Dunlop Rubber was a British multinational involved in the manufacture of various rubber goods. Its business was founded in 1889 in conjunction with Harvey du Cros by John Boyd Dunlop who had discovered the pneumatic tyre. It was one of the first multinationals, and under du Cros and, after him, under Eric Geddes grew to be one of the largest British industrial companies. The Dunlop name was not used for any part of the business until after J B Dunlop's retirement in 1895.
Dunlop Rubber failed to adapt to evolving market conditions in the 1970s despite having recognised by the mid 1960s the potential drop in demand as the new much more durable tyres swept throughout the market. After taking on excessive debt Dunlop was acquired by the industrial conglomerate BTR in 1985. Since then, ownership of the Dunlop trade-names has been fragmented.
Early history
In 1888, John Boyd Dunlop, a Scottish veterinary surgeon living in Ireland discovered the pneumatic tyre principle.Willie Hume created publicity for J B Dunlop's discovery by winning seven out of eight races with his pneumatic tyres. To own the rights and exploit the discovery, the Pneumatic Tyre and Booth's Cycle Agency Co. Ltd was incorporated in 1889 and floated by Harvey du Cros who was, amongst other things, president of the Irish Cyclists' Association. The invitation to du Cros to participate was made by William Bowden, a Dublin cycle agent. J B Dunlop who could see no prosperous future in his discovery, had informally made over his rights to Bowden. Initially J B Dunlop held a 20 percent stake in the venture.
Both Dunlop latex and Talalay latex usually start out as rubber-tree sap ...Murphy, a chemist with Dunlop Rubber ... As with the Dunlop method, it involves mixing rubber-tree sap with a foaming agent and ...
The new tire line, unveiled by Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd ... 1, Sumitomo Rubber is looking to pitch Synchro Weather as the next-generation tire under the Dunlop brand. The company produces Dunlop items for sale within Japan.
... that Zamarro said Goodyear was weighing selling at the time were Goodyear's Dunlop business and its chemical segment, in which the company develops synthetic compounds for rubber manufacturing.
It comes from natural liquid rubber tapped from trees in Sri Lanka, which is then mixed with sulfur, zinc oxide, accelerators, and antioxidants before being baked to reach its foam form, using the Dunlop process.
The difference is jarring ...Image. LiveWire ... Image ... The rubber on the road. The LiveWire-branded 19-inch Dunlop DT-1 tires seem good, but there was no way to really lean the bike over to test the limits of their grip because of the S2’s stiff suspension.
However, this triumph can also be similarly described as a victory of the rubber tires of the Allies’ vehicles, produced by firms such as Michelin and Dunlop, over the steel wheels of German trains, produced by Krupp.
We might not know what inspired Thomson, but when it came to the next big name in the history of pneumatic tires, John BoydDunlop – yes, that Dunlop – his motive for filling rubber tubes with air and slapping them around some wheels was clear.
Thobeka Mthembu ...Lubin Ozoux, CEO Sumitomo RubberSouth Africa (SRSA) who manufacture Dunlop Tyres said it is expected that the roads leading to Durban and Cape Town would experience high traffic volumes ... Examine your tyres ... Check tread depth ... Inflation.
But first, some history ... Unladen seat height is 31.75 in (51 cm) ... The Mulholland sports a 19-inch front wheel wrapped in a 120/70Z Dunlop Roadsmart IV tire and a chunkier 17-inch wheel in back wears a 180/55Z flavor of Dunlop rubber ... Product page.
Sumitomo RubberUSA is coping with "system outages" at its Town of Tonawanda tire plant ... But a joint venture between Goodyear and Sumitomo Rubber Industries ended in 2015, and Sumitomo took full ownership of Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America.
Next is a layer of Rainforest Alliance-certified Dunlop latex ... The next layer is a rubber foam made of GOLS-certified organic Dunlop latex ... Individually wrapped coils, Dunlop latexFirmness (1 softest to 10 firmest).
Tempur-Pedic, Nest Bedding, Leesa/Business Insider...Below that is GOLS-certified organic Dunlop latex rubber foam, which contours to your body to relieve pressure ... The medium and plush have additional Dunlop latex layers, thus adding to the cost ... 10. 9.
