![Chinese tyre exports grew at double-digit rate in 2023](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/exports-scaled.jpg)
Chinese tyre exports grew at double-digit rate in 2023
Chinese Customs tyre export data for December 2023 shows that the number of tyre exports in December increased by 610,000 units from last month, basically maintaining the same level as in November. However, the export value and export weight in December decreased by 300,000 yuan and 30,000 tons compared with the previous month. In other words, the increase in the number of lighter-weight tyres has not led to an increase in export value.
Continue Reading![Council approval for Pyrum Innovation’s second plant](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/placeholder-sml.jpg)
Council approval for Pyrum Innovation’s second plant
Pyrum Innovations confirms it will begin construction of its second wholly owned end-of-life tyre recycling facility in the second half of this year. At a meeting on 6 February, the local council of Perl in Germanys Saarland region overwhelmingly approved the project. Pyrum has taken initial steps by ordering the first components for the plant and has recently established a subsidiary dedicated to its operation, Pyrum GreenFactory II GmbH.
Continue Reading![NIRA Dynamics passes 100 million tyre pressure indicator milestone](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/q3tlv6jcitwx31i5gg7x.jpg)
NIRA Dynamics passes 100 million tyre pressure indicator milestone
TPMS supplier NIRA Dynamics has sold more than 100 million Tyre Pressure Indicator (TPI) units, the company announced on 7 February. More recently, the company has upgraded its users experience (UX) and added ADAS-linked Road Surface Alerts and Road Surface Conditions features.
Continue Reading![Tyre recycling: Work to start on Enviro & Antin JV plant](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Enviro-Uddevalla-plant-sml.jpg)
Tyre recycling: Work to start on Enviro & Antin JV plant
Uddevalla Municipality in Sweden has authorised Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) to proceed with the construction of its new joint venture end-of-life tyre recycling plant. This clearance comes after Enviro, Antin Infrastructure Partners, and Michelin reached a final decision on the project’s investment on 7 February. Having secured all essential environmental and construction approvals, Enviro anticipates commencing construction in the first quarter of 2024.
Continue Reading![Hamaton enlarging European distribution facility](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Hamaton-sml.jpg)
Hamaton enlarging European distribution facility
As of next month, Hamaton will supply European customers from a larger premises. Although the manufacturer of TPMS solutions, tyre valves, inflation products, tools, and accessories isn’t moving far, remaining within the Siemensring business park in Willich, Germany, from 11 March it will operate out of a “large, modern space that matches our ambition for growth and will provide increased storage space, improved facilities, flexible office space, and bigger social areas for our clients and staff.”
Continue Reading![L4T Group extends tyre recycling remit to USA](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/placeholder-sml.jpg)
L4T Group extends tyre recycling remit to USA
Ireland-based end-of-life-tyre recycling company Life for Tyres Group (L4T Group) is establishing its first processing facility in the USA. Government agency Louisiana Economic Development shares that L4T Group will set up shop at the Port of South Louisiana, investing US$46 million to build a plant on a 10-acre (4-hectare) site.
Continue Reading![Goodyear’s rationalisation plan – will Beaurepaires disappear from Australia?](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/australian-flag.jpg)
Goodyear’s rationalisation plan – will Beaurepaires disappear from Australia?
Last September, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company approved a “rationalisation plan” for its operations in Australia and New Zealand, an overhaul that involves divesting or closing 100 retail and fleet locations and nine warehouses. With Australian media reporting that negotiations for a sale have faltered, the number of retail sites to close may end up being more than this quoted figure.
Continue Reading![Yokohama commits to SBTi](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/hevea-rubber-trees-sml.jpg)
Yokohama commits to SBTi
On 30 January The Yokohama Rubber Co., Lt. submitted a commitment letter to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)1, the first step in gaining validation of science-based targets (SBTs) for greenhouse gas emission reductions consistent with standards established by the Paris Agreement.
Continue Reading![China Automotive award for Sailun EcoPoint3](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Sailun-China-award.png)
China Automotive award for Sailun EcoPoint3
China’s state broadcaster CCTV presented the fourth annual China Automotive Festival on 28 January. The event at Beijing National Stadium included an awards ceremony honouring the best from domestic and international manufacturers, and amongst the recipients was Sailun Group, which won the Jury’s Choice Award for its EcoPoint3 technology. Mrs Liu Yanhua, chairwoman of Sailun Group, accepted the award on behalf of the tyre maker.
Continue Reading![Tyremakers sued in US class action antitrust lawsuit – public communications and high prices at centre of case](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Price-Graph.png)
Tyremakers sued in US class action antitrust lawsuit – public communications and high prices at centre of case
Days after the European Commission announced that it is investigating a number of leading tyre manufacturers in relation to allegations of price-fixing, the same companies have become the subject of a similar class-action lawsuit in the USA. The class action relates to “…purchases of tyres within four years prior to the filing” – which clearly relates to a potentially enormous number of tyres. The case basically alleges that the named tyremakers colluded to raise and sustain higher tyre prices and that such action was at least partly facilitated via public communications. The named tyremakers have all already denied price fixing and stated their compliance with the law and their cooperation with investigations in relation the EC investigation.
Continue Reading![Apollo Tyres appoints new sales manager in France](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Olivier-Pataud-Apollo-Tyres-Cropped-scaled.jpg)
Apollo Tyres appoints new sales manager in France
Apollo Tyres has appointed Olivier Pataud as country sales manager for France. He succeeds Francois Hien, who becomes the company’s new “head of customer experience projects” operating across all of the company’s product groups in France. Pataud joined Apollo Tyres last year as a key account manager for the Passenger Car Tyre division.
Continue Reading![Romain Sartorius named Chairman & CEO of Mobivia](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Mobivia-Romain-Sartorius.jpg)
Romain Sartorius named Chairman & CEO of Mobivia
French automotive and mobility sector company Mobivia, which operates 11 brands and some 20 start-ups in several countries, has a new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Following its election on 27 January, the company’s Board of Directors chose Romain Sartorius to lead the firm for the next four years.
Continue Reading![ZC Rubber building factory in Mexico](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ZC-Rubber-Mexico.jpg)
ZC Rubber building factory in Mexico
Not only is Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd (ZC Rubber) setting up a new factory in Indonesia, the Hangzhou, China-headquartered tyre maker has also unveiled plans for a plant in Mexico. The company is looking to establish a manufacturing facility in Saltillo, in the state of Coahuila, with a potential size of up to 600,000 square metres. It will also build a North American warehouse centre adjacent to the factory to improve the local distribution network and optimise cost efficiency.
Continue Reading![New Pyrum Innovations reactor already at 75%](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/tlo_biz83a-scaled-e1602237521703.jpg)
New Pyrum Innovations reactor already at 75%
Pyrum Innovations is working to bring two new reactors into operation at its main Dillingen plant in Germany’s Saarland, trebling the facility’s capacity. It began a second test run of the first of these, reactor 2 (TAD 2), on 30 January and reports “initial successes” towards the reactor’s commissioning.
Continue Reading![Ireland extending EPR waste tyre scheme](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/scrap-tyres02.jpg)
Ireland extending EPR waste tyre scheme
The Republic of Ireland’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for tyres is to be extended to cover all tyre categories set out in country’s Tyres Regulations (8th regulation). According to Ossian Smyth, Minister of State with responsibility for Communications and Circular Economy, this extension will take effect on 1 January 2025 and enable the environmentally sound management of bus, truck, agricultural, construction and industrial waste tyres. Currently, the EPR scheme manages and seeks sustainable solutions for end-of-life passenger car, 4x4, van and motorcycle tyres.
Continue Reading