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Continental opens 3D printing competence centre

Continental’s Tire division is just one company division expected to benefit from the opening of a new competence centre for 3D printing. The facility, located at the Continental Engineering Services plant in Karben, Germany, offers a variety of modern 3D printing technologies, such as a Selective Laser Melting (SLM) machine, Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Stereolithography (SLA), Digital Light Printing (DLP) and Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM).

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  2. Conti Names Replacement for “Controversial” Koerfer
  3. There’s money in them tyres – Schaeffler tops Germany’s rich list
  4. Three designs being considered for new Continental HQ
22nd May 2019 by

Nokian Tyres refinances with €100 million sustainability loan

Emit less gas in the workplace, be nice to others, be safe – and save money by doing so. Sound like a good idea? Nokian Tyres thinks it is, so much so that the company has signed a sustainability linked loan agreement with the OP Corporate Bank. The 100-million-euro loan with a five-year term is being used to pay off a similar-sized loan that is due in May.

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  1. Nokian announces €1.45 per share dividend for 2013
  2. Nokian Tyres: Layoffs, dismissals at Finnish plant
  3. Nokian Tyres consulting on up to 90-day factory lay-offs
  4. Nokian Tyres adjusting output in Russia, freezes hiring at new USA plant
21st May 2019 by

Cambrian bringing Kenda two-wheel range to the UK

Cambrian Tyres, the largest two-wheel tyre distributor in the UK, has been appointed official importer of Kenda Tire’s motorcycle tyre range in Great Britain. As such, Cambrian is bringing the Kenda brand back after a ten-year absence from the UK two-wheeler market.

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  2. Cambrian Tyres issues 2020 Kenda catalogue
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21st May 2019 by

Guangxi Linglong Tire starts earthmover tyre production

The first radial earthmover tyre made by Guangxi Linglong Tire rolled off the production line earlier today. For the wholly-owned subsidiary of Shandong Linglong Tire, the start of production represents an important milestone in Linglong’s RMB 4 billion (£454 million) investment programme. Through this investment, Linglong aims to manufacture 20 million high-performance car tyres, 2 million all-steel truck radials and 60,000 specialty tyres per annum.

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  1. Linglong Tire signs cooperation agreement with Geely
  2. Linglong Hubei TBR tyre plant officially opens
  3. Linglong car tyre plant commissioned
  4. Aeolus producing 57-inch OTR tyres
21st May 2019 by
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Nokian Tyres: US factory launch team training in Europe

Following a month of orientation, Nokian Tyres has sent the first group of employees hired for its new factory in the USA on a six-week training experience at its facilities in Russia and Finland. The training trip’s aim is to equip members of the Dayton, Tennessee plant launch team with the skills they’ll need when beginning the production process ramp-up ahead of the start of commercial production in 2020.

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  1. Nokian Tyres starts trial production in USA
  2. Nokian Tyres adjusting output in Russia, freezes hiring at new USA plant
  3. Nokian Tyres opens USA factory
  4. Nokian Tyres temporarily closes US and Russian factories
21st May 2019 by
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Barcelona’s buses to roll on Hankook tyres

Hankook tyres will be fitted to more than 1,100 city buses in Barcelona under a new supply agreement with the city’s main public transit operator, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB). Tyres will be supplied and fitted by Grupo Soledad, Hankook Tire’s distributor in Spain.

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21st May 2019 by

Michelin names Layton national sales manager for Services & Solutions

Jonathan Layton has taken on a new role at Michelin. As of this month, the former national fleet sales manager has been appointed national sales manager, UK and Republic of Ireland, for Michelin’s Services & Solutions business line.

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  4. Chris Smith named as Michelin UK MD
20th May 2019 by

Sailun appoints Wilmsmeier to European business development role

Andreas Wilmsmeier has joined Sailun as the company’s new business development manager for Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Benelux. In this role, he reports directly to European sales director, Janis Amolins.

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17th May 2019 by

USA: Tyre makers’ association voices support for ‘Tire Caucus’

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) says it “applauds” the recent formation of the bipartisan Congressional Tire Caucus, co-chaired by Joe Wilson and Jim Cooper, members of the House of Representatives from South Carolina and Tennessee, two states with significant tyre manufacturing footprints.

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  1. Goodyear awarded for safety improvement practices
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  3. US association welcomes Nokian Tyres as country’s newest tyre maker
  4. US tyre association postpones safety week
16th May 2019 by

Titan International looking at potential ITM listing

In February, Titan International disclosed it was “evaluating its strategic alternatives” regarding its Italtractor ITM S.p.A. (ITM) steel track and undercarriage business. It engaged Shore Capital as its financial advisor in carrying out this evaluation. Paul Reitz, the company’s president and chief executive officer, reports that Titan is making “positive progress” with respect to one potential alternative, a public listing within Europe.

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  1. Titan International postpones ITM listing
  2. Italtractor ITM for sale? Titan International is considering its options
  3. Voltyre-Prom: Key shareholder announces aim to sell stake in tyre maker
  4. ‘Supporting the food industry’ – Titan International’s tyre plants stay open
16th May 2019 by

STARCO’s UK wheel solution hits Las Vegas

By taking advantage of synergies arising from its acquisition by Kenda in 2017, STARCO has introduced its UK-made Flex lite wheel solution to the US market. Kenda USA subsidiary Martin Wheel presented this European market top-seller at a trade show in Las Vegas last week. STARCO shares that interest in the 10- to 15-inch solutions amongst end-users was strong, and it looks forward to receiving feedback about Flex lite from US-based manufacturers and distributors.

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  1. Kenda increases US sport sponsorship
  2. Kenda Tires launches Klever S/T in USA
  3. Kenda buys Starco
  4. STARCO to distribute Kenda car tyre range in Switzerland
16th May 2019 by
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SRI collaborating on IoT TPMS solution

Mobility as a service concepts are expected to entice many motorists from car ownership to vehicle sharing, and Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) is preparing for this future with a new partnership with Japanese automotive Internet of things (IoT) service company TripodWorks and Taiwan-based TPMS manufacturer Sysgration.

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  1. SRI: Remote TPMS to aid autonomous vehicles
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  3. SRI breaks ground in Slovenia
  4. Sumitomo Rubber using AI to increase whole-life tyre performance
16th May 2019 by

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