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Black Donuts in a spotlight in Tyre Trends

15.6.2021 | News

Ten years ago, Kai Hauvala and his colleagues identified an opportunity in the tire market and pooled their expertise in a new company, Black Donuts. Their first and hardest task was to challenge tire manufacturers to break free of conventional thinking to spark new efficiency. See the entire 10-year anniversary interview in the latest issue […]

New Group CFO knows how to steady the ship

7.4.2021 | News, People

Tommi Holopainen (M.Sc., Econ.) has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer as of 15 March. He brings a wealth of qualifications and broad international experience from all areas of the CFO function. Tommi Holopainen is a seasoned financial professional with a solid background in the telecom and IT industry. His broad finance experience covers […]

True experts never stop learning

25.3.2021 | News, People

Continuous improvement is a key value at Black Donuts. Employees are encouraged to develop their competencies and sharpen their skills. Recently, Juha Mustajärvi, Pekka Vaittinen and Olli Särkkinen completed a specialist vocational qualification in leadership and corporate management. […]

New master’s thesis identified the best circular economy methods to recycle end-of-life tires

5.2.2021 | News

In his master’s thesis for Tampere University, Mikko Sirén explored the most potential technologies to turn scrap tires into secondary raw material and value-added products. […]

Black Donuts receives ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications

11.5.2020 | News

Black Donuts Engineering Inc. is proud to announce that it is now an ISO certified company with the following standards: ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management System ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management System This recognition covers the following scope: Tire industry engineering and consulting including tire development, new tire plant design, and improvement of existing tire […]

eKanban solution empowers tire manufacturing at Saterex

10.1.2020 | News

In order to enhance production management at the Saterex tire plant, Black Donuts developed an RFID-based electronic eKanban solution together with Toptunniste (today Fentec). The new eKanban solution enables better and real-time tracking of overall production status, optimizes the production process, and supports work management. Read the full story on Fentec’s website. […]

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