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…
Tag: tyre
Sailun breaks ground on tyre facility in Mexico
Chinese tyre maker Sailun Group, which is collaborating with Tire Direct (TD), recently held a groundbreaking ceremony in Irapuato, Guanajuato State, Mexico, for its first facility in the country. The production capacity of the project will be 6 million PCRs/year.…
Sri Trang delivers EUDR-compliant rubber to tyre customers
Thai rubber glove manufacturer Sri Trang Agro-Industry, the world’s leading and largest integrated natural rubber business operator, says it has started delivery of EUDR rubber to several major branded tyre manufacturers in Europe, South Korea, China and other countries. Thus,…
Bridgestone to withdraw from commercial tyre business in China
Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation says it has been strengthening its premium focus in China as part of its “Rebuild Earning Power” initiative, since 2021. In its next three- year plan, the Mid-Term Business Plan (2024-2026), Bridgestone will further intensify…
China/Cambodia tie up in US$1 bn rubber/tyre projects
The influx of Chinese investment into Cambodia was given a boost with the recent collaboration between the Cambodian government and the Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Rubber and Tire (Nercrat). The partnership is set to bring a new level…
Goodyear ties up with Gatik on tyre intelligence integration
Tyre maker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Gatik Inc, specialising in autonomous middle mile B2B logistics, announced the expansion of what they say is “the industry’s first, successful integration of tyre intelligence technology” into an autonomous driving system. Gatik’s…
Remondis/Pyrum planning tyre recycling plant in Germany; BASF provides EUR25 mn loan to Pyrum
Tyre recycler Pyrum Innovations, together with recycling company Remondis, are planning to construct a Pyrum plant to recycle end-of-life tyres (ELT). For this purpose, a letter of intent was recently signed. The plant is to be located on a Weserport…
Zeppelin Systems to build ReOil’s second tyre recycling plant in Poland
Plant engineering firm Zeppelin Systems says it has been awarded the engineering contract for the construction of a second pyrolysis plant by Polish company ReOil. Construction is scheduled to start in February 2024. After completion of the gigantic plant, spanning…
Bridgestone closes down Rangsit tyre plant in Thailand
Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has announced that it is consolidating its tyre manufacturing operations in Thailand. With this, it has ceased tyre manufacturing operations at the Rangsit plant of Thai Bridgestone Co (TBSC) as part of its efforts to “rebuild earning…
Sumitomo Rubber working on “tyre internal power generation technology”
Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries, in collaboration with Professor Hiroshi Tani of Kansai University, is developing a technology that can generate electric power from the rotation of a tyre by attaching a power generating device (energy harvester) inside a tyre to…