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Bauma launch for Continental LD-Master L5 Traction tyre

Promising a “smooth ride and long service life despite heavy loads and abrasive surfaces,” Continental will debut the new LD-Master L5 Traction radial at the Bauma show in Germany this October. It will initially offer this latest addition to the ContiEarth range for loaders operating on abrasive surfaces in size 35/65 R33. In addition, Continental will present its EM-Master E3/L3 as a 65-series tyre for construction and surface applications at Bauma and also provide a sneak preview of a new solid skid steer tyre.

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  2. ContiLogger: Consultancy using OTR tyre & vehicle telemetry
  3. Conti presents customised ContiEarth tyres for machinery operating in harsh conditions
  4. Two new Magna patterns at Bauma
7th September 2022 by
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Red Dot Award for Kumho’s flying vehicle tyre concept

Well used to receiving Red Dot Design Awards for its road tyres, Kumho has now won one for its ‘Airborne Tire’, a revolutionary concept product aimed at the rapidly evolving UAM (Urban Air Mobility) sector. Kumho’s latest Red Dot Design Award was in the ‘Design Concept’ category.

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  1. Kumho gains China Red Dot Design award
  2. Kumho gains Red Dot award for Ecsta V370
  3. Two Kumho tyres receive Red Dot awards
  4. Kumho Smasher, Sealant tyres win IDEA awards
7th September 2022 by
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KraussMaffei continues modernisation strategy with new Laatzen plant

Machinery and systems manufacturer KraussMaffei, whose product portfolio includes production and recycling equipment for the tyre industry, has received the keys to its new plant in Laatzen, Germany. After two years of construction, the symbolic handover of the 97,000 square metre facility took place on 1 September.

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  1. Patent infringement case: VMI applauds Safe-Run ruling
  2. Cimcorp joins MHI AS/RS Industry Group
  3. Eldan & Pyrum intensify tyre recycling, pyrolysis collaboration
  4. VÚK acquisition to benefit Continental’s tyre assembly machinery business
7th September 2022 by

Enviro appoints new CFO

Scandinavian Enviro Systems is in the midst of an expansive phase, and as part of the accompanying enlargement of its finance department has appointed Staffan Kullberg its new chief financial officer. Urban Folcker, whom Kullberg succeeds in this role, will assume responsibility for expanding the company’s capacity in business control and for developing processes in the finance area required to support expansion.

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  1. Enviro given REACH, Uddevalla green lights
  2. Fredrik Alpner to manage Enivro’s current & upcoming plant
  3. US oil giant trialling Enviro pyrolysis oil
  4. UK facility to feature early in Scandinavian Enviro Systems’ global rollout
7th September 2022 by

Green XLR Earth: GRI launches sustainable tractor tyre

Off-highway tyre specialist GRI has introduced an agricultural tyre range containing 37.5 per cent sustainable materials. The new Green XLR Earth series is made with a high percentage of recycled carbon black, soybean oil, HD silica and reclaimed rubber. GRI debuted the range at the Farm Progress Show in Iowa, USA.

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  1. Michelin demonstrates benefits of Ultraflex tyres, central tyre inflation in Aberdeenshire
  2. ATG showcases high performance flotation, high flexion tyres at LAMMA 2019
  3. Goodyear Farm Tires’ low sidewall tech fitted to world’s largest tractor
  4. GRI supplies Ultimate XT forklift tyres to KION Group
7th September 2022 by
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Bridgestone further expanding Bahia tyre plant

Through its local subsidiary Bridgestone Do Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda, Bridgestone Corporation is once again increasing production capacity at the Bahia passenger car and light truck tyre plant in Brazil. Earlier today, the company said it would invest approximately BRL 270 million (£45.4 million) in this project; when combined with the capacity investment announced in July 2021, total investment in boosting Bahia plant capacity amounts to approximately BRL 970 million (£163.2 million).

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  1. Growing EV/hybrid tyre demand: Bridgestone investing in Brazil
  2. Capacity increase for 4 Bridgestone car tyre plants
  3. Bridgestone expanding motorcycle tyre capacity
  4. Caterpillar ‘Platinum’ certification for 4 Bridgestone tyre plants
6th September 2022 by
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Kordsa investing in North American tyre cord operation

Tyre and construction reinforcement specialist Kordsa is investing US$20 million in its North American facilities with the goal of boosting its cord fabric production for the tyre industry. The company says the investment will enable it to expand the tyre cord dipping line at its facilities to meet increased demand from tyre manufacturers.

