Tyre disposal has again come to the fore but the interesting point this time has been that a non-tyre industry party has supported the introduction of tyre legislation. This is to govern correct tyre disposal and recycling of old tyres for the purposes of safety. Why should you scrap or recycle old tyres? In May 2009, Nazma Shaheen was travelling ... [ Read: Old car tyres represent safety risk if not scrapped or disposed ]

There have been a few things that have happened in the tyre industry recently; here is a quick summary of some recent events: The TyrePress Website publishes its 20,000th story One of the most popular websites in the industry published their 20,000th story. The website has been online since 1998. It started small but right now is said to publish ... [ Read: Recent Tyre Industry News ]

Bikers are being warned of the dangers that can occur from tyre squaring ahead of the National Motorcycle Week. The message being delivered by TyreSafe is that continuous upright bike riding on fast straight routes can damage bike tyres, e.g. motorways. Gary Hartshorne, motorcycle tyre technical specialist for TyreSafe, says: the squaring-off phenomenon will always affect bike tyres because ... [ Read: Tyre squaring off warning to bikers ]

A recent press release issued by the online retailer Tyre Shopper, gave the advice that many people may buy tyres as a “distressed purchase” and therefore will be seeking value for money. Given the financial uncertainties in the current economic climate, this will likely have increased the amount of research being conducted into tyre purchases. It’s agreed by ... [ Read: Guideline on where to buy tyres online ]

A recent survey by the AA (in New Zealand) has determined that around 48% of cars could be wasting fuel and neglecting tyre safety due to under inflated tyres. That’s nearly half the cars on the road. We know from James May that deflated tyres help whilst off-road driving as they increase the tyres surface area over bumpy terrain ... [ Read: Help save fuel with correctly inflated tyres ]

Formula 1 rolled into the UK on Sunday for the British Grand Prix held at Silverstone. The track had seen a whole new section with further improvements to corners and seating areas. The new section added to the fast flowing corners which meant the drivers were said to be on the brakes for only 9% of the lap. ... [ Read: Silverstone sees a number of tyre punctures ]

We have previously talked before about the Formula 1 tyre war, with various suppliers keen to take on the role and that is was Pirelli rumoured as the Formula 1 tyre supplier. The rumours appeared true, as on June 23rd it was announced that Pirelli were to be the number one tyre supplier. World Motor Sport Council said “Pirelli ... [ Read: Pirelli confirmed as F1 tyre supplier ]

An often overlooked, but indispensable element of the tyre manufacturing industry is the procurement process of natural rubber. Natural rubber (often shortened to NR) is predominantly farmed in Thailand, Indonesia, India and Malaysia and is “tapped” from the Para rubber tree (or as pointed out by David below hevea Brasiliensis – Latin).  Upon wounding, the para rubber tree responds ... [ Read: Will the rising cost of rubber drive up tyre prices for consumers? ]