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Yokohama Corporation of North America (YCNA) and Southern Tire Mart (STM) have agreed to terms to transfer the ownership of Friend Tire Company’s (FTC) assets to STM. FTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of YCNA

Sumitomo Rubber North America will increase prices in the US and Canada on Falken Brand Passenger, Light Truck and Medium Truck Products up to 7%. The price increase will be effective May 1, 2023.

Wacker Chemie AG and CordenPharma International GmbH, together with Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and Humboldt University Berlin (HU Berlin), have launched a project to accelerate the development of RNA-based drugs. The aim is to develop a new generation of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), which are an essential component of RNA-based drugs. Based on these formulations, a machine learning algorithm is to be trained that automatically identifies the ideal components for new RNA formulations – so far a particularly time-consuming and cost-intensive development step. The project, which will start on 1 April 2023, is scheduled to run for three years and is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy with around € 1.4 million

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. (Toyo Tires®) announces a 19.5-inch size expansion for its Toyo® M671A™ regional drive tire. The newest size addition further broadens Toyo Tire’s M671A commercial tire application for urban and regional fleets, including 225/70R19.5 G/14 and 245/70R19.5 H/16 sizes available April 1.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has announced that, on March 28th the Competition and Markets Authority (United Kingdom) granted unconditional clearance of the planned acquisition of all outstanding shares of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB, a Swedish company engaged in the manufacture and sale of off-highway tires for agricultural and industrial machinery, which was originally announced on March 25, 2022.

Scandinavian Enviro Systems has been informed that the fuel company Preem has performed successful production tests of the recovered pyrolysis oil that Enviro recently supplied.

Pirelli has installed a new machine in its research and development department that is capable of testing tires at speeds of up to 500kph in controlled conditions, known as the High Speed Testing Machine. The main aim of these tests is to further improve tire safety on the world’s fastest cars. With the arrival of road-going hypercars that are becoming increasingly faster, thanks also to the increased sophistication of the latest electric powerplants, high speeds have become a key factor in the development of different types of tire: not just those used specifically for motorsport, but also those destined for road use.

Continental has won “Environmental Achievement of the Year – Manufacturing” and “Tire of the Year” at the prestigious Tire Technology International (TTI) Awards for Innovation and Excellence. The ‘invisible markers in tires’ project from Continental beat rival initiatives in the “Environmental Achievement of the Year – Manufacturing” category for its contribution to greater traceability in the natural rubber supply chain. The Continental PremiumContact 7 won “Tire of the Year”, having resolved the tradeoff between mileage and rolling resistance to deliver a tire that is sustainability-focused and offers unparalleled driving safety.

Heavy-duty vehicles need to perform well in any situation — and they need the tires to match. That is why BFGoodrich® Tires is launching the BFGoodrich® HD-Terrain T/A® KT tire on April 1.