Retreader aims to double Kuwaiti retreading market using Ringtread technology
As Tyres & Accessories previously reported, Marangoni Retreading Systems has established operations in Kuwait in partnership with the country’s sole retreader, Al-Zahem Industries. The new Ringtread plant in Kuwait City was inaugurated on March 23 in the presence of local government representatives, the Italian ambassador Enrico Granara, Iraqi ambassador Mohammed Hussein Bahr Al-Ulum, plus members of the media and representatives of numerous transport fleets.
The attendees were shown the new technology installed in Al-Zahem Industries’ plant, including the ITT 2500 shearographic inspection machine, which can exactly indentify for non-destructive testing which casings can be retreaded and those that must be rejected, and the Ringtreader 2500, which uses a laser sensor to drive its centring arm, simplifying the process of centring the Ringtread ring on the tyre casing.
Al-Zahem Industries states its mission is to reduce end user costs and the company believes its partnership with Marangoni represents “a further important source of growth and profits” through the ability to offer users an exclusive and high-quality product that utilises Ringtread technology. Mrs Haifa Abdulla Al-Zahem, general manager of Al Zahem Industries, stated: “The partnership with Marangoni will provide our customers with the best that retreading has to offer: Ringtread is the only circular retread. It adheres perfectly to the tyre casing, without joints and any tension or deformation, while ensuring faster processing, less waste and performance which is the same as, if not higher, than that offered by a new tyre.
“The tests conducted have shown how Ringtread guarantees the same or even higher mileage compared to the original tread, reducing the cost per kilometre, decreasing vibrations, while at the same time giving greater balance, better heat dispersion and a tyre that looks exactly like the original one,” Al-Zahem added. “Moreover, with shearographic inspection we can now detect and identify any problems in the casing.”
Thanks to its strategic position and port facilities, Kuwait plays a significant role in the road transport business in the Middle East. The country, at a crossroads between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, is home to large transport fleets, ranging from a minimum of 100 to over 4,000 vehicles, which generate large sales volumes for the replacement tyre market. Retreads currently account for around 16.5 per cent of this market and all retreading is performed by Al-Zahem Industries. The partnership between Marangoni and Al-Zahem Industries has the initial objective of reaching a 30 per cent share of the retreading market in the next 36 months.
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