Stamford Tyres India Launches New HP Tyres

Stamford Tyres Distributors India Pvt Ltd has launched the Falken ZIEX ZE912 radial across its distribution network in India. Working in partnership with Sumitomo Rubber Industries – the Japanese designer and manufacturer of Falken and Dunlop tyres – Stamford Tyres will market the ZE912 tyre to owners of passenger cars, wagons and mini-vans.

Mr. Wee Kok Wah, President of Stamford Tyres said: “The ZE912 will become the core product of the Falken range that we sell. It sits in the middle (of the Falken range) between its top Ultra-High Performance tyres and its entry-level line. The ZE912 is a high-performance tyre with broad market appeal with sizes that can fit at least 80 per cent of the mid to upper segment passenger cars and MPVs now used on Indian roads. This means if a driver pulls up at one of our dealer outlets, we will have a ZE912 tyre that will be just right for his car.”

The ZE912 comes in 66 sizes ranging from 12 to 18 inches in wheel diameters and are designed to be suitable for at least 80 per cent of all mid to upper segment passenger cars presently on Indian roads.

The Falken ZE912 is designed in Japan and manufactured both in Japan and in Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ newest manufacturing facility in Rayong, Thailand. The plant in Thailand is Sumitomo’s newest and most advanced tyre plant in the world and uses the Sun manufacturing system which produces tyres with high uniformity in carcass and tread. The 584,000 m2 factory has an output in excess of 9,000 tyres/day and started production in December 2006. The facility was set up at an investment cost of US$150 million.

Based on an asymmetric tire, the ZE912 is positioned between Falken’s entry-level models such as the Falken FK 07U and its flagship Ultra-High Performance Falken FK452.

The ZE912 has a unique tread pattern which gives drivers a balanced performance – 53 per cent of the tread is optimized for dry grip and cornering, while 47 per cent of tread is designed for handling in wet conditions. The tread pattern has a combination of grooves, sipes and tiebars along with a new high-wear silica compound that improves wet weather handling.

Falken’s engineers have also introduced a “self-maintenance” system for the ZE912. The tread compound has an “anti-ageing” additive that is constantly refreshing the tire tread compound to counteract the hardening and reduction in performance that is caused by UV light, ozone and oxidation.

Stamford Tyres Distributors India Pvt Ltd (STDIPL) was established in 2006 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Stamford Tyres Corporation Limited (Stamford Tyres). STDIPL has its main office in Mumbai with sales and distribution network across India.