Tyre maker Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. is to invest US$125 million and hire 40 new employees at its Topeka plant as part of modernising its Kansas facility, which has been in operation since 1945, according to Kansas state Governor…
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Pyrum/Unitank to build pyrolysis plants in Europe; Fraunhofer confirms CO2 reductions for Pyrum process
End-of-life tyres (ELT) recycler, Pyrum Innovations and Unitank Betriebs have tied up in a Memorandum of Understanding on the joint construction, operation and maintenance of pyrolysis plants for the recycling of end-of-life tyres, based on Pyrum’s patented pyrolysis technology. The…
Sustainability of NR hinges on increased investments in R&D
Natural Rubber (NR) is an indispensable raw material for the global economy. Tyres account for the largest share of the world market and use a combination of NR and synthetic rubber (SR) to achieve the desired performance and durability. The…
Bridgestone invests US$550 mn in TBR tyre plant expansion in US
Bridgestone Americas has announced a major expansion and modernisation of its Warren County, Tennessee Truck and Bus Radial (TBR) tyre plant located in Morrison. The US$550 million investment will add 380 new jobs and expand the plant’s existing footprint by 850,000 sq ft to support…
Bridgestone collaborates with Microsoft for advanced tyre analytics
Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation has entered into a collaboration with Microsoft to use Microsoft Azure to accelerate development and go-to-market strategies in support of Bridgestone’s digital transformation and develop advanced and predictive maintenance analytics for tyres. Advanced and predictive maintenance analytics…
Bridgestone to invest US$50 mn in upping motorcycle tyre and hose capacities
Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation says it has decided to make an investment in its Nasu plant, Japan, in order to expand the capacity for motorcycle tyres. The total investment amount is approximately 1.7 billion Japanese yen (US$12 million). It…
GRI completes 2nd phase of US$100 mn expansion
Sri Lankan tyre firm Global Rubber Industries (GRI) says it has completed the second phase of its US$100 million capacity upgrade plan for its speciality tyre facility, which is sited next to its more established plant in Sri Lanka. With…
Bridgestone to close aircraft retread tyre plant in Hong Kong
As part of its restructuring efforts for aircraft retread tyres assets, Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone will close a factory in Hong Kong and relocate capacity to Thailand. The aircraft tyre retread plant will close its doors for the last time at the end…
Enviro’s pyrolysis oil approved under REACH; to ship to US
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) says it has received approval as an intermediate for its pyrolysis oil according to the EU chemicals regulation, REACH and therefore will now execute the previously announced order for pyrolysis oil worth MSEK2 to a leading US…
Michelin pumps EUR37 mn to revitalise former German tyre facility
French tyre maker Michelin’s Bamberg tyre-manufacturing facility in the city of Hallstadt (Bamberg District), inaugurated almost 50 years ago and which closed down in 2019, will be transformed into a facility dedicated to innovation, to be known as the Cleantech Innovation Park.…