Willig Tire Recycling has opened its second Ohio processing facility, taking over tire operations at a Rumpke site and sharply increasing its handling capacity. The Hamilton, OH based company says the addition lifts its annual processing capability to approximately 10 million tires, a substantial ...

Willig Tire Recycling has opened a second Ohio facility and taken over tire processing operations at a Rumpke site, boosting its annual throughput to about 10 million tires. The move significantly scales the company's handling of scrap tires and strengthens its footprint in the region. According to ...

Continental has eliminated coal and heavy fuel oil from all 19 of its global tire production sites as of January 2026, a major step in the company’s sustainability program. Until this change, seven plants relied on those fuels primarily for steam generation in production processes. The manufacturer ...

Continental has stopped using coal and heavy fuel oil across all 19 of its tire production facilities as of January 2026. According to https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/continental-ends-coal-use-at-tire-plants-globally/, the move completes a multi-year effort to shift plant energy systems away ...

Bridgestone is treating racing like a development lab, using motorsport to accelerate sustainable tire technology from prototype to showroom. The company says this year’s race tire integrates core elements of its ENLITEN platform, technology already available on select Bridgestone and Firestone ...

Bridgestone is using the racetrack as a proving ground for sustainable tire technologies, and the strategy is starting to show up on consumer rubber. According to https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelharley/2026/04/17/bridgestones-motorsport-pipeline-to-greener-tires/, the company is folding key ...

California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment completed a sweeping, nine-year review and found no evidence of significant health risks from crumb rubber infill made from recycled tires used on synthetic turf fields. The assessment is the most comprehensive state-level look to date ...

University of South Florida engineering Professor David Simmons and his team have solved a century-old materials science puzzle. They show how tiny carbon black particles convert soft, stretchy rubber into a load-bearing material, strong enough to support the weight of a fully loaded jet. That ...

Nokian Tyres has introduced the Hakkapeliitta 01, the world’s first studded winter tire with Double Action Stud Technology. The system uses retractable, on-demand studs that change position automatically with temperature, promising better grip and fewer tradeoffs for drivers who need studs in ...

Tires on electric vehicles tend to wear faster than those on comparable gas-powered cars, and three root causes explain most of it: added weight, instant torque, and efficiency-focused tires. Battery packs add serious mass. EVs are commonly 20 to 50 percent heavier than their internal combustion ...

According to https://www.rvtravel.com/, Tony Barthel rounds up several developments that matter to RV owners, from a new safety mandate to shifts in connectivity and power. The report centers on a forthcoming Tire Pressure Monitoring System standard that takes effect in 2028, but it also covers ...

According to www.tirebusiness.com, Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. is supplying its GEOLANDAR X-CV as original equipment for Subaru Corporation's new SUV-type battery electric vehicle, the Uncharted U.S. model, which launched in North America in December 2025. The fitment is 235/50R20 100V. The GEOLANDAR ...