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Sumitomo Rubber signs UN Global Compact
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. has signed on to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC). The world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative officially added the Japanese tyre and rubber products manufacturer to its registry of participating companies on 19 May 2022.
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Yokohama renews online motorsports presence
Yokohama Rubber has refreshed its dedicated motorsports website. Both the English and Japanese language versions of the Yokohama Motorsports sites have been given the treatment and now feature full-screen designs. Yokohama says this format “enhances user convenience.”
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Iochpe-Maxion increasing wheel capacities in Brazil
Wheel and automotive component manufacturer Iochpe-Maxion is investing R$100 million (£16.7 million) to expand its operations in Cruzeiro, Brazil. Work to increase truck wheel capacity in Cruzeiro will be finished in the first quarter of 2023 and boost annual output capability by 400,000 wheels, and when expansion of the plant’s agricultural wheel production capacity is completed in the third quarter of the same year, the Cruzeiro site will be equipped to produce a further 110,000 of these products annually.
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Global situation giving Titan International its ‘best’ future
Taking stock of recent business at Titan International, Inc. (Titan or TWI), chairman of the board Morry Taylor opined that the company’s future is “the best it’s ever been.” He credits this happy situation to a number of global trends.
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Toyo Tires restructures European operation ahead of plant opening
With the start of production at its new factory in Serbia drawing nearer, Toyo Tire Corporation is changing its organisational structure in Europe. Toyo Tire Europe GmbH, which has served as the sales vehicle and sales headquarters within the region, will be reorganised into a holding company that includes the Serbian plant under its umbrella. From 1 June 2022, the tyre maker will thus be represented in Europe by Toyo Tire Holdings of Europe GmbH.
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Sailun EcoPoint³ solves ‘magic triangle’ conflict
It doesn’t suffice for a product to be sustainable. The processes used to manufacture this product must be sustainable, too. This is the thinking behind EcoPoint³, the innovation in compounding technology that Sailun Group highlighted during The Tire Cologne. Arriving soon in tyres sold in the UK and Europe, EcoPoint³ results from more than a decade of development.
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Hankook inaugurates Technoring
An opening ceremony took place on 25 May for the largest proving ground in Asia, Hankook Technoring. Hankook Tire & Technology says the facility in Taean, South Korea will serve as a state-of-the-art research and development centre for its “most advanced products to come.”
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ZC Rubber launches Westlake, Goodride European flagship tyres
ZC Rubber has launched new flagship tyres in its Westlake and Goodride European ultra-high performance car tyre ranges at The Tire Cologne 2022. The Westlake ZuperAce Z-007 and Goodride Solmax 1 are designed to deliver quieter running, increased grip, and handling performance, ZC Rubber says. The manufacturer adds that it has upgraded the tyre structure with core technologies from ZC Rubber, BPOT technology and Hybrid formula. The Westlake ZuperAce Z-007 and Goodride Solmax 1 will be available in ranges of 17-22 inch sizes for the European market starting in June 2022. Both tyres will be fully introduced throughout Europe and Southeast Asia in the second half of 2022, following the initial roll-out.
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Pirelli emphasises sustainable mobility technologies at The Tire Cologne
Pirelli is displaying its most cutting-edge products that contribute to more sustainable mobility at its stand at The Tire Cologne 2022 (Hall 6.1, Stand A020-B029). “With its appearance at Tire Cologne 2022, Pirelli is underlining its leading position as a high-performance development partner of leading automobile manufacturers for the original equipment of tyres for their models from the premium and prestige segments,” says Wolfgang Meier, chairman of the management board of Pirelli Deutschland GmbH. “In addition, we present ourselves as an attractive and reliable partner of the tyre trade and as a company that is aware of its responsibility for the environment and climate.”
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Hankook signs 5-year agreement with Vaculug retreading business in UK and Ireland
Hankook has signed a five-year agreement to produce Hankook Alphatread retreaded tyres in the UK. The tyre manufacturer wants to expand the Alphatread brand as part of its commercial vehicle tyre strategy. Vaculug is one of Europe’s largest independent retread producers, and first became Hankooks retreading partner in the UK in 2018. The retreader will also work with Hankook products as a premium fitment for all its fleets.
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Tyre trade history on show at Point S Autopromotec stand
Point S, the independent tyre dealer and car maintenance network, will be exhibiting at Autopromotec at Bologna Fiere on 25-28 May. Throughout the four day trade show, Point S will be celebrating the history of the tyre trade by way of an exhibition that promises to tell the story of the profession over the past 100 years.
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Mitas celebrates official opening of new two-wheeler tyre factory in India
Mitas’s newest two-wheeler tyre production facility in India has been formally inaugurated, following our early 2022 article that the factory was ready to commence production. The factory, which will serve global motorcycle tyre markets, is the result of a joint venture with the Mahansaria Group. The two companies are combining their expertise to bring Mitas tyre engineering into the two-wheeler tyre market. Both companies have been working throughout the challenges of the last two years, to test and produce tyres. The Mitas brand is part of Trelleborg Wheel Systems, whose sale to Yokohama for 2.1 billion euros was confirmed at the turn of the year.
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Hankook Tire restyling global websites
Having already given its sites for South Korea and North America the treatment, Hankook Tire is continuing the renewal of its official websites in a further 26 countries. It says the new sites aim to “strengthen the platform’s function as a sales hub” and will “provide users with a more user-friendly, interactive digital experience.”
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Pelletiser aiding Pyrum’s rCB processing
In addition to gaining ISO 9001 certification, Pyrum Innovations has started test operation of a new pelletiser at its plant site in Dillingen, Germany. The pelletiser enables the recovered carbon black (rCB) obtained via the pyrolysis process to be bonded into pellets, which increases their transportability and facilitates the further processing of the raw material.
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Pyrum quality management system gains ISO 9001 certification
Pyrolysis-based end-of-life tyre (ELT) recycling specialist Pyrum Innovations AG has received ISO 9001 certification for its quality management in the scope of ELT recycling, production and sales of the resulting products, research and development of new input materials and products, and plant design and construction. Passing this audit confirms the German company’s implementation of and compliance with the quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.
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