Egypt’s Main Development Company for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed a contract with Rolling Plus for chemical industries to build a tire manufacturing plant for passenger cars and light and heavy vehicles with €1 billion ($1.07 billion) investments in Ain Sokhna, read an official statement on Wednesday.
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In December 2015, the United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Paris. The conference negotiated the Paris Agreement, which is a global agreement on the reduction of climate change. At the follow-up climate change conference in Marrakech (COP22) in November 2016, the member states of the Kyoto Protocol agreed to set the goal of limiting global warming to a still acceptable level of less than 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels. This target requires that the zero emission of CO2 is achieved soon.
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Developing tire tread formulations for electric vehicles (EVs) presents a unique challenge. Instantaneous high torque and vehicle dynamics demand traction performance, while owner expectations for battery life and range highlight the need for very low rolling resistance compounds. In addition, vehicle weight and new environmental pressures increase the need for improved durability and abrasion resistance.
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Use of treated silica as a filler in passenger, truck and bus tires is explored, including how using treated precipitated silica can overcome manufacturing limitations associated with conventional high dispersible silica/in situ silane technology.
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The TRP Reworker is a resource saving technology for the economical processing of rework materials based on the two-roll plasticizer (TRP) with integrated Roll Ex gear pump. In an automatic process, unvulcanized rubber compounds are processed particularly gently and continuously in order to return this rework material to the production process. In tire production, compound waste is unavoidable due to the process.
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Bridgestone announced it will be supplying teams at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC) with tires developed using 63% recycled and renewable materials. The tires, which are custom-designed to meet the unique challenges of the 3,000 kilometer across Australia, mark the first use of the company’s new ENLITEN® technology in motorsport competition.
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The Global Bias Tire Market size is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 13.46% between 2023 and 2027. The market size is forecast to increase by USD 25,765.53 million. The growth of the market depends on several factors, including the growing demand for bias tires in the agriculture equipment market, a rise in sales of passenger vehicles globally, and an increase in two-wheeler production and sales. The US, China, India, Japan, and Germany are the top countries contributing to the market growth. The US held the largest market in 2021 projecting revenue of USD 3,974.37 million according to Technavio.
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Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) celebrated the expansion of its Warren County, Tennessee Truck and Bus Radial (TBR) Tire Plant located in Morrison with an official groundbreaking ceremony today. The $550 million investment will add 380 new jobs and expand the plant’s existing footprint by 850,000 square feet to support increased capacity and to accelerate the use of advanced technologies that support cleaner, safer and more efficient commercial truck and bus fleets. As part of the expansion, Warren County will be one of the first plants globally to add the capability to produce our Enliten technology stack. This tech stack is optimized for rolling resistance and wear.f
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The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that from the second half of 2023 it will be applying a new proprietary “E+” mark to its tires for passenger cars, trucks, and buses that have special qualities needed by electrified vehicles. The new “E+” mark is the latest facet of Yokohama Rubber’s response to the rising demand in recent years for tires most suitable for use on electrified vehicles
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In the current year 2023, the net worth of the global EV tires market size is estimated to be around US$ 9.44 Billion. As per the market analysis report projections, EV tire sales are to grow at a CAGR of 26.6% during the next 10 years. This report also predicts that the total valuation of the market would be around US$ 100 billion by 2033 according to Future Market Insights.
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