Author: RubberWorld

The TireTech App’s existing functionality has now been supplemented by a series of additional features for truck and bus tires. With the update, the current winter tire recommendations – as released by Continental each fall – will now also be available on the app. This means fleet managers, and bus and truck drivers can quickly get an overview of the current winter tire regulations in 39 countries and equip their vehicles accordingly. In order to make the app even easier to use, all the information on it is now provided in 20 languages. There is also the new tire diagnosis module. This identifies changes and anomalies in truck and bus tires and provides recommendations on how to deal with them. Tire service life, safety and fuel consumption are the points of focus. Also new is the module for regrooving tires. Here, tire workshops can find the relevant regrooving pattern for commercial vehicle tires from Continental, as well as other useful information.

As part of its climate plan, Arkema has signed long term renewable energy agreements for its sites in Calvert City (Kentucky), Beaumont (Texas), Chatham (Virginia) and West Chester (Pennsylvania), as well as for all Bostik sites in the United States.

By 2024, Arkema is expected to obtain approximately 40% of the power needed to run its operations in the United States from renewable sources after signing deals with energy providers Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Entergy and 3Degrees. This is a major milestone in the Group’s decarbonization goal to reduce its Scopes 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 48.5% by 2030 versus 2019.

Ana Barbur, VP of Chemical/Analytical Services, is named Sub Chair of ASTM International Technical Committee.

The German automobile club ADAC took a close look at 16 current 215/55 R17 models – including the Goodride Solmax 1 for the first time. The summer tire from Chinese manufacturer ZC Rubber scored well in several criteria. The Goodride Solmax 1 also outperformed some much more expensive products from established European brands in the overall ranking.

Leistritz Extrusion will host the 2nd Annual Bioplastics Twin Screw Extrusion Workshop June 11-12, 2024 at The Polymers Center in Charlotte, NC.

It’s a workshop, not a conference. A unique facet of this program is that classroom sessions are supplemented by interactive “hands-on” extrusion demonstrations, as well as screw assembly, equipment cleaning and maintenance procedures.

The Latex Conference provides a formal and informal exchange of information designed to increase the total knowledge of the latex industry and provide opportunities for networking with latex industry professionals.

Confirmed speakers and presentation titles as of 2/26/2024

Continental has announced the divestiture of Finnish spikes specialist Tikka Spikes Oy as part of a management buy-out. Parts of Tikka’s current management team led by Juha Rautiainen will acquire all shares in Tikka Spikes Oy through their newly founded company Tikka Industrial Oy. The target date for completion is March 1, 2024. All employees of Tikka Spikes will be taken over by the new owners. It has been agreed that supply, development and testing partnerships with Continental will be continued. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

Liberty Reach Inc. rebrands as Liberty Robotics Inc. and adopts a new tagline, signaling a strategic shift towards advanced machine vision and robotic guidance technologies, with a continued commitment to automotive excellence and new ventures in warehousing and logistics.

The infrastructure segment in India is growing at a fast pace, and it is further getting a shot-in-the-arm due to the increased spending by the government year-after-year. Apollo Tyres, which has been looking at leveraging this growth in infrastructure, provided an experiential drive to the Fleet Owners, Business Partners and Media, at the specially curated track at the NATRAX facility in Indore, to showcase its technological prowess, especially in the truck bus radial segment.