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New mixing facility at Continental’s Malaysia tyre plant

Continental has inaugurated a new, state-of-the-art rubber compound mixing facility at its tyre plant in Alor Setar Malaysia. The tyre maker invested more than MYR 65 million (£10.6 million) in the 3,200 square metre facility at the Alor Setar factory, which produces two-wheeler, car and light commercial vehicle tyres for the domestic and APAC region markets. Its entry into operation is expected to lead to increased capacity and flexibility.

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  1. Continental Malaysia first tyre maker to offer three-life ContiCasing warranty
  2. Continental launching ContiConnect TPMS in Malaysia
  3. Conti Sime Opens BestDrive Continental Car Centre in East Malaysia
  4. Continental PremiumContact 6 launched in Singapore
25th June 2019 by

Tyre trade returns fire after attack from German army

The UK tyre trade may have to contend with Brexit and cuts within the automotive sector, but at least the army isn’t taking potshots at us. Spare a thought for our counterparts in Germany, who of late have found themselves in the crosshairs of their country’s defence forces.

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  4. Germans see swastikas in SUV rims
25th June 2019 by
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Test World assessing tyre studs for Finnish transport agency

Millbrook’s Test World facility in Finland has been selected as the official partner of Traficom, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, to carry out assessments across the studded tyre market. Test World will work with Traficom over a period of three years, beginning this summer.

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  1. Millbrook buys Test World
  2. Finnish Prime Minister visits Test World tyre test centre
  3. Millbrook expanding Test World facilities in Finland
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25th June 2019 by

Nizhnekamskshina: 11 million tyres in 2018

At its annual general meeting this month, Russian tyre maker PJSC Nizhnekamskshina reported that it produced more than 11 million tyres in 2018. In addition to supplying the aftermarket and domestic OEMs such as Volkswagen Group Rus, Ford Sollers Holding, UAZ and GAZ Automobile Works, Nizhnekamskshina tyres were exported to 38 countries during the year.

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24th June 2019 by

Titan International appoints former Deere man Guinn to BoD

Max Guinn has joined the Board of Directors at Titan International, Inc. His appointment took effect 12 June 2019. Guinn was also appointed to serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee and as chairman of its Corporate Governance Committee.

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  1. Titan appoints new SVP, North America president and interim CFO
  2. Titan appoints T&C Site Services as UK dealer
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  4. Titan International postpones ITM listing
24th June 2019 by
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India’s largest OTR tyre – JK Tyre enters the record book

JK Tyre & Industries has entered the Limca Book of Records – India’s answer to Guinness World Records – for having the country’s largest OTR tyre. This colossus is the VEM 045, a tyre that in size 40.00-57 stands 12 feet tall and weighs around 3.4 tons. JK Tyre introduced this specific tyre dimension as a fitment for India’s biggest rigid dump truck, a vehicle with a payload capacity of up to 240 tons.

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24th June 2019 by

Michelin & Safran conduct flight tests on connected aircraft tyre

A first for Michelin – the tyre maker reports that, along with Safran Landing Systems, it conducted a test flight of a connected aircraft tyre. Testing of the PresSense tyre took place at the Istres air base in southern France on 13 June, using a Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000S.

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  1. Michelin establishes aircraft tyre firm in China
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21st June 2019 by
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Europa Tyres main UK distributor for ATG’s Galaxy brand

Alliance Tire Group (ATG) has announced that, as of this month, Europa Tyres is its main wholesale distributor for the Galaxy tyre brand in mainland UK. Europa Tyres will distribute the complete Galaxy range, including radial OTR and solid tyres.

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  4. Mahansaria Tyres comments on EATD acquisition
21st June 2019 by

Tyre makers ready for Nürburgring 24-Hour Race

It’s 24-Hour Race time. Falken Tyres is returning to the Nürburgring this weekend with a tried and tested line-up, while Yokohama Rubber and Giti Tire are each supplying tyres to four cars competing in the 47th Nürburgring 24-Hour Race (ADAC Total 24h-Rennen). Dunlop has a major presence and says it is well prepared for the race, which it views as the “third chapter” in its “June motorsport trilogy” after the Isle of Man TT and Le Mans 24h. Michelin reports that “nine of the ten fastest teams” will race on its tyres.

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21st June 2019 by
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Michelin now 99.64% owner of Multistrada

Following a successful public offer, Michelin now holds a 99.64 per cent shareholding in Indonesian tyre maker PT Multistrada Arah Sarana TBK. After acquiring an 87.59 per cent share of Multistrada on 8 March, Michelin launched a public offer for the remaining outstanding shares, at the same price per share as previously offered. The transaction enabled Michelin to acquire an additional 12.05 per cent in the company.

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21st June 2019 by

Rubber bitumen plant to ‘eat’ 500,000 car tyres a year

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL Group is setting up a new rubber bitumen plant in Zalaegerszeg, in the west of the country. A foundation stone for the facility was laid in May; when complete next year, it will be able to produce 20,000 tonnes of rubber bitumen for road building applications.

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  2. Recycled tyres: PAH limit of 20 mg/kg sought for playground/sporting products
  3. New Zealand planning regulated ELT stewardship
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20th June 2019 by

A million tyre selfies with SnapSkan

In the two and a half years since Nokian Tyres first invited motorists to drive into its SnapSkan machine and take photos of their tyres, a million cars have been through SnapSkan units in Finland and Norway. What Nokian has found upon reaching the seven-digit milestone in May is that a tenth of all drivers are taking a risk by driving on tyres with insufficient tread depth. The issue of insufficient tread depth is more pronounced for summer tyres, the tyre maker adds.

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  1. Nokian Tyres: SnapSkan shows dangerously low tread on more than 1 in 10 cars
  2. Nokian Tyres’ SnapSkan service expands internationally
  3. Nokian Tyres recruits worn rubber for tyre safety, SnapSkan message
  4. SnapSkan service aims to improve traffic safety for millions: Nokian Tyres
20th June 2019 by
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Vredestein joins NAAC as Corporate Partner

Vredestein has been engaged in the agricultural segment for over twenty years, and in the UK has now further reinforced its commitment to providing solutions for agricultural OEMs and end users by joining the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) as a Corporate Partner.

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  4. Vredestein boosts UK agricultural tyre stock holding
20th June 2019 by

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