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  1. Kordsa wins Platin Global 100 award
  2. Kordsa Global a ‘great place to work’
  3. Kordsa buys US firms Fabric Development Inc and Textile Products Inc
  4. Kordsa appoints chief operating officer for APAC
6th September 2022 by

EV tyre awareness low amongst UK motorists

In the run-up to the launch of its first Vredestein tyre developed specifically for electric vehicles (EV), Apollo Tyres asked 1,000 motorists if they were aware that such products even exist. The response wasn’t encouraging, with the results suggesting that 82 per cent of UK motorists are unaware it is possible to purchase specifically-developed EV tyres.

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  1. Vredestein to launch all-season EV tyre
  2. Growth for Vredestein all-season range
  3. Vredestein to benefit from Apollo Tyres’ European ‘rebalance’
  4. Apollo launches first EV-specific tyres
6th September 2022 by
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Kumho joins Driven to Extremes marathon

Recreating a historic motoring exploit, the 3,600-mile challenge will visit 15 countries in just 120 hours. Kumho’s Ecsta PS71 EV tyre is an original fit on the Kia EV6 and it is this specialist product in 235/55R19 size that the challenge car will be equipped with throughout the trial.

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  1. Kumho tyres OE on Kia EV6
  2. Kumho exclusive OE tyre partner for Kia Seltos
  3. Nexen Tires for Kia EV6
  4. Continental tyres for Kia EV6
6th September 2022 by
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SRI tyre research benefits lithium-sulphur battery development

Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) and its research partners have developed a technology for measuring the structure and chemical state of matter at a nanoscale level and have employed this to visualise the sulphur compounds within lithium-sulphur batteries in greater detail than ever before. SRI anticipates not only improving the performance of lithium-sulphur batteries – the technology may also lead to better-performing tyres.

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  1. SRI team commended for ‘4D Nano’ research
  2. SRI: New technique for examining materials within tyre rubber
  3. Tyre wear detection added to SRI’s Sensing Core
  4. SRI investing in “advanced” tyre capacities, cutting “unprofitable” SKUs
5th September 2022 by

Winter i*cept RS3 – Hankook launches latest generation winter tyre

With the promise of shorter braking distances on snow-covered surfaces and improved handling on icy and wet roads, Hankook Tire has introduced the Hankook Winter i*cept RS3. It says this “enhanced successor to the multiple award-winning Winter i*cept RS2” uses the latest technologies to surpass its predecessor and “offer even greater levels of safety in everyday life.”

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  4. Hankook debuts 4th generation Ventus Prime
5th September 2022 by

VMI helps Stelvio for Life fight against cancer

A team of 47 colleagues from VMI facilities in Epe, the Netherlands and Leszno, Poland participated in the Stelvio for Life challenge on Saturday 3 September. With this, they raised over 86,000 euros in the fight against cancer.

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  1. VMI awaits ruling in Chinese infringement case
  2. Pirelli a ‘top partner’ for Zanetti & Friends charity football match
  3. Dayco opens food bank at Italian facilities
  4. Safe-Run pays VMI damages after China appeal court IP judgement
5th September 2022 by
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BKT title sponsor for United Rugby Championship

Off-highway tyre specialist BKT has become northern hemisphere title sponsor of the United Rugby Championship (URC) until 2025. From today, the league will thus be known as the ‘BKT United Rugby Championship’ in this part of the world.

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  1. BKT official off-highway tyre supplier to Rugby World Cup
  2. Football: BKT named title sponsor of Italy’s Serie B
  3. American football: BKT the presenting sponsor for U19 European Championship
  4. BKT becomes premium partner of Euroleague Basketball
2nd September 2022 by
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Sentury launches Qirin EV

During The Tire Cologne show, which took place in May, we spotted the Landsail Qirin EV concept tyre on the stand of wholesaler Inter-Sprint. It is a concept no longer, as Qingdao Sentury Tire officially debuted the tyre yesterday.

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  1. Sales of the Sentury
  2. Landsail selling 1.5 million tyres a year via Grouptyre
  3. First Landsail tyres produced at new Thai factory
  4. Sentury internationalising with US tyre factory investment
2nd September 2022 by
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Triangle Tire publishes H1 2022 results

On 30 August, Triangle Tire published its 2022 semi-annual report, and this shows that the company achieved revenue of RMB 4.277 billion (£535.5 million) and net profit of RMB 217 million (£27.2 million) in the six months to 30 June 2022. Revenue in the second quarter of this period amounted to RMB 2.426 billion (£303.8 million), a 31 per cent increase over the first quarter; Q2 2022 net profit of RMB 159 million (£19.9 million) was 172 per cent higher than in the first quarter of the year.

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  4. Prinx Chengshan: Profit down 24.7% despite higher revenue in 2021
2nd September 2022 by

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