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Samson Agro and Apollo Tyres have completed an in-depth tyre test in Denmark to explore ways to enhance the efficiency of organic fertiliser handling. This collaborative study examined five different sizes of Vredestein slurry tanker tyre, evaluating their impact on fuel consumption, soil compaction, and overall performance in both field and road conditions.
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Synthetic rubber producer Synthos has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), manufacturer of the Falken tyre brand and Dunlop tyres for many markets outside Europe. Under the terms of this MoU, the partners will promote the development and use of high-performance rubber powders for the production of sustainable tyres.
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Some 180 days after signing a memorandum of understanding with Hahn & Company in May, on 31 October Hankook & Company Group (formerly Hankook Tire Group) entered into share purchase agreements for the acquisition of Hanon Systems Co. Ltd. The company has executed the acquisition through its core business, Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire), and now holds a 54.77 per cent stake in Hanon Systems.
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The Nexen N’blue S has arrived, and Nexen Tire says its new summer tyre offers “advanced safety, energy efficiency, and superior driving stability.” Test results show 11 per cent better wet braking distance compared to the prior generation product, an improvement the tyre maker attributes to the use of highly dispersed silica that enhances road contact and traction on slippery surfaces.
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Polish waste tyre recycler Recykl Group says it increased the scale of its operations in the nine months to 30 September 2024, and during the final month of this period concluded due diligence processes regarding potential acquisitions in Germany and Lithuania. The company is currently analysing the results to prepare for possible transaction agreements, with Recykl’s Management Board anticipating reaching a decision by the end of the year.
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The first new winter tyre to join the Yokohama Advan range in 17 years will arrive in 2025. Yokohama will introduce the Advan Winter V907 in a range of sizes for the aftermarket next year, following the tyre’s recent debut as an approved tyre for the Mercedes-AMG E-Class. Yokohama Rubber adopted a similar approach with its Advan Sport V107, first launching the UHP tyre as original equipment on the BMW X3 & X4 in 2019, followed by its expansion into the replacement market in 2022.
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Aeolus Tyre has expanded its giant OTR portfolio to include a size 37.00 R57 product, the Aeolus AG01 Pro. The Sinochem Holdings subsidiary produced the first of these tyres at its Jiaozuo factory in China on 22 September. In this size, the AG01 Pro has a diameter of 3.4 metres, weighs approximately 3.4 tonnes and is designed for use on 180 to 200-tonne mining heavy-duty dump trucks.
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Smithers has invested in a state-of-the-art Simulated On-Vehicle Acceleration Testing (SOVAT) machine, which the testing, consulting, information, and compliance services firm recently debuted at its Smithers Suzhou, China laboratory. The SOVAT machine results from joint work with vehicle and tyre manufacturers and aims, says Smithers, to address “tyre testing pain points.” Specifically, it provides an indoor, repeatable alternative to on-vehicle tyre testing for treadwear, breaking in, chip and chunk and road hazard endurance, a process that can be time-consuming and inconsistent. Smithers says the SOVAT machine provides results “in a fraction of the time.”
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JK Tyre & Industries has become the first Indian tyre maker to join the global corporate renewable energy initiative RE100, and just the 16th business of any type within the country. Company Chairman and Managing Director, Dr Raghupati Singhania, states that JK Tyre’s decision to join RE100 “represents our unwavering commitment to environmental responsibility.
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Testing, consulting, information, and compliance services firm Smithers has appointed Brian Spitz as Chief Financial Officer. In this role, Spitz is responsible for overseeing the global financial and legal operations, leading initiatives to improve financial efficiency and supporting Smithers strategic growth objectives.
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It may be behind schedule, but Bolder Industries is pressing ahead with plans to set up a pyrolysis facility in Antwerp for obtaining raw materials from end-of-life-tyres, and its efforts have been given a boost in the form of a 32 million euro grant by the European Commission through the EU Innovation Fund pilot programme. This is further supplemented by a 2 million euro grant from Belgium’s Flanders region. The funding will enable the construction of Bolder’s European facility at the Port of Antwerp, a plant capable of recycling over four million end-of-life tyres annually.
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Petrochemicals company Sibur has commenced construction of Russia’s largest industrial facility for producing n-Butyllithium, a key catalyst used in the manufacture of thermoplastic elastomers and synthetic rubbers, such as the styrene-butadiene (SBR) rubbers utilised in tyre production. The use of n-Butyllithium also plays a key role in the production of butadiene (SKD-L) and thermoplastic elastomers (SBS). The aim of this project is to ensure technological independence when making these products while opening up opportunities for developing several sectors.
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In what may well be a tyre industry first, Kumho Tire has debuted as a musical artist on Spotify. The Korean tyre maker proudly announces the release of its own song, which it says forges “a unique connection between mobility and music in an entirely new way.”
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Meghna Innova Rubber Company, the company behind Bangladeshi tyre brand MTF Tyre, has expanded its activities into the truck and bus tyre and agricultural tyre segments. Local newspaper The Business Standard writes that the Meghna Group subsidiary has invested BDT13 billion (£85.3 million) into the project, with 80 per cent of the investment going towards new tyre building machinery.
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In addition to supplying EcoContact 6 Q tyres for factory fitment on the BYD Seal, Continental tyres are original equipment on the BYD Seal U. The electric SUV is available with Continental PremiumContact C – the ‘C’ standing for ‘Comfort’ – in size 235/50 R19 99V. According to Continental, this OE supply arrangement applies in “numerous countries” where the Seal U is sold.
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