German silica producer Evonik has broken ground on what it says is a “significant” expansion at its Charleston site in South Carolina’s Berkeley County. This new development will boost the production capacity of precipitated silica by 50%, catering to the… Read more → The post Evonik breaks ground on silica expansion at US site appeared first on Rubber Journal Asia -News on Rubber machinery , Manufacturers , Rubber chemical producers and Rubber processors ..read more

Indian tyre maker Balkrishna Industries, a manufacturer of off-highway tyres (OHT) under the brand name Balkrishna Tyres (BKT), said that it has completed the capex for 30,000 tonnes/year of high value of advanced carbon material and commissioned the plant in… Read more → The post BKT opens carbon black plant in India appeared first on Rubber Journal Asia -News on Rubber machinery , Manufacturers , Rubber chemical producers and Rubber processors ..read more

Finnish tyre maker Nokian Tyres recently opened its passenger car tyre factory in Oradea, Romania. The factory inauguration marks the successful completion of a two-year long project and sets the ground for commercial production in early 2025. The factory produced… Read more → The post Nokian opens first tyre factory with zero CO2 emissions in Romania appeared first on Rubber Journal Asia -News on Rubber machinery , Manufacturers , Rubber chemical producers and Rubber processors ..read more

German tyre maker Continental is investing into its first fully owned tyre distribution centre in the U.S., in the Dallas-Fort-Worth-Metroplex. With the new facility, Continental Tires says it is improving both service levels and customer support even further. Designed with… Read more → The post Continental to build first fully owned tyre distribution centre in the US appeared first on Rubber Journal Asia -News on Rubber machinery , Manufacturers , Rubber chemical producers and Rubber processors ..read more

Japanese auto parts supplier Toyoda Gosei says it will open a new plant in Harohalli in the state of Karnataka, India to meet the growing automobile production in the country. The new plant is a branch plant of Toyoda Gosei… Read more → The post Toyoda Gosei to open new plant in India to meet auto parts demand appeared first on Rubber Journal Asia -News on Rubber machinery , Manufacturers , Rubber chemical producers and Rubber processors ..read more

Italian retreading firm Marangoni has tied up with tyre maker Prinx Chengshan Europe/Austone Tires to address the growing needs of customers and fleets to have additional casing sources by offering an integrated tyre solution that combines new and retreaded tyres.… Read more → The post Marangoni/Prinx Chengshan tie-up for tyre casings appeared first on Rubber Journal Asia -News on Rubber machinery , Manufacturers , Rubber chemical producers and Rubber processors ..read more

In line with its expansion plans, Indian tyre maker CEAT recently announced the inauguration of its best in truck bus radial (TBR) production line at its Chennai facility. The new line will progressively reach a production capacity of 1,500 tyres/day… Read more → The post CEAT inaugurates truck/bus radial line in Chennai appeared first on Rubber Journal Asia -News on Rubber machinery , Manufacturers , Rubber chemical producers and Rubber processors ..read more

Tyre firm Bridgestone Corporation has announced that it has joined a project conducted by the Fukuoka Bio Community and has commenced a collaborative research initiative with Kyushu University and National Research and Innovation Agency (Indonesian: Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional,… Read more → The post Bridgestone/Indonesia research on prevention of root disease in rubber trees appeared first on Rubber Journal Asia -News on Rubber machinery , Manufacturers , Rubber chemical producers and Rubber processors ..read more

German chemical firm Evonik says it wants to help make rubber materials from scrap tyres easier to re-use in the manufacture of new automobile tyres. So far, the suitability of recycled rubber has been very limited because its chemical structure… Read more → The post Evonik: improved process to accelerate tyre recycling appeared first on Rubber Journal Asia -News on Rubber machinery , Manufacturers , Rubber chemical producers and Rubber processors ..read more

Italian tyre maker Pirelli and tech firm Bosch have signed a joint development agreement. It aims at jointly creating new software-based solutions and driving functions thanks to sensors integrated into tyres, also known as in-tyre sensors. For drivers, this means… Read more → The post Bosch and Pirelli tie-up for intelligent tyre technology appeared first on Rubber Journal Asia -News on Rubber machinery , Manufacturers , Rubber chemical producers and Rubber processors ..read more