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The Tire Cologne: Around 600 exhibitors from 41 countries expected

The organiser of The Tire Cologne reports that firms from 41 countries have signed up as exhibitors for next month’s show. According to Koelnmesse GmbH, international exhibitors account for around 68 per cent of the 530 providers and 70 or so brands whose presence has already been confirmed. The strongest international contingents are from Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Turkey, as well as from China, India, Taiwan and the USA.

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  3. Tire Cologne organiser upbeat about debut show
  4. Superior Industries says no to TTC 2020 presence, evaluating effectiveness of exhibitions
17th April 2018 by

European tyre maker trialling Versarien’s Nanene

A small beginning, but a beginning nonetheless: Advanced engineering materials group Versarien plc announced today that a “leading tyre producer, based in Europe” has placed a purchase order for its proprietary Nanene few layer graphene nano-platelets. This order was cultivated via Versarien’s distributor OQEMA plc, formerly Lansdowne Chemicals Limited.

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  1. Directa Plus awarded patent for G+ elastomeric composition for tyres
  2. A graphene tyre breakthrough?
  3. Sentury and Huagao cooperate on first graphene tyre
  4. Graphene – the tyre filler of the future?
16th April 2018 by

USTMA admits Giti Tire as member; Enki Tan joins Board of Directors

Giti Tire has become a member of the US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), and Enki Tan, president and chief executive officer of Giti Tire, has been elected to the organisation’s Board of Directors. The tyre maker’s entry into the association was unanimously approved at the USTMA annual spring meeting earlier this month.

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  1. Scrap tyre management a ‘success story’ – USTMA
  2. Groundbreaking held for Giti Tire’s US plant
  3. Giti Tire: Newly-commissioned factory supplying demand for ‘made in America’ tyres
  4. Goodyear awarded for safety improvement practices
16th April 2018 by
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Output at Continental’s Kaluga plant exceeds 10 million tyres

Five years after production commenced, the Continental tyre factory in Kaluga, Russia has celebrated the production of its 10 millionth tyre. Plant output officially went into eight-digit figures on 11 April and the team in Kaluga marked the occasion with invited guests, including government officials, customers and representatives from the Continental Executive Board.

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  1. Groundbreaking held for Continental’s performance tyre, technology facility
  2. Continental boosting Hefei, China PCR capacity to 14 million tyres a year
  3. Tyres & Safety: Continental partners with ADAC in Germany
  4. Continental: Working to improve sustainability within Indonesia’s rubber supply chain
16th April 2018 by

Arsenal players have ‘paw-some’ time in latest Cooper Tire challenge

Football skills from a leading Premier League team? Yawn – seen it. But Cooper Tire Europe has served us something new and different, a footballer-dog combination. It paired the talents of Arsenal FC players with a trio of clever canines and filmed the results for our entertainment.

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  1. Cooper challenges Arsenal players to footballing accuracy test
  2. Video: Cooper challenges Arsenal players in Precision Challenge 2
  3. Cooper brings together football and motorsport in pendulum Precision Challenge
  4. Arsenal players go head-to-head in Cooper Tire Europe’s ‘football darts’ challenge
13th April 2018 by

Michelin takes home more JD Power silverware

The results of the JD Power 2018 US Original Equipment Tire Satisfaction Study have been released, and the winner is…Michelin. The tyre maker received top customer satisfaction scores in all four segments of the study for the second consecutive year. Michelin’s total tally since the study began in 1989 is 88 awards, more than the number received by any other tyre manufacturer.

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13th April 2018 by

New Magna Tyres catalogue now available

Magna Tyres Group has released its 2018 catalogue, a tome it says includes many new tyres and sizes. The new catalogue is available in English, German, French and Spanish, and can be downloaded here.

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13th April 2018 by

CeMat debut for non-marking, anti-static Camso forklift tyre

Camso has unveiled the first patented anti-static forklift tyre designed to resolve the important safety issue of static electricity generated by non-marking tyres. The company will showcase its new Solideal PON 775 NMAS (Non-Marking Anti-Static) press-on tyre at the CeMat show later this month.

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  1. Camso talks forklift tyres and static build-up
  2. Camso takes the shock out of non-marking tyres
  3. Camso expands NMAS line-up with resilient forklift tyre
  4. Camso launches new Air tyre range for forklifts & ground support equipment
13th April 2018 by

Goodyear names new senior director of investor relations

Nicholas Mitchell has joined the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company as senior director of investor relations. He reports to Christina Zamarro, who has taken on expanded responsibilities as vice-president of corporate financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and investor relations.

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13th April 2018 by

Michelin launches X Multi Energy, its first fuel saving tyre for regional transport

A new range of Michelin tyres aimed at regional haulage operations is now available; these are positioned as products for fleets that place a priority on saving fuel. The introduction of the Michelin X Multi Energy marks the first time the company has launched a dedicated fuel-saving tyre outside of the long-haul sector.

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  1. Michelin to show next-gen X Multi regional tyres at CV Show
  2. New generation of Michelin truck tyres to increase mileage ‘by 15-20%’
  3. Michelin grows tyre contract with Huntapac Produce
  4. Michelin adds X Multi sizes & high load options
13th April 2018 by

Golf: Bridgestone title sponsor for Senior Players Championship

Beginning in 2019, Bridgestone will act as title sponsor for the Senior Players Championship, the annual golf championship for players aged 50 and over on the PGA Tour Champions. The agreement announced by PGA Tour yesterday covers a four-year period through 2022, and when players head out onto the Firestone Country Club’s South Course between 8-14 July, they will be competing in the ‘Bridgestone Senior Players Championship’.

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  1. Bridgestone to support young Worcester golfer’s rise on European Tour
  2. European Tour star helps Bridgestone competition winners improve their game
  3. Bridgestone expands UK golf sponsorship
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13th April 2018 by

Italian tyre association Federpneus names new president

Giancarlo Veronesi has been appointed president of Italian tyre trade association Federpneus (National Association of Tyre Specialists). The co-owner of Euromaster Pneus Estense in the city of Ferrara has been the association’s vice-president since 2015 and for many years assisted Guido Schiavon, who served as president of Federpneus from 1995 until his unexpected death in early March 2018.

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12th April 2018 by

Continental developing tech to combat aquaplaning

Aquaplaning is a phenomenon we can’t avoid – or can we? Continental is confident that technology can help us do so and has shared news of solutions it is developing. These are still just concepts; however, the company believes the aquaplaning assistance technology it is now working on has the potential to intervene when aquaplaning rears its ugly head.

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  4. Goodyear: New EfficientGrip Performance 2 tyre offers 20% more mileage than Michelin
12th April 2018 by

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