Car, truck & OTR tyres – Sailun to build plant in Indonesia
Sailun Group has announced plans to set up a factory in Indonesia capable of producing 3 million semi-steel radial tyres, 600,000 all-steel radials and 37,000 tonnes of OTR tyres annually. The company intends to invest US$251.44 million in the project, including $204.29 million to build the plant in Demak, Central Java.
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Up to €207 million – Bridgestone investing for higher-value tyres at Burgos plant
Under what it calls a “historic investment,” Bridgestone EMEA will increase production capacity, particularly for 18-inch and larger rim diameters, at its Burgos passenger vehicle tyre manufacturing site in Spain. The company intends to invest up to 207 million euros in a project that aims to “raise tyre manufacturing to the highest level of excellence and sustainability.”
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Prometeon Tyre Group, Rockwell Automation commence manufacturing process collaboration
Under a multi-year collaboration, Rockwell Automation will implement its Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in Prometeon Tyre Group facilities in Italy, Türkiye, Egypt and Brazil. The industrial automation and digital transformation specialist explains that the goal of this program is to enhance the tyre maker’s digitalisation strategy, elevating manufacturing efficiency, sustainability and technological advancement.
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Bridgestone announces 2024 motorsport plan
Bridgestone Corporation has unveiled its motorsport agenda for 2024, a programme that involves supporting a wide array of motorsport events, spanning from professional races to grassroots competitions. The continued cornerstone of this support is the supply of Bridgestone Potenza and Firestone Firehawk tyres for car races, as well as Bridgestone Battlax tyres for motorcycle races.
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Bridgestone EMEA retail network: record number of female customers
Bridgestone’s retail network in the EMEA region has recorded a 55 per cent increase in female footfall, year on year. Within the UK market , the company’s ETB Autocentres network says it has doubled its customer base of female motorists. President retail EMEA and business leader global Franchise Daniel Giroud said the figures mirrored a gender-shifting pattern across its network of over 3,400 stores, where the number of female staff – including technicians and managers – has increased in recent years. The company expects this evolution to continue growing significantly in future. The company revealed the increase on Friday 8 March, coinciding with International Women’s Day.
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Goodyear closing plant in Malaysia
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company intends to close another production facility, this time far away from its European operation. The company will end tyre making at its plant in Shah Alam by 30 June 2024, with the closure process completed by the end of this year. Approximately 550 employees will be directly affected by the plant’s shutdown.
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Refreshed site highlights Prinx car tyre range
Prinx is positioning itself as a sustainability focused car tyre brand and invites consumers to get to know the range better via a redesigned website. The prinxtire.eu site combined “modern design with numerous new features” for end consumers, dealers and the press.
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Goodyear and Gatik to roll out Goodyear Endurance RSA tyres with SightLine across autonomous fleet
The collaboration between the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and US leader in autonomous middle mile B2B logistics Gatik began in 2021 when the tyre manufacturer announced its joint project with the firm. Goodyear wanted to explore how its advanced tyre intelligence solutions could be leveraged to further the development of autonomous commercial vehicles. Goodyear had participated in Gatik’s Series B funding via its venture capital fund, Goodyear Ventures in order for the two companies will work on multiple innovative projects. Gatik’s medium-duty fleet ran on tyres equipped with Goodyear SightLine technology, the company’s suite of tyre intelligence solutions that sought to build on Goodyear’s existing connected tyre management products. In January, Goodyear and Gatik announced the expansion of what they call the industry’s “first successful integration of tyre intelligence technology into an autonomous driving system.”
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Denso celebrates 75th anniversary
The Denso Corporation, originally established as Nippondenso in 1949, is now 75, and its products are still relied upon by millions of people across the globe. Although progress has continued to be at the centre of its ethos, the changing world, particularly the environmental challenges it faces, have combined with the company’s long-held concern for the well-being of society, to ensure that sustainability and carbon neutrality are equally important in the years to come.
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Bond International completes purchase of Central Scotland warehouse
Bond International has completed the purchase of a 200,000 sqft warehouse in Bathgate, Scotland, continuing the Pocklington, Yorkshire-based tyre wholesaler’s expansion of operations north of the border. Elsewhere in Scotland, Bond has also acquired Birkenshaw Distributors Ltd and formed a joint venture with Goodtread Tyre Co, enabling the company to make same-day deliveries to “a large proportion of Scotland.” The new warehouse is located on the M8 belt between major Scottish cities Glasgow and Edinburgh, allowing it to deliver to both population centres several times a day.
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Enviro in the red in 2023, now positioned for profitability
Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (Enviro) has published its financial results for 2023, and these figures reflect the expense involved with setting up a new recycling solution for end-of-life tyres. The Swedish firm achieved net revenues of SEK 13.9 million (£1.1 million) during the year, a 73.8 per cent increase on 2022 revenues. Operating results were still in the red at SEK -93.6 million (-£7.1 million) and earnings after tax were SEK -92.3 million (-£7.0 million) (2022: SEK -83.6 million).
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Shred-Tech buys CM Shredders
Shred-Tech Corp. has agreed to buy CM Shredders, LLC via its parent company The Heico Companies. According to Shred-Tech, the move “is a significant step forward in enhancing Shred-Techs product portfolio, extending its global reach, and fortifying its North American manufacturing capabilities.”
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Saudi tyre JV – Kumho Tire & Blatco sign tech agreement
Kumho Tire has entered into a technology licensing agreement with Blatco (Black Arrow Tire Co.), a Saudi company established in 2019 to kick-start tyre manufacturing within the country with joint venture partners. Under the terms of the agreement, Kumho Tire will provide Blatco its passenger vehicle tyre production technology for the next 20 years.
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Corey Parks succeeds Robert Foord as Kal Tire president
Robert Foord is transitioning to the role of executive vice-chair of the board after 15 years as president of Kal Tire and 37 years with the company his father founded. Corey Parks assumed the role of president effective 1 March 2024.
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MAM integrates Autowave into its Autocat software
Autowave, which develops car keys and key programming equipment, has been amalgamated into MAM Software’s Autocat platform. Autowave’s range of products, includes car keys, key cutting, and programming equipment. Coupled with Autocat, customers can seamlessly search for and purchase Autowave products.
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