India-headquartered off-highway tyre manufacturer Balkrishna Industries Ltd (BKT) and Italian tyre maker Pirelli are joining forces to increase their presence in India’s premium car tyre market with a two-phase expansion. Under the initial agreement, BKT will manufacture up to 800,000…
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Pirelli to invest EUR1 bn in US expansion
Italian tyre maker Pirelli says its board has approved, with the contrary vote of board members Zhang Haitao, Xi Xiaohong and Wang Kun, an investment plan for the US worth approximately EUR1 billion, aimed at expanding the Rome, Georgia plant.…
Pirelli acquires stake in tyre sensor start-up firm
Italian tyre maker Pirelli has acquired a stake in Ridesense, a start-up spun out from the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II and the MegaRide Group, which specialises in the development of advanced technologies for…
Pirelli/Xingda drive project for recycled steel in tyres
Italian tyre maker Pirelli has actively promoted and participated in the ISCC Plus pilot project to introduce recycled steel into the ISCC Plus materials list, working alongside Xingda, a supplier of rubber reinforcement materials. As part of this initiative, Pirelli…
Pirelli to start production of “cyber” tyres in US
Italian tyre maker Pirelli says it is reinforcing its long-term commitment to the US with a key step in its product and industrial strategy. Its plant in Georgia, which it says is already dedicated to technologically advanced products for the…
Pirelli invests in Univrses; to apply AI tech in tyres
Italy’s Pirelli and Swedish company Univrses have signed an agreement that provides for the integration into the Pirelli Cyber Tyre system of AI?based computer vision technologies. Under the agreement, through which Pirelli has acquired a 30% stake in the Swedish company…
Pirelli to take mitigating steps in view of Middle East war
The Middle East war has seen various manufacturers affected. Italian tyre maker Pirelli is one of these companies. It has activated a “mitigation plan” to limit the ?effects of the ongoing Middle East crisis, ?which includes price increases and additional cost cuts. Though…
Sabic to supply materials for Pirelli/PIF tyre plant
Chemical firm Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) recently signed an agreement with the joint venture, Mena Tyre Company, established between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Italian tyre maker Pirelli, for the supply of polybutadiene rubber and carbon black to achieve 3.5…
Tyres: Tyre makers take the wheel to turn the sustainability corner
From landfill to factory, the tyre sector is expanding the circular use of rubber throughout the supply chain to shrink its carbon footprint by using sustainable rubber materials in tyres, says Angelica Buan in this “green” outlook on the tyre…
Pirelli launches 70% recycled material content tyre; developed for JLR
Italian tyre maker Pirelli has launched the first standard production tyre for the global market made with over 70% bio-based and recycled materials, including FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)-certified natural rubber. Developed in a specific version for JLR (JaguarLandRover), the new tyre is a Pirelli P…