While French tyre maker Michelin may see its European market dwindling, it is expanding its Asian tyre plants. The European manufacturing giant recently announced a US$67 million investment to establish a new passenger car radial (PCR) tyre facility at its Gummidipoondi, Chennai site.…
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Michelin to downsize; shuttering plants in France
Against the back of a challenging automotive sector in Europe, French tyre maker Michelin (plans to close two of its French factories, affecting 1,254 workers. The 135-year company cited high costs, worsening competitiveness of Europe, notably due to inflation and…
Michelin marks 60 years at French petchem site
Tyre maker Michelin’s Bassens petrochemical site, located about 6 miles from Bordeaux, recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, having been opened since 1964, producing and developing elastomers. The site, with its 460 employees, plays a strategic role by producing several tens of…
Michelin supports new European regulation on worn car tyres
French tyre maker Michelin says it supports the new European regulation R117-04 on the performance of new car tyres once worn, which has been enforced in July 2024. It allows for guaranteeing better safety on the roads, and also for…
Michelin inaugurates new machine for agricultural tyres at French plant
French tyre maker Michelin is announcing the inauguration of its Cosmos machine on its industrial site in Troyes, France. Cosmos, as it is known, uses a new technology suited to the specific nature of agricultural tyre manufacture – size, weight,…
Michelin/Murata tie-up in licensing of RFID tags in tyres
French tyre maker Michelin and Japan’s Murata Manufacturing Co have tied up in a licensing agreement. This agreement will allow for the integration of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tyre tags into automotive tyres, helping to further advance tyre management, sustainability,…
Michelin breaks ground on EUR60 mn innovation centre in France
Tyre maker Michelin’s groundbreaking of the Collaborative Innovation Centre is said to mark a major milestone in this project dedicated to innovation, and the only one of its kind in Europe. Initiated in 2020 and spearheaded by five major local…
Michelin and partners research nanofibrous materials
French tyre maker Michelin, the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and the University of Strasbourg recently inaugurated the SpinLab associated research laboratory in Strasbourg, with a view to studying the electrospinning process for the optimal production of nanofibrous materials,…
Michelin pushes forward tyre & road wear particle study
On the road to reduce tyre abrasion and deepen knowledge in this field, French tyre maker Michelin has developed a system for analysing small, emitted particles, known as Sample. This light particle system captures, sorts, counts and characterises particles close…
Michelin, IFPEN and Axens inaugurate demo unit for bioethanol-based butadiene in France
French tyre maker Michelin, research agency IFPEN and clean technology firm Axens have inaugurated what they say is the first industrial-scale demonstrator of a plant producing bio-based butadiene in France, at Michelin’s site in Bassens near Bordeaux. The demo unit…