Michelin Japan has end of last year launched the new premium comfort tire Michelin Primacy 5, which will go on sale sequentially from March 1. The product is the successor to the Primacy 4+ and Primacy SUV+ models in the Michelin Primacy series. It is available in a total of 42 sizes ranging from 16 to 20 inches at an...
Toyo Tires has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index Series, a leading global ESG investment index, for the sixth consecutive year. In addition, the company has been selected as a constituent of the FTSE Blossom Japan Index Series for Japanese companies since 2020 and of the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index Series since 2022. The FTSE4Good...
Bridgestone has decided to construct a pilot plant for precision pyrolysis of used tires on the premises of its Seki Plant in Gifu Prefecture, with the aim of implementing horizontal tire recycling in society. The plant will have a maximum processing capacity of 7,500 tons of used tires per year. It will establish and optimize a precision pyrolysis process and...
Bridgestone Americas will close its truck and bus radial tire plant in La Vergne, Tennessee, on July 31. This is part of the company’s strategic business restructuring and is intended to strengthen competitiveness and improve the quality of its business by optimizing its U.S. operations. The decision to close the La Vergne plant was based on the belief that further...
Yokohama Rubber has decided to close the Prague plant of Yokohama TWS Czech Republic, a subsidiary that produces and sells off-highway tires (OHT), including tires for agricultural machinery, and mainly manufactures bias tires. Production of products manufactured at the plant will be transferred to other plants of the group. Yokohama TWS, one of the major production and sales subsidiaries of...
Pirelli Japan announced that it will raise the prices of its Japanese domestic after-market tires starting March 1. The price increases will be applied to all product categories and brand lines, with an average increase of 5%. The price increase for summer and all-season passenger car and SUV tires will take effect on March 1. Winter passenger car and SUV...
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