TOKYO—Bridgestone is consolidating its aircraft retread tire production operations in Asia, merging Hong Kong-based Bridgestone Aircraft Tire Co. Asia (BAA) with its Chonburi-based subsidiary ...

•Retreading contributes to the productive life cycle of a tire using fewer materials•Less energy is required to build a retread tire•Conti Urban an urban concept tire will be retreadable Tire Retread ...

"On some tires, they can retread them up to six times. And the retreads also cost less than new tires." Triplett Aerospace distributes aircraft tires for Goodyear, Bridgestone Aircraft Tires USA and ...

If retreaded tires are such a bad idea, why do North American retreaders sell more than 15 million of the things every year? More to the point, if they are so unreliable and failure-prone, why do ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Two congressional Democrats from northeast Ohio want to incentivize consumers to purchase retreads as a way to encourage buying American made tires and promote jobs at retreading ...

AKRON, Ohio — Here in Northeast Ohio, we have the “Rubber Capital of the World” in our back yard as Akron has long been known for its pivotal role in the tire industry. A bill proposed by Ohio ...

Retreading, recapping, or remolding is the process of removing the worn-out treads of an old tire and replacing them with new ones. The treads are the grooved parts that touch the ground and will wear ...

American manufacturing has long played a vital role in our nation’s economic strength and innovation. This is especially evident in the commercial trucking industry — a sector that plays a critical ...

An aircraft's tires are usually an afterthought for most airline passengers. Despite only being on the ground for brief periods of time during most flights, planes still use their tires a great deal.

The Washington-based U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) and its members have expressed strong support for bill H.R. 3401 to strengthen domestic tire retreading. The bill, reintroduced by U.S.