Pirelli has relaunched its TireClub+ B2B e-commerce tire sales platform. The new version introduces many new features, including real-time monitoring of deliveries, more straightforward order management, access to data and statistics and the latest news from Pirelli. The latest version of TireClub+ makes ordering easier with new filters that simplify search results and allow users to check which tires are...
Decoturf hard courts and Omnicourt sand-filled artificial turf for tennis have been adopted for all 39 outdoor courts (23 Decoturf and 16 Omnicourt) at Ariake Tennis Forest Park. Decoturf and Omnicourt are sold and installed by the Sumitomo Rubber subsidiaries Sports Surface and Sumigomu Sangyo, respectively. This is the third time that Decoturf has been used at Ariake Tennis Forest...
Michelin has partnered with La Poste and will equip vehicles of the French postal service with its new generation Uptis airless tires. The Uptis will be used to deliver letters and parcels in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France by the end of 2024. This is the first time that Aptis has been adopted in Europe after Asia. The Aptis...
Yokohama Rubber will from the second half of 2023 introduce the proprietary “E+” mark for tires for passenger cars, trucks and buses that are compatible with electric vehicles (EVs). The move comes in response to increasing demand for tires for EVs in recent years, which are required to meet the special needs of such vehicles. These include high load capacity...
Showa Glove has released No.8810 Nitrile New Fit 100-pack as a new addition to its lineup of nitrile gloves for single-use. These gloves are approximately 2.5 mils (0.06 mm) thick, soft, and easy to work with, allowing users to make use of the bare hand feeling. With the release of this product, the Nitrist series lineup now includes a total...
Asahi Kasei recently decided to terminate operations and liquidate Asahi Kasei Cord, which produces general-purpose tire cord and chafer, among others. Production is scheduled to end at the end of March 2024, and the plant will be closed at the end of March 2025. In principle, approximately 70 employees will be reassigned within the Asahi Kasei group. The decision was...
