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Bridgestone, Arlanxeo & Solvay present efficiency-increasing tyre technology

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Improving a tyre’s wear efficiency by up to 30 per cent while decreasing rolling resistance by up to six per cent without affecting any other performance area sounds like a tall order. But Bridgestone says that it has achieved this together with partners Arlanxeo and Solvay. The three firms presented Techsyn, the fruit of two years of collaboration, during an online presentation this afternoon.

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  1. Bridgestone appoints Ulf Harring as chief operating officer EMEA
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  3. Bridgestone reorganises Americas, EMIA management
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23rd February 2021/0 Comments/by Stephen

Marangoni increasing prices in Europe

Retreading

As of 1 March 2021, the price of the rubber materials that Marangoni Retreading Systems supplies for tyre retreading will increase by 0.20 euros per kilogramme in all European markets. Marangoni says this increase reflects price increases for raw materials used within the sector.

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  1. Marangoni Announces up to 12% Price Increase
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9th February 2021/by Stephen

Bridgestone: New technology to raise guayule rubber productivity

Company News

Bridgestone Corporation reports it has developed a new technology for improving the rubber productivity of guayule plants. It worked on this technology in a joint development project with Kirin Holdings Company, Limited, a company perhaps better known for beer and other beverages.

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  1. Bridgestone optimising rubber yields with big data
  2. Guayule ‘milestone’ – Bridgestone & NRGene assemble new genome
  3. Bridgestone’s guayule research farm complete
  4. PanAridus ships guayule-derived rubber to Cooper
29th January 2021/by Stephen

Vipal evaluating use of rice husk in its compounds

International News, Retreading
Vipal

Vipal Rubber is researching the possibility of using rice husk residue as a raw material for the rubber industry, the result of a partnership between Vipal, the University of Caxias do Sul, in Brazil, and Lodz Poland University of Technology. Goodyear released a rice husk silica tyre in China in mid-2015, before announcing in November 2020 that is would double its rice husk usage by 2021; and Pirelli announced that it was researching the use of rice husk ash in new tyre compounds back in April 2009; but Vipal is the first retreading compound maker to go public with its use of rice husks in compounding.

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  1. Vipal expanding across Europe
  2. Hexpol growth driven by compounding and exports
  3. Berwin Industrial Polymers wins Queens Award for International Trade 2020
  4. Bridgestone raises European retread material prices
26th January 2021/by Chris

Nexen Tire Europe raising prices by up to 6.6%

Company News, International News

Nexen Tire Europe has announced plans to raise tyre prices across the board. According to the company, the price hike is due to rising raw material costs “as well as freight and logistics costs”.

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  1. Pirelli raises prices in Europe, North America
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21st January 2021/by Chris

Guayule ‘milestone’ – Bridgestone & NRGene assemble new genome

Company News
Bridgestone Corporation

The dream of securing natural rubber supplies in the vicinity of production facilities and reducing dependency upon hevea rubber plantations has preoccupied Bridgestone Corporation for the past decade. Early in 2018 it announced a collaboration with genomic big data company NRGene to advance the commercialisation of guayule, and today Bridgestone shared the results of this four-year project. The combined effort has resulted in the partners successfully assembling a specific guayule genome.

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  1. Bridgestone, NRgene collaborate to sequence and assemble guayule genomes
  2. Bridgestone trials guayule rubber in prototype tyres
  3. Bridgestone optimising rubber yields with big data
  4. Bridgestone begins producing guayule-sourced natural rubber
20th January 2021/by Stephen

Bridgestone optimising rubber yields with big data

Company News
Bridgestone Corporation

According to OECD estimates, the world will be home to more than 2.4 billion cars by 2050, around a billion more than exist today. This significant rise in the global vehicle parc will result in much higher demand for the raw materials needed to manufacture tyres. Bridgestone has turned to big data to help optimise rubber yields, and reports developing a system that leads to higher long-term yields.

