Yes! We Know Each Other, Even If We Haven’t Met Yet!
Yes! We Know Each Other, Even If We Haven’t Met Yet!

I’m part of your life. Even if we haven’t met, we spend long hours together. I accompany you as you try to make it in time to the ballet performance your daughter was so looking forward to.

 
Dunlop – 130 Years of Winning
Dunlop – 130 Years of Winning

Dunlop was created for one purpose. The goal to win a race. When John Boyd Dunlop developed the pneumatic tire, it was to make his son’s tricycle racer go faster, for longer. It won the race, starting a sporting journey that continues, 130 years on.

 
Towards Sustainable Mobility – Trends in Tire Reinforcement
Towards Sustainable Mobility – Trends in Tire Reinforcement

The 21st century has been transformational from several perspectives. From our types of accommodation to the way we commute to work, and from shopping to communication we have witnessed breathtaking change in our daily lives by nature and by definition.

 
Nylon, Age-Old or Revolutionary?
Nylon, Age-Old or Revolutionary?

Nylon is found everywhere around us. It is in the toothbrush we brush with, the carpets we walk on, the jackets we go skiing in, the baskets in our dishwashers, and the tires on our car. It is hard to believe that nylon has been around for more than 75 years, starting as a replacement for silk in women’s stockings; then becoming strategic to World War II in flak jackets and parachute cord.

 
Michelin View on Material
Michelin View on Material

“Sustainable mobility should be safer, more efficient, more accessible, clean, connected and more enjoyable.”

 
The Effects of Capmax on Tire Rolling Resistance
The Effects of Capmax on Tire Rolling Resistance

Global warming is a tremendous concern in modern times and the transportation sector was responsible for 14 percent of 2010 global greenhouse gas emissions. Fossil fuel use remains the main source of CO2, and therefore reducing fossil fuel consumption will decrease CO2 emissions.

 
Future Focus on Rolling Resistance
Future Focus on Rolling Resistance

There have been many studies carried out with the aim of finding a solution to reducing rolling resistance, but only a few have related to the main reason why rolling resistance is important. It is time to remind ourselves how the Rolling Resistance story began and how far it has gone from a CO, emissions perspective through medium- and long-term scenarios.

 
Lightweighting For Heavy Trucks
Lightweighting For Heavy Trucks

The title of this article inevitably creates a sense of oxymoron, like an excerpt from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet; but the concept of “lightweighting”, now seen as a megatrend, is at the center of Ford Otosan’s product development of heavy trucks. As such, the collaborative work with Kordsa in the field of composites is of great importance.

 
Nylon 6.6 As Superior Cap Ply
Nylon 6.6 As Superior Cap Ply

Current tire production technology and the need for high performance call for bi-elastic cap ply: Nylon 6.6 fulfills this requirement

 
The Potential Applications of Carbon Fiber in Tire Technology
The Potential Applications of Carbon Fiber in Tire Technology

The potential tire applications of CF-based reinforcements can be given as follows:

 
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About Kordsa

A global player in the tire and construction reinforcement as well as composite technologies markets, Kordsa operates in 5 countries, namely, Turkey, Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand and the US with its 11 production facilities and a 4,500 reinforcer. Kordsa aims to create sustainable value by offering high value-added innovative reinforcement solutions for its customers, employees, stakeholders and communities with a mission to “Reinforce Life.”

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