Petlas apologises for board member’s airline incident
Turkish tyremaker Petlas has apologised after video footage of one of its board members at the centre of a disturbance on 13 December aboard a Turkish Airlines plane surfaced online and was widely reported in local media. Airline staff reportedly handcuffed Abdülkadir Özcan and detained him upon landing, but no legal charges are known to have been pressed.
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Marangoni Meccanica negotiates terms with creditors, 25 jobs at risk
On 6 November, the board of directors of Marangoni Meccanica SpA filed a request to start the process making an arrangement with its creditors, according to our Italian sister publication PneusNews.it. Naturally, there is great concern on the part of the Fim Cisl and Fiom CGIL trade union representatives for the companys 72 employees.
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Mesnac elected President Council Member of CRIA rubber machinery branch
On 25 October, 2024 Member Assembly of China Rubber Industry Association’s Rubber Machinery and Mold Branch and Industry Development Seminar was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. The theme of the conference was Innovation Leads to Prosperity - Promoting High-Quality Development and Building a Sustainable Future. More than 150 industry experts and corporate representatives from tyre, rubber machinery, tyre moulds, and supporting enterprises attended the event to discuss the “hot issues of concern” in the current rubber industry and its development trends”. The conference was “co-hosted by the Rubber Machinery and Mold Branch of the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) and Mesnac Co., Ltd.
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Autodoc invests 40 million euros to automate Czech operation
Autodoc SE, a leading online part retailer, is planning to invest around 40 million euros in the automation of its logistics centre in Cheb, Czech Republic. The site is to be converted into a highly automated warehouse by 2026.
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Nokian Tyres achieves production record at US plant
Despite market conditions it refers to as “challenging,” Nokian Tyres claims to have “set production records” at its North American factory in 2024, and also expanded its product range and grew market presence within the region. Monthly production highs in October and November contributed towards the “best year ever” at the 2019-opened Dayton, Tennessee factory.
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Huasheng Rubber and GTR sign strategic agreement to build Pakistan tyre factory
On the eve of Automechanika Dubai, Shandong-based tyre manufacturer Huasheng held two signing ceremonies for Ghandhara Tyre and Rubber (GTR), a manufacturer based in Pakistan, and Al Rabee Al Akhder (AR), a distributor based in the UAE, respectively. In short, it means Huasheng has made further in-roads into developing its position in the Middle East and South Asian markets.
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EUDR: European Parliament gives extra year to comply with deforestation rules
Companies will have one more year to comply with new EU deforestation rules after the European Parliament adopted the provisional political agreement with the Council to delay the application of the new rules by 546 votes to 97 with 7 abstentions. Large operators and traders will now have to comply with regulation from 30 December 2025. For “micro- and small enterprises” it will be another six months – from 30 June 2026. According to the European Parliament,” this additional time is intended to help companies around the world implement the rules more smoothly from the date of application, without undermining the objectives of the law.”
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Pyrum Innovations reaches important milestones at new & existing plants
A little over a year after first selecting a site near Germany’s border with Luxembourg for its second wholly owned waste tyre pyrolysis facility, Pyrum Innovations AG has progressed plans further by submitting approval documents relevant to Germany’s Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG).
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Liqui Moly appoints new marketing director
On 1 January 2025, Liqui Moly marketing director Peter Baumann is retiring after 39 years. His successor is Marco Esser, who was previously deputy marketing director.
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US recall for more than half a million Fortune & Prinx tyres
Up to around 541,600 Fortune and Prinx branded tyres are subject to recall in North America. According to information published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Prinx Chengshan Tire North America’s voluntary recall involves certain Fortune Tormenta and Prinx Hicountry light truck tyres sold in the Aftermarket. Documentation related to the recall indicates that the tyres are marked with a sidewall symbol they’re not entitled to in North America.
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Groundbreaking for Yokohama Tire plant in China
Yesterday morning, Yokohama Rubber held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Hangzhou Qiantang Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd plant in China. Yokohama Rubber intends for the factory to begin operations in 2026 with an initial production capacity of 9 million passenger car tyres a year, a quantity that will deliver estimated annual revenues of RMB 3.5 billion (£379.6 million). The factory’s planned final yearly capacity is 14 million tyres.
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Phase 2 expansion begins following Haohua Vietnam inauguration
Some six weeks after the actual start of production at the Haohua Vietnam Co., Ltd tyre factory, company officials hosted national and local dignitaries for the facility’s inauguration on 14 December. During the ceremony, the company shared details about the planned second phase of development at the site.
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Ecolomondo awaits replacement milling line
With the installation of a new milling line at its Hawkesbury site in Canada, Ecolomondo Corporation will have the capacity to mill an additional tonne or so (2,200 lbs) of recovered carbon black (rCB) hourly. This milling line replaces a previously installed line which failed to achieve the promised output of 725 kg (1,600 lbs) per hour of rCB and additionally didn’t yield the particle size of 10-15 microns required by many Ecolomondo rCB off-takers.
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Tyres & Accessories launches new long-term analysis publication, Trends & Facts
Tyre Industry Publications, the publisher of the market-leading monthly magazine for tyre and wheel professionals, Tyres & Accessories, has produced a new special publication examining some of the long-term trends from the tyre business in detail. Trends & Facts takes a long-term view of topics such as the online tyre business, dynamics in the passenger car and light truck tyre segments, and the state of tyre manufacturing in Russia to take the temperature of the wider tyre sector in 2024. It is the perfect complement to Tyres & Accessories’ blend of industry stories and market analysis. Available as a standalone publication for instant download, the magazine is offered as a membership benefit to all existing and new subscribers to Tyres & Accessories (print and digital) or Tyrepress (digital only) - see our subscription shop to find out how to become a member today.
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MAN ends OE tyre supply cooperation with Linglong; VW reviewing facts
Around a year and a half ago, Germany’s Deutschlandfunk radio reported on the alleged disregard for environmental social rights by Chinese tyre manufacturer Shandong Linglong in connection with the construction of its new production plant in Serbia, which was commissioned in mid-2022 and opened in early 2023. A few weeks ago, the Tagesspiegel made similar accusations against the company, and now Managermagazin has turned its attention to this topic and the accusations made against the supplier in connection with the construction of its new plant, which range from human rights violations to human trafficking.
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