Tyre News in Numbers – January 2024
Tyres & Accessories’ monthly ‘Tyres News in Numbers’ column boils down the latest tyre industry news to the most important statistics of the month. This month we look at the big numbers from December 2023.
£300 million
The estimated worth of the total market for UK-produced and imported alloy wheels
1:2
The ratio of desks to employees at Continental’s new headquarters in Hannover, Germany, opened on 13 December – the company has planned for hybrid on-site and remote working with its new layout
30%
The efficiency savings Pirelli approximates are achieved through its Virtual Development Centre (VDC) in Breuberg, Hesse, where it has installed a new simulator
1.02%
Percentage of 34,833 automotive industry job vacancies requiring artificial intelligence experience, the fifth highest industry in a survey by digital PR agency, Tank
52,602
Number of public chargepoints for EVs installed in the UK, according to Zapmap data supplied to the Department for Transport, a 44 per cent increase in the last year
1 million-plus
Number of truck and bus tyres retreaded globally every year by Continental
70%
Proportion of truck and bus tyres that are retreadable according to Continental estimates
5,300 hours
In service time of the Michelin BibLoad Hard Surface tyres agricultural and recycling contractor W Dale & Son specified as original equipment on a JCB Agri Super telehandler; the tyres still have more than 10mm of their original 33mm of tread left
54%
Motorists who don’t regard driving on illegal tyres as potentially life threatening, according to Bridgestone
300
Number of CrossContact Extreme E racing tyres Continental sent to end-of-life tyre recycler Pyrum Innovations, which extracted carbon black using a pyrolysis process – the carbon black was returned to Conti for usage in its solid material handling tyres
200 million euros
New three-year syndicated revolving credit facility signed by Nokian Tyres, which has two one-year extension options, as a back-up for general corporate purposes
9.3%
Growth in the sub-premium segment of the European light truck tyre market forecast by Goodyear, and revealed at the launch of new all-season and winter Dunlop Econodrive light commercial vehicle tyres
80%
Proportion of sustainable materials used by Kumho in its latest concept tyre replacing petrochemicals with sustainably sourced and recycled materials
50th
The edition of Pirelli’s famous Calendar released for 2024, aligning with its 60th anniversary
2.7m metric tons
Approximate reduction of CO2 emissions estimated across the lifespan of Wastefront’s Port of Sunderland plant
83,000 metric tons
Tonnage of end of life tyres Wastefront’s Sunderland plant will dispose of in an environmentally-conscious way per year, serving as a blueprint for the company’s future plants
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