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Kenda the official tyre of Mick Extance Off-Road Experience Centre
Announcing a second partnership in as many weeks, Kenda and official UK importer Cambrian Tyres are pleased to confirm the brand’s status as official tyre of the Mick Extance Off-Road Experience Centre. As part of the new arrangement, Cambrian will supply the centre with Kenda motocross and enduro tyres.
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Solidium: Nokian Tyres Romania plans offer ‘good prospects for building the business on a new basis’
Publishing its second-half 2022 report on 25 January, Solidium Oy (Nokian Tyres’ largest single shareholder) expressed confidence in the Finnish tyremaker’s work last year.
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Liqui Moly 2022 turnover up 10% to 800m euro
Motor oil and additive manufacturer Liqui Moly has reached its annual target and remains on a stable growth course. The company was able to compensate for the loss of the Russian market and the generally difficult situation on the global market through its strategy and quick action. Managing director Günter Hiermaier is very satisfied: “Achieving such a sales result in these times is proof that both our team spirit is right and our products are in great demand worldwide.”
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Is Nokian Tyres a takeover target?
How the Russia-Ukraine war, the companys low share price and other challenges make Nokian Tyres prime takeover material for a premium brand with the money and desire
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Up to 49” – Sailun upgrading OTR tyre production
On 18 January, Sailun Group announced an 833-million-yuan (£99.63 million) investment to upgrade OTR tyre production at its plant in Qingdao, China. The upgrade will allow Sailun to produce OTR tyres in sizes up to and including 49-inch. The tyre maker intends to complete this upgrade and adjust its production portfolio within a period of ten months.
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Sentury self-financing Spanish tyre factory shortfall
On 17 January, Sentury said it will adjust its financing plan through the stock market and specifically non-public offering of shares. After the adjustment, the tyre manufacturer will obtain no more than 2.8 billion yuan (about £330 million; 380 million euros), which is far lower than the 4 billion yuan (about £480 million; 540 million euros) proposed in the previous plan.
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Pyrum & Polyfuels building 4 JV pyrolysis plants
German pyrolysis technology company Pyrum Innovations AG has signed a letter of intent with Norway’s Polyfuels Group AB to jointly build and operate up to four pyrolysis plants for the processing of end-of-life tyres (ELT). The joint venture plants will be based on Pyrum technology and will be realised by Circular Tires AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polyfuels. The partners intend to build pyrolysis plants for recycling waste tyres in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia by 2030.
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Yokohama Rubber included in FTSE4Good Index Series for 18th consecutive year
For the 18th year in a row, The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has been included in the global stock index FTSE4Good Index Series, an achievement it says “reconfirms that the company’s ESG activities and disclosure practices meet the highest global standards.” The tyre, wheel and rubber products maker has also been selected to the FTSE Blossom Japan Index for the sixth straight year.
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Smithers adds tyre ice grip testing to accreditation portfolio
Testing, consulting, information, and compliance services provider Smithers has added ISO 19447 testing, a method for measuring the relative ice grip performance of passenger car tyres, to its scope of accreditation. The ISO 19447 test method is very similar to ECE R117 C1 Braking, which is currently pending approval in Europe.
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GRI achieves US DOT certification
GRI shares that tyres within its portfolio which are used on public roads now incorporate the DOT code on the sidewall, signifying their compliance with applicable Federal Motor Vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) in the USA. This DOT code’s addition follows accreditation of the tyre maker’s plants in Sri Lanka by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an agency of the US Department of Transportation (DOT).
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Apollo Tyres gains ISO 20400 certification
Following a three-stage validation process that began in August 2022, auditors from TÜV SÜD have granted Apollo Tyres ISO 20400:2017 for its raw material procurement process. The tyre maker notes that it is the “first company in the Indian automotive sector” to gain this certification.
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Beissbarth becomes part of the Stertil Group
Beissbarth Automotive Testing Solutions GmbH is taking over Beissbarth GmbH as a subsidiary of Stertil B.V., effective 1 January 2023. Most self-administration proceedings Beissbarth GmbH applied for in July 2022 are therefore complete. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
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Solvay launches bio-circular silica in Europe, plans for North America
Solvay is investing at its Livorno site in Italy to launch the company’s first circular highly dispersible silica (HDS), a product derived from rice husk ash. Production should begin by the end of 2024 and circular HDS will gradually replace the existing Zeosil portfolio. Tyre maker Continental is a key partner in Solvay’s journey to bring HDS to market.
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Final quarter doldrums for ETRMA member replacement tyre sales
A positive first half of 2022 gave way to an increasingly bleak picture for replacement tyre sales according to overall figures published today by European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) members. Overall this meant replacement consumer tyre sales were 2 per cent down on 2021. Commercial replacement tyre sales remained largely flat, except for the agricultural tyre market, which was down more than a fifth (-22 per cent), having been in contraction all year. Quarter four saw double-digit percentage falls versus the fourth quarter of 2021 as the effects of war in Ukraine, including spiralling energy prices and a continental cost of living crisis, bit. The European replacement tyre segment’s first half of the year had been relatively buoyant, with double-digit growth in replacement truck and bus tyres the highlight.
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CAM renews sponsorship of pool player Richard Gifford
CAM will continue its sponsorship of pool player Richard Gifford in 2023, starting with The Ultimate Pool Challenger Series, which breaks on 20 January. Chris Allen, head of product and people at CAM, says, “We’re delighted to sponsor Richard again for the 2023 pool season. With the new format of international rules now being played in all competitions this should play to Richard’s strengths, as it will benefit the more aggressive, positive players with the best potting ability.”
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