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…
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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…
Enviro develops new type of rCB with improved properties
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems says it has developed a new type of recovered carbon black with improved dispersion properties. The new type of carbon black has been developed to meet demand from the tyre and rubber industry, it adds.…
Pyrum to build fifth tyre recycling plant in Czech republic
Tyre recycler Pyrum says it will build a new factory with a capacity of 20,000 tonnes/year of end-of-life tyres (ELTs), together with an unnamed Czech energy group, at the Czech border area adjacent to Germany. It will begin operations in…
Risorce raises EUR12 mn for tyre recycling facility in Belgium
Belgian start-up Risorce has successfully raised EUR12.5 million for the construction of a facility to recycle used tyres. Unlike other recycling plants, the company will turn tyres into usable petroleum and gas products, it adds. Based in Baelen (Liège province),…
Goodyear to slash 1,200 jobs in Europe, Middle East and Africa
US tyre maker Goodyear Tyre & Rubber says it has approved a rationalisation and workforce reorganisation plan in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region that will lead to 1,200 job cuts. This move is in alignment with their…
Research finds no release of CNTs from tyre tread wear, says OCSiAl
Single wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs), also known as graphene nanotubes, offer unique benefits in comparison to standard tyre additives, such as silica and carbon black, leading to a growing number of projects for developing safer and more eco-friendly tyres. Due…
Hankook opens 3D tyre mould centre
South Korea-based tyre maker Hankook plans to boost its business with 3D printing. Together with 3D printing specialist company Tera Works, it recently co-launched a “3D Printing Convergence Technology Centre” at the Hankook Engineering lab in Yuseong-gu, Daejeon. The 3D…
Sumitomo to collaborate with LanzaTech on tyre/rubber recycling
Sumitomo Rubber Industries has announced a collaboration with Sumitomo Riko Company and Sumitomo Electric Industries as well as US-based carbon recycling firm LanzaTech Global. This initiative is designed to further the development of recycling technologies, paving the way for a…
GRI acquires Hungarian tyre firm to expand in Europe
Sri Lankan tyre maker Global Rubber Industries (GRI) has acquired Hungary’s Atra Kecskemet, which supplies tyres & services for material handling, agriculture and construction industries. GRI says the acquisition is intended to strengthen its global footprint and its presence in…