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Firestone race tires featuring monomer made from hard-to-recycle plastic to feature at Indianapolis 500
Through a partnership with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Penske and Shell, Bridgestone will supply tires which feature ISCC PLUS-certified recycled butadiene for the NTT IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500. The monomer – manufactured from hard-to-recycle used plastic including shopping bags and other types of flexible polymer packaging – was developed in collaboration with Shell and features [...]
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Hankook Tire and Kumho Petrochemical to produce tires containing eco-SSBR
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between Hankook Tire and Kumho Petrochemical will see the duo working on the development of eco-friendly tires using eco solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (eco-SSBR). Under the MoU, Hankook will be tasked with testing and evaluating its own tires to ascertain their physical properties and performance qualities before developing environmentally friendly [...]
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Apollo Tyres will source 100% of its natural rubber from companies committed to new sustainability guidelines
In a recent announcement, Apollo Tyres has revealed that it will source all of its natural rubber supplies from companies that have committed to sustainability throughout the supply chain. The new initiative – which aligns itself with a code of conduct set out by the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) – has already [...]
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Michelin to invest $100m in Kansas to increase rubber track manufacturing capacity at Junction City site
Over the next five years, Michelin plans to invest over US$100m to expand its capacity to produce tracks for agricultural equipment at its Junction City facility in Kansas. The multi-million-dollar investment – made as part of Michelin’s global growth strategy – will be used to increase the manufacturing output of Camso-branded agricultural rubber tracks to [...]
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Bridgestone develops PeakLife polymer to enhance the Turanza EV grand touring tire’s tread life
The Turanza EV grand touring tire, designed specifically for electric vehicles, has been launched by Bridgestone and features the company’s Enlighten lightweight core technology for the first time in a replacement market tire in North America. A new Enlighten technology, called PeakLife, also makes its debut in the Turanza EV. The next-generation polymer technology was [...]
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Volkswagen chooses Goodyear’s tires as original equipment for ID. Buzz
VW’s ID. Buzz campervan and ID. Buzz Cargo van will be fitted with tires from Goodyear’s portfolio as original equipment, consisting of summer, winter and all-season tires and including the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5, UltraGrip Performance + and Vector 4Seasons Gen-3. The ID. Buzz features an electric powertrain that is estimated to offer 402km of [...]
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Idemitsu Kosan, Kumho Petrochemical and Sumitomo sign MOU for biomaterial supply chain
Japan’s largest manufacturer of styrene monomer (SM), Idemitsu Kosan, has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s largest manufacturer of synthetic rubber, Kumho Petrochemical, and Sumitomo Corporation for the establishment of a long-term collaboration project to develop and grow the sustainable polymers and chemicals market in Asia. Idemitsu will produce bio-SM using the mass-balance [...]
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GRI appoints new directors for Europe and MEA/South America
To support its international expansion, GRI Tires has appointed Giorgio Gramegna as director for Europe and Simon Michael as director for Middle East, Africa (MEA) and South America regions. With more than 20 years of experience in the tire sector, Gramegna (above) will be responsible for supporting and expanding GRI’s tire business in European. Prior [...]
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