Italian retreading specialist Marangoni Group, that started its franchising operations in India in mid-2018, has established what it says is its first exclusive franchisee in North India. The business, Manoj Tyres, an existing retreader at Kanpur, one of the largest…
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Goodyear to focus on motorcycle tyres in France
US tyre maker Goodyear is planning to move light-truck tyre production out of its Montlucons factory and convert capacity at that plant solely to motorcycle tyres with an investment of EUR16 million. It also said Goodyear France S.A. has opened…
Volvo spins out new company for tyre pressure monitoring
Volvo Group, Qamcom Group and the inventor Roman Iustin form a new start-up company, Fyrqom AB. The new company will offer an automated system for calibration of the tyre pressure monitoring system on heavy-duty vehicles. With a tyre pressure monitoring…
Pirelli invests EUR114 mn in expansion at Mexican plant
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Silao factory in Mexica, tyre maker Pirelli has started a EUR114-million investment – already envisaged in the 2021-2022 | 2025 industrial plan. The construction – planned for the…
Nokian Tyres to build car tyre factory in Romania
Nokian Tyres recently shared plans to invest EUR650 million in a new passenger car tyre factory in Romania. With a capacity of 6 million tyres/year, the Romanian plant is set to replace some of the lost output from Nokian’s now…
Klean selects Chemex for flagship tyre pyrolysis project
Canada’s Klean Industries Inc., a tyre pyrolysis equipment manufacturer and project developer, says it has selected Chemex Global, a subsidiary of The Shaw Group, to engineer, procure and fabricate Klean’s 20,000-tonne hydrocarbon upgrading system for its Boardman, Oregon, project. Both…
Cooper Tires to shut down UK plant
US-based Cooper Tires plans to close its UK tyre manufacturing plant in Melksham by the end of 2023, with the loss of around 350 jobs. It has had the facility for more than 130 years and the site is likely to be…
Klean expands to Australia with new subsidiary
Canadian pyrolysis and gasification equipment manufacturer that designs and builds projects for converting hydrocarbon-based waste such as end-of-life tyres Klean Industries Inc. has opened a new wholly owned subsidiary in Australia. Klean has now completed the initial incorporation of its…
Evonik gives scrap tyres a new life in athletic shoes
Germany-based materials firm Evonik is introducing a new sustainable high-performance plastic to its eCO product line. In the production of the polyamide 12 elastomer (PEBA) Vestamid eCO E40, 50% of fossil raw materials are saved and replaced by a starting…
Bridgestone tyres for terrain vehicle destined for the moon
Teledyne Brown Engineering says that Bridgestone Corporation is joining its team looking to design and build the crewed lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) for NASA to support future exploration on the moon. As NASA’s mission is to reach new territory in…