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On November 21, 2022Two of Nexen Tire’s concept tyres, the Conquerer and the Pureback, were finalists at the 2022 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) in the United States. As a joint industry-academic collaboration with students in the product design field, Nexen Tire and The Korea Design Membership Plus (KDM+) focused on creating future concept tyres that can combat harsh climate […]
Tyre-derived polymer (TDP) to be used for new tyres November 23, 2022: Taking forward its commitment to Sustainability, Apollo Tyres has partnered with Tyromer Inc, a leader in non-chemical devulcanisation of end-of-life tyres. Tyromer Inc, through their Indian associate, Tyromer India LLP, is committed to supplying recycled rubber material, produced using its environmentally sustainable processes, […]
Like many companies, Nokian Tyres has been impacted by the war in Ukraine, and as a result, the company sold its Russian holdings to build a new facility in Romania. “In the third quarter of 2022, our focus was on planning and taking the first steps to build the new Nokian Tyres without Russia,” said Nokian President […]
In light of the general uncertainty and the ongoing supply issues in Russia, Bridgestone Tire is in the process of finding a local buyer for its Russian assets. Following the decision in March to suspend all manufacturing activities in Russia, as well as freeze any new investments and suspend all exports to Russia, the company says it […]
Apollo Tyres’ Chennai Plant, amongst the largest manufacturing facilities in Asia, was awarded the coveted Deming Prize, which is one of the highest awards on Total Quality Management (TQM). C Thomas Mathew, Unit Head, Chennai Plant, Apollo Tyres Ltd received the award from the Deming Prize Committee in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, November 14. The […]
MatraX Tyres, owned by the internationally acclaimed Grupo Alves Bandeira, will be making their innovative debut at the forthcoming Automechanika Dubai 2022 Show at the Dubai World Trade Centre from the 22nd to 24th of November. This extremely competitive tyre range from MatraX covers the PCR, high performance, SUV and 4×4 tyre market sectors but […]
Scandinavian Enviro Systems (publ) (“Enviro”, “the company”) received an order for pyrolysis oil in February from the subsidiary of a leading US oil company for production tests. The subsidiary has now informed Enviro that the production tests were successful. The oil was delivered in June following its approval in accordance with the EU REACH directive, […]
The Board of Directors of Apollo Tyres recently approved the company’s unaudited financial results for the 2nd quarter (July to Sept) and H1 (Apr to Sept) for the financial year 2022 – 23. For the quarter ended September 30, 2022 Apollo Tyres Ltd, on a consolidated level, registered a revenue of Rs 5956 crores, an […]
Anyone who has ever experienced the shock of a burst tyre while travelling at a relatively high speed, will relate to this article and, with our unacceptably high road accident fatalities over the festive season, this is one article to take note of. Just last week on 8 November, a tyre burst was cited as […]
Higher fuel prices and increasing concern about the environment are causing informed motorists to look carefully at the tyres they fit on their cars. This, according to Bridgestone South Africa. All tyres are not equal and choosing the right tyre can have an immense impact on the vehicle’s fuel efficiency and impact on the environment, […]
The Falken Tyre brand, distributed in South Africa by Stamford Tyres, has announced the introduction of three more product ranges to the South African Market – The Ziex ZE310, Wildpeak MT 0/1 and the Wildpeak AT Trail. These tyres will be launched in the market in mid-October and November 2022 and will cater for a […]
The SATMCs application to ITAC on 31 January 2022 to provide additional protection measures against tyres currently being imported from China, was met with furore on the part of South African importers and the transport sector at large. Local tyre producers alleged that tyre manufactured in China are being dumped in South Africa at predatory […]