Pyrum setting up JV pyrolysis plant in Czechia
German end-of-life tyre (ELT) recycling specialist Pyrum Innovations AG plans to build a Pyrum pyrolysis plant in the Czech Republic together with a local energy company. This facility, located near the border with Germany, will have the capacity to process 20,000 tonnes of ELTs a year and is scheduled to start operations in 2025.
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Midland Tyre Group makes ‘pivotal’ leadership changes
Midland Tyre Group has made two senior leadership changes to its leadership team that the well-known Irish truck and off-road tyre supplier described as “pivotal”. Chris Parle, the company’s current chief operating officer (COO), is transitioning to the role of group commercial director, with a focus on training and regional business development. At the same time, Neil O’Gorman has been appointed as COO and is said to bring “extensive experience in driving operational excellence”.
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Kordsa receives Ecovadis gold award for sustainability
Tyre cord supplier Kordsa has maintained its Gold rating from EcoVadis. In the 2023 assessment, the company ranked within the top 1 per cent of its industry peers, with company representatives suggesting the result underlines that “sustainability lies at the core of its advanced material technologies”.
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CIV selects Dunlop as title sponsor & tyre supplier
Dunlop will be title sponsor to all classes of motorcycle racing series Campionato Italiano Velocità (CIV) from 2024. Under the multi-year agreement, every rider in each CIV class will race on Dunlop tyres, extending the supply arrangement seen in the flagship superbike class for the past two seasons and longer in a number of other categories, including Moto3 and Pre-Moto3.
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Elite Garages acquires Denmead Tyre Services
Denmead Tyre Services has become the latest member of Elite Garages, one of the south’s leading independent tyre, MOT, car service and forecourt operators. The business, situated north of Portsmouth, is the 17th location within the Elite Garages group.
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Hampshire Oil & Grease named Exol Distributor of the Year
Exol Lubricants has awarded Hampshire Oil and Grease its Distributor of the Year award for 2022. Based in the heart of Hampshire and servicing land, energy and marine sectors along the UK’s south coast, the five-generation family business has distributed the Exol range for more than seven years.
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Investment to help Dunlop OE business in South Africa
One in every five new vehicles on South African roads runs on Dunlop tyres and the Sumitomo Rubber South Africa production facility in Ladysmith supplies original equipment tyres to Toyota, Nissan, Isuzu, Hino, Tata, Scania and UD Trucks. Backed by parent company Sumitomo Rubber Industries, the local subsidiary has announced a “multi-billion rand investment project” to meet demand from OEMs.
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Goodyear Dębica plant at 70% capacity following fire – sales up to $40 million lower
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company estimates that fire damage to its manufacturing facility in Dębica, Poland will reduce sales by up to US$40 million and lower operating income by as much as $30 million. After resuming production two days after the blaze of 20 August 2023, production has slowly risen from around 55% of capacity to approximately 70% by the end of September. Goodyear does not expect a full ramp-up of production until Q4 2024 due to the lead time to replace damaged equipment.
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Brabus selects Hankook as technology partner
Hankook Tire has entered into a partnership with automotive tuning company Brabus, making the tyre maker an official technology partner. While one goal of this cooperation is for Hankook to develop customised tyres for Brabus, the German firm will initially equip its cars with Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 and Ventus S1 evo Z tyres in rim diameters up to 23-inches. For customers specifying winter tyres, Brabus will offer the Hankook Winter i*cept evo 3.
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50 years of Deldo – From niche business to global expansion
It’s 1973 and the tyre business in Europe is a very different and disconnected affair, with each national market a self-contained operation. For Jos Delcroix, this structure represented an opportunity, and in October of that year he founded Deldo, a company that has grown to become one of the largest tyre wholesalers in the region and an up-and-coming player worldwide.
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Capacity for 60% more tyres – Tiresur begins warehouse project
Tiresur, a major distributor of passenger vehicle, commercial and off-highway tyres in the Iberian Peninsula, has begun work on its sixth warehouse. When completed, the 20,000 square metre facility in the Spanish city of Burgos will provide storage for more than 450,000 tyres and boast 20 loading bays. The wholesaler says this new facility will bring it even closer to customers within the region and in Europe.
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Wang Lin becomes vice chairman of Linglong Tire
Wang Lin was recently elected as vice chairman of Linglong Tire. According to the Linglong’s announcement of the news, Wang Lin’s appointment is intented to “meet Linglong Tire’s future development needs, further improve the corporate governance structure, and improve the operating level and work efficiency of the company’s board of directors.” His responsibilities are to “assist the chairman in carrying out his work.”
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Smithers acquires STL indoor testing capabilities
Testing, consulting, information and compliance services provider Smithers has acquired the Indoor Testing Division of Standards Testing Laboratories (STL), a transaction that includes all indoor tyre and wheel testing capabilities. STL will continue to own and operate its Fabricated Machine Division and Texas operations.
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Ceat establishes Brazil subsidiary
According to notifications sent to BSE and the National Stock Exchange of India, tyre maker Ceat Ltd. has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Brazil. Ceat Brazil Tires Servicos Ltda has been incorporated, effective 2 October 2023 as an entity for trading products on behalf of Ceat Ltd. Ceat reports that this subsidiary is “yet to commence business.”
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Groundbreaking for Giti Tire’s Hefei plant
Giti Tire held a groundbreaking ceremony on 20 September to officially inaugurate the start of work on its latest facility, an event the tyre maker says holds a “particular significance” as it also marks the group’s 30th anniversary of manufacturing in China. Executive chairman Enki Tan reinforced this during proceedings by stating that “the upcoming modernised Hefei plant not only celebrates our legacy but also sets the stage for Giti’s next chapter.”
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