. The new plants, located in Tsukuba, Japan and in Jincheon, South Korea,…
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Bridgestone to invest US$180 mn in passenger car tyre plants in Japan
Bridgestone Corporation has announced that it will make strategic investments to expand capacity in three passenger car tyre plants in Japan: the Hikone plant, the Tosu plant, and the Tochigi plant. These are the main production bases for high rim…
Bridgestone to pilot sustainable butadiene production with DOE grant
Bridgestone Americas has received a grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a pilot plant for converting ethanol to butadiene, a key synthetic rubber component in tyres, with a lower carbon footprint. Partnering with Pacific Northwest National…
Bridgestone/Indonesia research on prevention of root disease in rubber trees
Tyre firm Bridgestone Corporation has announced that it has joined a project conducted by the Fukuoka Bio Community and has commenced a collaborative research initiative with Kyushu University and National Research and Innovation Agency (Indonesian: Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional,…
Bridgestone launches 55% recycled material tyre
Bridgestone has introduced Potenza Sport, the company’s first mass-produced tyre to incorporate 55% ISCC PLUS certified recycled and renewable materials. The tyre was developed with Enliten technology to improve its sustainability characteristics and make it fully EV-ready, without making any…
Bridgestone, Grupo BB&G and Versalis tie-up for recycling tyres to tyres
Tyre firm Bridgestone EMEA (Bridgestone), technology company Grupo BB&G (BB&G) and Italian chemical firm Versalis (Eni) have entered into an agreement aimed at establishing a closed-loop ecosystem to transform end-of-life tyres into new tyres. The agreement will bring together the…
Bridgestone to go on cost cutting measures amid lower sales
Japan’s Bridgestone Corporation during its latest earnings call, detailed its strategy to navigate current market challenges and outlined its financial performance for the second quarter of fiscal 2024. The company reported an increase in revenue but a decrease in adjusted…
Bridgestone to invest in mining tyre plant in Japan
Japan’s Bridgestone Corporation says that it will invest ¥25 billion to upgrade equipment for certain facilities at the Kitakyushu Plant, which produces tyres for mining and construction vehicles. This upgrade will be completed by the end of 2027. This strategic…
JAL/Bridgestone expand tyre wear tech to jet aircraft
Japan Airlines Co and Bridgestone Corporation have expanded the application of tyre wear prediction technology to implement scheduled tyre replacement operations for large jet aircraft, including the Airbus A350-900, which has been operated by JAL since May 2024. Aircraft tyres…
Bridgestone to lay off workers at US farm tyre plant
Against the back of the biggest fall in farm income in the US in two decades, tyre maker Bridgestone-Firestone has announced layoffs at its Des Moines, Iowa, plant, where most of the company’s tractor tyres are produced. It declined to…