Tires

Bridgestone to Establish New Motorsports Management Structure

Bridgestone has been taking the opportunity of the 60th anniversary of its motorsports activities in 2023 to strengthen its sustainable global motorsports activities. As part of this effort, the company will establish a new motorsports management structure by appointing a motorsports executive under the Global Chief Technology Officer (Executive Vice President) as of March 1, 2025. This is the first...

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Yokohama Rubber Begins Testing AI Tech to Determine Air Pressure

Yokohama Rubber has developed a technology that uses AI to determine the air pressure status of truck and bus tires based on the sound of the tires hitting the ground, and has begun demonstration tests. In daily inspections of air pressure in truck and bus tires, hammering inspections are still the mainstream method because measuring air pressure with air pressure...

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New Michelin Primacy 5 to Go on Sale in March

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...

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Toyo Tires Again Included in FTSE4Good Constituent

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...

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Bridgestone to Build Pilot Plant for Precision Pyrolysis of Used Tires

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...

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Bridgestone to Close Tire Plant in America

Bridgestone Americas will close its truck and bus radial tire plant in La Vergne, Tennessee, on July 31. This is part of the company’s strategic business restructuring and is intended to strengthen competitiveness and improve the quality of its business by optimizing its U.S. operations. The decision to close the La Vergne plant was based on the belief that further...

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