Scandinavian Enviro Systems’ (Enviro) major shareholder, French tyre maker Michelin, developed a racing tyre for this year’s edition of the Le Mans 24-hour race that contains a full 63% sustainable materials, including recovered carbon black (rCB) from Enviro’s plant in…
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China’s Wanli to invest in tyre plant in Cambodia
With the recent announcement of the start-up by China’s General Tire of its Sihanoukville plant, now another Chinese tyre major, Wanli Tire Corporation, is looking at investing in Cambodia. Wanli Tire expressed the interest when a delegation of top officials…
Michelin/Sumitomo jv to divest tyre retail outlets in US
French tyre maker Michelin that jointly operates TBC Corporation, a US based tyre distribution company, with Sumitomo Corporation, has said TBC will divest its company-owned retail portfolio (NTB and Tire Kingdom) to Mavis Tire Express Service Corp. (headquartered in Millwood,…
Continental and Indag Rubber tie up for retreading
Continental Tires has announced an agreement with Indian tread maker Indag Rubber to promote tyre recycling. During the pilot project, the warranty program and retreading services will be provided to TBR Normal Load (NL) fleets from retreaders from three markets:…
Nokian Tyres breaks ground on EUR650 mn plant in Romania
Nokian Tyres recently broke ground at its new passenger car tyre factory in Oradea, western Romania, one of the biggest greenfield investments in the country in recent years. Nokian says the factory in Oradea, which will require a total investment…
UK to review anti-dumping duties on tyres from China
UK’s Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) says it has initiated two transition reviews into anti-dumping and countervailing measures on lorry and bus tyres imported from China. The tyres to be investigated during this review are pneumatic rubber tyres, new or retreaded…
Nokian looks at downsizing heavy tyres ops; target of net-zero emissions at Romanian facility
Finland’s Nokian Heavy Tyres Ltd. says it has commenced “change negotiations to adapt production to the change in the market and demand situation”. The change negotiations concern the Nokia factory employees of Nokian Heavy Tyres Ltd., altogether some 160 people.…
Visolis/Ginkgo tie-up for bio-isoprene for making tyres/aviation fuel
In a bid to decarbonise tyre manufacturing, bio-based isoprene is being touted. Visolis, a company combining advanced bioengineering with chemical catalysis to provide sustainable, carbon-negative materials, has partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks, which is building the leading platform for cell programming…
Nexen Tire unveils tyre with 52% sustainable materials
South Korea’s Nexen Tire has unveiled its sustainable-material demonstration tyre composed of 52% sustainable materials as an example of the company’s activities in pursuit of sustainability. The tyre maker says its experts used current and emerging technologies to engineer a…
Continental opens new solution centre in Portugal; to boost digital tech for tyres
Tyre manufacturer Continental has opened its new Solution Centre in Lousado, Portugal, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the tyre plant and has cross-functional teams to drive forward targeted digitalisation topics. The company has enlisted specialists from the…