When it comes down to it, there are two reasons why mining customers have to replace tyres: wear rate and premature damage. At most mine sites, significant resources go into sourcing the right tyre compound and rotating tyres to promote even tyre wear. But what if, after all that, the operator hits a rock and the tyre is at only 20 per cent of its life? "That casing could be destroyed, and all t ...

When it comes down to it, there are two reasons why mining customers have to replace tyres: wear rate and premature damage. At most mine sites, significant resources go into sourcing the right tyre compound and rotating tyres to promote even tyre wear. But what if, after all that, the operator hits a rock and the tyre is at only 20 per cent of its life? "That casing could be destroyed, and all t ...

How do tyres contribute to safe driving? The tyres on your vehicle are the only part of your vehicle in contact with the road. Therefore, they play a key role in vehicle safety. Between the years 2007 – 2012, An Garda Síochána reported tyre defects as a factor in 172 collisions. Some of these collisions were fatal, others resulted in serious and minor injuries.

Echoing similar sentiments, Pirelli Tyres Commercial Director Akash Singh Rathore said, the company is adopting the latest trend which calls for lower usage of carbon black and more silica content do increase the fuel efficiency and reduce pollution. "Over the years, in our manufacturing plants, the usage of carbon black has significantly gone down in the tyres that are made for passenger vehicle ...