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  1. Escalating Raw Material Cost Prompts Further Bridgestone Price Adjustment
  2. Toyo supports sustainable natural rubber economy initiative
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  4. Michelin and Pirelli lead in rubber sustainability – Context Group
12th January 2021/by Stephen

Sustainability award for Continental’s dandelion rubber tyres

Company News

The German Sustainability Award project is hailed as “Europe’s premier award for environmental and social engagement.” Held annually since 2008 and oriented towards the goals of Agenda 2030, the multi-stakeholder, government-supported awards honour those working towards a more sustainable future. Awardees for 2021 include Continental, whose Urban Taraxagum bicycle tyre caught the judging panel’s attention. The tyre is an award-winner in the Responsible Design category.

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  1. Work starting on Continental’s Russian dandelion rubber lab
  2. Dandelion rubber research scientists awarded Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize
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  4. Award for Continental Urban Taraxagum
10th December 2020/by Stephen

Nynas exits reorganisation

Company News, International News
Nynas

Nynas has exited company reorganisation after Swedish courts confirmed the process is now complete following a creditors meeting. The court’s decision is effective 21 December 2020. After this, Nynas will no longer be limited by reorganisation regulations.

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30th November 2020/by Chris

Goodyear looks to Soybeans to hit goal of replacing petroleum-derived oils by 2040

Company News, International News
Goodyear

Goodyear has set the goal of fully replacing petroleum-derived oils by 2040 by switching to “materials that deliver best-in-class quality and performance”. But how? And which materials? That’s where soybeans come in.

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  1. Tyre Manufacturers In Global E-Commerce Initiative
  2. Goodyear a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovator
  3. Lehigh expands R&D capabilities
  4. Michelin and Pirelli lead in rubber sustainability – Context Group
25th November 2020/by Chris

Tyre manufacturing suppliers Lanxess and Arkema listed in DJSI

Company News, International News

In addition to the tyre manufacturers listed, at least two of the best-known manufacturing material suppliers were also listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index effective 23 November 2020 – Arkema and Lanxess.

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20th November 2020/by Chris

Michelin-Pyrowave agreement brings tyres made with recycled plastics a step closer

Company News

Recycled plastics will become a raw material within new tyres in future. This is a key intended application of a technology that the Michelin Group is exploring under a new joint development agreement with Canadian firm Pyrowave. Michelin ultimately intends to invest more than 20 million euros in the joint development agreement and combine its industrial know-how with Pyrowave’s expertise.

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19th November 2020/by Stephen

Goodyear to double rice husk ash silica use by 2021

Company News

Most commonly found in nature as quartz, silica is one of the world’s most abundant, durable and useful minerals. While predominantly used in glass production, industrial-grade silica in its finest form is also mixed with rubber to strengthen tyre treads and reduce rolling resistance. But although silica is by no stretch of the imagination in short supply, Goodyear is doubling its commitment to obtain this material from an alternative source.

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  1. Goodyear using rice husk ash in tyre manufacturing
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12th November 2020/by Stephen

Trinseo investing in, begins partnership with Tyre Recycling Solutions

Company News

Synthetic rubber and plastics manufacturer Trinseo has reached definitive agreements with Swiss sustainable tyre recycling specialist Tyre Recycling Solutions (TRS) on a commercial collaboration and an equity investment in TRS. The transaction is expected to close later this quarter, subject to ordinary closing conditions.

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  1. Arlanxeo invests millions in synthetic rubber production
  2. Trinseo addressing key trends with new S-SBR family
  3. Trinseo expands S-SBR production 33% to meet tyre demand
  4. Trinseo presents new synthetic rubber solution
29th October 2020/by Stephen

Georg Brunstam appointed president and CEO of Hexpol

Career Tracks, Company News

Hexpol AB (publ) has appointed Georg Brunstam as president and CEO of Hexpol AB (publ) effective 20 November 2020. Georg Brunstam is currently chairman of the Board for Hexpol AB (publ) and had previously been President and CEO for Hexpol AB (publ) 2007-2017.

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23rd October 2020/by Chris
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