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Ceat offering broad summer, all-season & winter line-up

Arguably best known in the UK through its agricultural range, Ceat also produces a full line of passenger and commercial tyres. The well-known Indian brand is now offering a comprehensive range in Europe and the UK, including products developed with the assistance of the CEAT European Technical Centre (CETC) in Germany. We will look at the truck range at a later date, and here focus on the eight lines Ceat is offering for the passenger vehicle and light commercial segments.

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  4. Kevin Burke Tyres to supply BFGoodrich in Ireland to mid-2024
29th July 2022 by

Fighting unfair trade: South Africa’s SATMC defends tariff application

South Africa is currently contemplating anti-dumping tariffs for tyres imported from China, and an investigation is currently in its preliminary phase. A healthy head of steam has already built up on both sides of the argument, with the recent debate including a claim from the Tyre Importers Association of South Africa (TIASA) that the tariffs will simply result in Chinese imports being substituted for tyres from Europe or Japan. The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) has issued a statement countering assertions such as this.

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  1. South Africa considering import duties for Chinese tyres
  2. NTDA: EC anti-subsidy decision ‘no great surprise’
  3. Chinese truck/bus tyres: US court partially rejects determination
  4. USA retains duties on PLT tyres
29th July 2022 by
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Bridgestone & Webfleet showcasing solutions at IAA Transportation 2022

Bridgestone claims to be, together with its Webfleet fleet management solution, on a “mission to move the world towards a sustainable future of mobility.” Both will be present at IAA Transportation 2022 to showcase a portfolio of tyres, tyre-centric technologies and mobility solutions and to give fleets an opportunity to learn more about their products and data-driven mobility solutions and how they can enhance performance.

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  3. Bridgestone launches Fleetcare tyre, fleet management solution
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29th July 2022 by

China’s tyre production grows in June

Although Chinese factories produced significantly fewer tyres in the first half of 2022 than in the same period last year, monthly figures released by the country’s National Bureau of Statistics show a return to year-on-year growth in June. A total of 76.98 million tyres were manufactured within China last month, a 1.2 per cent year-on-year increase and 6.75 million more than were produced in May 2022.

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  1. Shanghai lockdown severely impacting the region’s tyre industry
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28th July 2022 by

Continental supersizes agri range for Tour de France

They are a stoic bunch and nobody has come forward to seek professional help so far, but participants in the Tour de France 2022 may be forgiven for wondering if they’d experienced a collective hallucination during the gruelling 2,081-mile race. For at a strategic location along the 21-stage route between Copenhagen and Paris, cyclists were confronted by the looming presence of an oversized agricultural tyre.

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28th July 2022 by

South Africa considering import duties for Chinese tyres

South Africa’s International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC) announced in January that it would look at allegations of dumping levelled against importers of tyres from China. This investigation is still ongoing, but opponents warn that if authorities decide to apply duties to these products, the cost of tyres could increase by up to 41 per cent, with price rises for transportation and essential products a knock-on effect.

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  1. South African tyre association seeks anti-dumping protection
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  3. USA retains duties on PLT tyres
  4. Chinese truck/bus tyres: EU introducing anti-dumping duties tomorrow
28th July 2022 by
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SuperTruck’s European rollout – Schena to head business

The SuperTruck dealer consortium is gearing up to launch in six European markets, including the UK, and Prometeon Tyre Group has appointed Riccardo Schena to lead the network during this time of growth. The company introduced Schena, who has served as Prometeon’s chief financial officer for Europe since September 2020, to dealers at a recent meeting in the Italian town of Gubbio.

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  4. Yokohama appoints ex-Prometeon COO as European president
27th July 2022 by
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Goodyear buying German wholesaler Reifen Burkhardt

Goodyear is expanding its wholesale presence in southwest Germany with the acquisition of local player Reifen Burkhardt GmbH & Co. KG. The purchase of this family-owned tyre wholesaler brings into the Goodyear fold an operation with space to store 250,000 tyres and wheels in a 40,000 square metre warehouse facility. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the third quarter of this year.

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27th July 2022 by

Michelin publishes H1 2022 results, maintains full-year guidance

In a market hit by the systemic impacts of the conflict in Ukraine and the health crisis, the Michelin Group reports that its net income fell by 18.3 per cent despite a year-on-year increase in sales. The tyre maker nevertheless considers this a good result “in an extremely unsettled environment.”

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  4. Continental: Lower income despite strong tyre business in Q1 2022
27th July 2022 by
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Foucart to head Mobivia’s workshop & dealer businesses; new CEO at ATU

After four years as chief executive officer of German tyre and car service network ATU, Matthieu Foucart is returning to parent company Mobivia in France. There he will assume overall responsibility for the group’s workshop and specialist dealer business, which includes the Norauto, Midas, Auto 5 and ATU brands. His successor heading the four-person ATU management team is Sascha Bopp, who will take over as chief executive officer on 1 October 2022.

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26th July 2022 by

Hankook Tire owners lose hidden assets lawsuit

The family ownership of Hankook Tire and Technology must pay a fine of KRW 4.59 billion (£2.9 million) after losing a lawsuit related to foreign assets. Seoul-based publication The Korea Herald writes that the Seoul Administrative Court recently ruled against the lawsuit brought by Cho Yang-rae, honorary chairman of Hankook & Co., and his eldest son Cho Hyun-sik.

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26th July 2022 by
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Pyrolysis tyre recycling: Ipswich facility amongst planned Pyrum SPVs

At its recent Annual General Meeting, the first held since the company’s IPO in Oslo and its secondary listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Pyrum Innovations AG shared details of the special purpose vehicles (SPV) that it intends to establish with joint venture partners. It has already announced one of these, a 20,000-tonne pyrolysis plant in Germany, but a further six SPV projects are on the cards – including a facility in the UK.

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26th July 2022 by

Birla Carbon launches virtual showroom

Anyone wanting to learn more about carbon black and its many applications can now do so at the new Birla Carbon virtual showroom. Claimed as an industry first, the site offers a virtual reality experience that takes viewers through the intricate uses of each part of a car and employs an immersive experience to showcase how carbon black can make a difference to the solutions it is part of. Birla Carbon aims for the virtual showroom to be a “one-stop shop experience for the entire value chain of carbon black solutions.”

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  1. Birla Carbon receives IATF certification across all factories
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  4. Birla Carbon announces EMEA price increase
26th July 2022 by

Falken releases truck & bus tyre technical guide

In response to the increased pressure to reduce costs in the transport industry, Falken has created a comprehensive ‘Technical Support – Commercial Tyre Guide’ for truck and bus operators. Available now via Falken’s B2B dealer shop, this new guide supports commercial customers make informed decisions to reduce operating costs.

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25th July 2022 by

2 new Apollo EnduRace RD2 sizes

Apollo Tyres says its EnduRace RD2 has proven a great success since its launch last year. The existing size 315/80 R22.5 tyre will soon be joined by two further dimensions. As of this month, Apollo EnduRace RD2 is also available as a 315/70 R22.5 product, while a 295/80 R22.5 version will arrive next March.

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25th July 2022 by

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