Bridgestone said the new plant will be built in Huizhou in the Guangdong province and will start operating in the first half of 2008 with an initial capacity of 50,000 tons. It will be Bridgestone’s third synthetic rubber plant in the world.
The Tokyo-based tire and rubber company announced in October that it would spend upwards of $5.2 billion over the next three years to boost its global tire output.
The chemical and physical makeup of tires will evolve via new materials and sustainable compositions.
With vehicles of the future being evermore developed with the promise of autonomy and digital connectivity, manufacturers of the tires that carry those vehicles are also expected to upgrade their level of intelligence and electronics.
But it’s not always about the gizmos and gadgets we’re adding to those tires. What you might call the meat and potatoes of tires – their chemical and physical makeup – will also likely evolve via new materials and compositions.
Team SubZero’s Landen and Gunner Brown topped the podium in their respective classes.
Point S said its Master Shop program yielded a $165K average profit boost for participating locations in first year.
Aftermarket veteran Ted Hughes shares the changes he’s experienced and lessons learned through 30+ years in the aftermarket.
John Lester Kelsey, founder of antique and classic tire distributor Kelsey Tire and 2009 inductee into the Tire Industry Hall of Fame, died.
The two-time Tire Review Top Shop winner was dedicated to his craft from a young age, and was known for being extremely generous when it came to giving back.
A Canadian court awarded damages to Michelin over Wideway’s infringement of BFGoodrich tread IP.
Tire changing is a straightforward procedure for most technicians, but the transition from ICE vehicles to EVs will introduce some changes.
As the expert in the video explains, the overrunning alternator decoupler (OAD) pulley serves important purposes that a basic pulley cannot replicate.
