Tyre maker Goodyear says its Flight Radial tyre will be one of the approved fitments when the aircraft maker Airbus’s aircraft, A321XLR, enters service in 2024. The US tyre maker also adds that the tyre features supporting dimensional stability for longer life and…
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Audi to recycle tyres at Hungarian facility
As a result of the collaboration between Audi Hungary and New Energy, tyre waste generated at the site of the company in Gyor will be chemically recycled. The process used for this is pyrolysis, in which tyre waste is chemically…
Continental launches series tyre with high content of sustainable materials
German firm Continental claims to have the first sustainable series tyre to date, the UltraContact NXT, with up to 65% renewable, recycled and mass balance certified materials. It adds that it is the first manufacturer to launch a tyre with…
Tyres with rCB from Enviro as Michelin celebrates 100 years at Le Mans
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…
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.…