Technology Archives – Tire Industry Research

Why the Tire Tech conference will help your business

David Shaw — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:39:47 +0000

Tire Tech opens in three weeks time at its new venue in Hanover. Many of you know that I was closely involved in developing the conference programme for 2016. In this column I discuss some of the highlights of the conference, and how tire professionals can benefit. First, I want to thank the team at

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Tire makers and character

David Shaw — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 10:09:19 +0000

Last week I spent a lot of time with the VDI at their meeting in Hanover. For those who don’t know, the VDI – The German Association of Engineers – is a highly prestigious organisation which links many industries. For our industry, it was one of the few forums in 2015 where tire engineers employed

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Michelin licences Cabot liquid mixing technology

David — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:58:05 +0000

Cabot Corp is receiving royalties from Michelin. The revenues come from an exclusive licence to Michelin for Cabot’s liquid mixing technology. Cabot sells the technology into the non-tire sector as Transfinity. Cabot’s main product is carbon black. The licence covers all tire-related applications for the technology. The licence permits Michelin to build and operate factories

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