Michelin Japan has end of last year launched the new premium comfort tire Michelin Primacy 5, which will go on sale sequentially from March 1. The product is the successor to the Primacy 4+ and Primacy SUV+ models in the Michelin Primacy series. It is available in a total of 42 sizes ranging from 16 to 20 inches at an...
Toyo Tires has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series, a leading global ESG investment index, for the sixth consecutive year. In addition, the company has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series for Japanese companies since 2020 and of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index Series since 2022. The FTSE4Good...
Sumitomo Rubber and Mitsubishi Chemical will start collaboration on resource recycling of carbon black, one of the main raw materials for tires. Under this collaboration, Sumitomo Rubber will supply Mitsubishi Chemical with recycled materials, including rubber fragments generated in the tire manufacturing process as well as crushed and processed products from used tires. Mitsubishi Chemical will feed the recycled materials...
Bridgestone has decided to construct a pilot plant for precision pyrolysis of used tires on the premises of its Seki Plant in Gifu Prefecture, with the aim of implementing horizontal tire recycling in society. The plant will have a maximum processing capacity of 7,500 tons of used tires per year. It will establish and optimize a precision pyrolysis process and...
Kuraray has raised prices globally for hydrogenated styrenic thermoplastic elastomers Septon, Hybrar, and TU-Polymer, effective for shipments on February 1. The price increase is $0.33 per kilogram. Regarding the price increase, the company said, “In addition to the price of key raw materials, the increase in various costs, including utility and logistics costs and repair costs, is beyond the scope...
Bridgestone, Tokai Carbon, Kyushu University, and Okayama University have launched a joint project to produce carbon black (eco Carbon Black = eCB) with rubber-reinforcing properties comparable to virgin carbon black (vCB) derived from petroleum and coal by secondary processing of recovered carbon black (rCB) extracted from used tires and other polymer products containing rubber. This project is a part of...
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