Apollo Tyres Ltd has opened the first ‘exclusive retail outlet’ for its premium European tyre brand, Vredestein, in Coimbatore, southern India. This strategic initiative was executed in partnership with Sri Subham Tyres and Alignment, which will host the new store. The brand initially entered the…
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Perpetuus proposes graphene-based 6PPD replacement for tyres/elastomers
Jumping on the bandwagon of replacing 6PPD chemical, graphene tech firm Perpetuus Advanced Materials has announced a breakthrough in the global effort to eliminate 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-Q), the highly toxic by-product of 6PPD, a chemical widely used in tyres and synthetic…
Flexsys develops alternative to 6PPD for use in tyres
US tyre additives solutions provider Flexsys says that it has developed the industry’s first viable alternative to 6PPD. This alternative chemistry, the result of years of intensive research by Flexsys and collaboration with federal and independent research laboratories, is designed…
TyreXpo Asia 2026 returns to Bangkok; to debut AutoMROtive exhibition
The 15th edition of TyreXpo Asia Bangkok will take place from 13 – 15 May 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. This highly anticipated edition not only marks the return of TyreXpo Asia to Bangkok but also introduces AutoMROtive, a trade exhibition…
Gemspring completes acquisition of Goodyear’s polymer biz for US$650 mn
Gemspring Capital Management, a middle-market private equity firm, has announced that an affiliate has completed the acquisition of tyre maker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s polymer chemicals business, for a purchase price of US$650 million, subject to adjustments. At the…
NASA researchers work on space-bound technology for tyres
US space agency NASA might soon change the way we drive on planet Earth. At its Glenn Research Centre in Cleveland, Ohio, engineers have developed a groundbreaking wheel technology designed for tackling extreme conditions on the Moon and Mars. Now,…
Tyres: Tyre makers take the wheel to turn the sustainability corner
From landfill to factory, the tyre sector is expanding the circular use of rubber throughout the supply chain to shrink its carbon footprint by using sustainable rubber materials in tyres, says Angelica Buan in this “green” outlook on the tyre…
Ceat to invest US$170 mn in tyre plant in Sri Lanka
Tyre maker Ceat OHT Lanka (Private) Limited has signed an agreement with the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) to formalise a US$171 million investment, in a landmark development for Sri Lanka’s manufacturing and export sector. According to the…
Zeon develops new hydrophilic polymer for winter tyres
Japan’s Zeon Corporation has developed Nipol BR1300, a new hydrophilic polymer for winter tyres. This polymer is synthesised using polybutadiene rubber as its structural base, resulting in what it says is “an unprecedented level” of hydrophilicity as a material for…
Michelin/Murfitts tie-up on tyre recycling for rCB and TPO
UK’s largest tyre recycling company Murfitts Industries and French tyre maker Michelin have announced a project to process old tyres, recovering the energy and materials within them. The £14m pyrolysis project, which if approved, could be fully operational at Michelin’s truck tyre retreading…