Tyre production to increase at Yokohama’s Philippines plant
It is 20 years since Yokohama Rubber established its Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc. (YPTI) passenger car tyre manufacturing and sales subsidiary and commenced work on a new plant.
Continue ReadingSentury launches first run-flat
Back in the middle of November, Sentury Tire launched its first run-flat tyre under the Landsail brand name. Now the Landsail 255/55 R18 109V all-season run flat tyre ha been developed and tested, Sentury has taken it to the market and says: “This new product is the evidence of Sentury’s strength of innovation” and is a justification of the firm’s ‘“Top Ranked Product is Made in China” advocacy’.
Continue ReadingExmile: Up and coming OE OTR tyre supplier
Exmile Tyre may be the OTR tyre OE supplier you have never heard of. However, according to the company, Exmile provides OE services to “more than 20 global and domestic machinery and equipment manufacturers” such as: Jungheinrich, Doosan, Terex, Manitou and Tailift. In the replacement market, Exmile tyre reports that it enjoys a good reputation and growth in countries like Australia, USA, South East Asia, East Europe, Mexico, Colombia and Chile.
Continue ReadingMRF exhibiting at Tyre & Rubber Indonesia 2017
MRF Tyre has confirmed it will exhibit at Tyre & Rubber Indonesia 2017 from 29 March - 1 April 2017 at JIExpo Kemayoran Jakarta, Indonesia.
Continue ReadingYokohama extends sole tyre supplier deal with All-Japan F3 Championship
Yokohama has extended its agreement to supply its global flagship Advan racing tyres as the sole control tyre for the All-Japan Formula 3 Championship Series through until the end of 2019. The extension means Yokohama Rubber will be the sole tyre supplier to the championship series for nine straight years, starting from 2011.
Continue ReadingAlgeria’s Sonatrach considering tyre production venture
Algerian state oil company Sonatrach is looking to enter the tyre business. The Algeria Press Service (APS) shares details given by group vice-president for Downstream Activity, Akli Remini on the sidelines of the Ogex 2016 oil and gas exhibition; Sonatrach will cooperate with foreign partners on a project to produce “5 million tons of tyres per year.”
Continue ReadingBridgestone extends lease on ATW tyre making facility
Bridgestone Americas has exercised a two-year lease extension option on its Advanced Technology Workshop (ATW) manufacturing facility located in Akron, Ohio.
Continue ReadingTrelleborg presented national agricultural tyre Visãoagro award in Brazil
Following its award for ‘Best Agricultural Tire’ in the south-eastern region of Brazil for the third consecutive year at the VisãoAgro Awards, the performance of Trelleborg’s agricultural tyres in the sugar cane industry has also been recognised for the first time nationally.
Continue ReadingMultistrada celebrates arrival of Paris Saint-Germain Academy in Bali
Yesterday in Bali, French football team Paris Saint-Germain and its tyre partner, Indonesian manufacturer PT Multistrada Arah Sarana. Tbk, announced the forthcoming opening of a year-round Paris Saint-Germain Academy run by Indonesian first-division club Bali United. This announcement is supported by the implementation of an exchange programme on training skills and methodology between both clubs through the Parisian youth development academy.
Continue ReadingPirelli recalls Maserati OE tyres in USA
Up to almost 1,200 original equipment Pirelli tyres are being recalled in the USA due to concerns that cracks may develop in the tyres’ lower sidewall area. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that the P Zero All Season tyres in question are size 275/40R19 101W fitments manufactured between 29 February and 29 October 2016 and fitted as original equipment on Maserati cars.
Continue ReadingReifen China, Shanghai | 01/12/2016 – 03/12/2016
Reifen China originated from Reifen in Essen, Germany, which has been running every two years since 1960. Reifen show is the largest professional tire fair in the world today after going through half a century of continuous development. In 2007, the Asian Essen Tire Show was officially launched in China through the cooperation of China […]
Continue ReadingCooper completes GRT shareholding purchase
Cooper Tire & Rubber has completed its purchase of a 65 per cent interest in China-based Qingdao Ge Rui Da Rubber Co., Ltd. (GRT). GRT produces truck and bus radial tyres for global markets and will manufacture these to meet Cooper’s customer needs in North America, as well as in Asia and other markets. In the future, passenger car tyres may also be manufactured at the one-million-square-foot GRT facility, which has room for further expansion.
Continue ReadingQingdao Fullrun building plant in Malaysia
Setting up factories abroad is not only encouraged by China’s Belt and Road initiative, it is also provides a means of avoiding the tariffs on China-made tyres charged by the USA and a number of other countries. Qingdao Fullrun Tyre Corp. Ltd. recently shared that, after numerous visits from company president Liu Zijin and a team of managers, on 28 September an agreement was signed for the company’s first overseas production facility. The plant will be built in Malaysia and is expected to enter operation in May 2017.
Continue ReadingHas European Trailer demand peaked?
The latest figures suggest that in 2016 we had the third highest level of new trailer registrations ever, surpassed only by the figures for 2007 and 2008. However, there is also “a distinct weakening of the market in the second half of the year” according to CLEAR analysts who suggest the market is now forecasting a weaker fourth quarter than was predicted earlier in 2016. Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are all less buoyant markets than they were assumed to be six months ago.
Continue ReadingReifen China 2016 kicks off
Reifen China 2016 open its doors at the Shanghai New International exhibition centre today – 1 December. The show organised by Messe Essen in partnership with CURC and co-located with RubberTech appears to have attracted similar numbers of exhibitors and visitors as it did 12 months ago, with much talk at the show related to the pressure overcapacity and US import tariffs have put on the manufacturing business.
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