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Reifen Gundlach gains ISO/TS 16949 accreditation

8th July 2015

Reifen Gundlach is celebrating the attainment of ISO/TS 16949, a standard that qualifies the German tyre wholesaler to supply the automotive industry. However, this is not a completely new development. Reifen Gundlach reports that it embarked on the course for this technical innovation several years ago. Indeed OE-compliant complete wheel assemblies have been rolling off the production line of “one of the most modern assembly lines for the aftermarket in Europe” since 2008 and the firms tyre/wheel assembly business has had quality management system standard ISO 9001 since 2006.

Reports: Deruibao bankrupt

8th July 2015

Reports suggest that struggling Shandong, China-based tyre manufacturing Deruibao tyre has now officially declared bankruptcy. As Tyres & Accessories reported in February, the company called on local Grungrao County officials for support who tried to restructure the business. Qingdao Doublestar and Hengfeng tyre were also linked to the firm as possible buyers.

TRIB’s Stevens to speak at Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo

8th July 2015

The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) shares that its managing director, David Stevens, will once again be a featured speaker at the Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo. This year’s event, which takes place in Panama City between 16 and 18 July, will be the fourth year in a row that Stevens has attended the show in this capacity.

South African tyre association seeks anti-dumping protection

8th July 2015

The association representing the interests of four tyre majors in South Africa would like to see anti-dumping duties imposed on cheap tyres entering the country. The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC), which acts as the ‘generic face’ of Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear and Sumitomo in their dealings with government, the motor industry and the public, intends to petition the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) for protection against these imports.

Tyrexpo India underway

8th July 2015

The third edition of Tyrexpo India got underway in Chennai yesterday. The tyre industry show officially opened with a ‘lamp lighting’ inauguration ceremony officiated by representatives from tyre makers, local industry associations and exhibition organiser SingEx-ECI. The show will run at the Chennai Trade Centre until 9 July.

Inter presents 2015/16 away kit – minus the Pirelli name

8th July 2015

The most noticeable feature of Italian football club F.C. Internazionale Milano’s newly-unveiled away kit is that the Pirelli name doesn’t appear on the shirt. Its absence brings to mind comments Pirelli CEO Marco Tronchetti Provera made when Inter stood before the Europa League exit in May, however the tyre maker remains closely linked to the new kit – the Pirelli name has made room on the away shirt for Driver, the company’s network of independent tyre dealers.

TGI completes ‘Mission: Happiness 2’

7th July 2015

Following the successful debut of TGI dealer meeting entitled “Mission: Happiness”, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in 2013, Tire Group International hosted its 2015 equivalent – “Mission: Happiness 2” recently.

TIA appoints David Martin as secretary

7th July 2015

The Tire Industry Association (TIA) board of directors elected David Martin as its new board secretary at the association’s bi-annual meeting held 23 – 25 June 2015. Martin will begin his one-year term as secretary on 2 November 2015. After that year, he will proceed as vice president, then president, then past president; all of these positions are for one-year terms.

Interstate launches three new winter tyres

7th July 2015

Interstate Tire & Rubber Co. has expanded its winter tyre product offering with the addition of over 100 new sizes and the release of three new product lines. According to the company, the total winter tyre range offers now 12 different lines with over 310 unique sizes.

Cheap Chinese tyres put pressure on retreading

7th July 2015

With more low-cost Asian-produced imports entering key European markets than ever, many within the retreading and wider truck tyre industry are anxious to address what they see as a growing concern. For them there are several problems with the continuing influx of Chinese tyres, but two points are particularly key: the increasing cost difference and increased quality disparities seen in the market. Both undermine the retread market and even its long-term future. As far as retreaders are concerned, the problem is that good quality and environmentally sound retreads are being priced out of the market by cheap first-life truck tyres bought as “disposable” items at virtually cost-price levels. All this raises questions that impact the whole market: How bad is the situation now? How has it got to this stage? What is the impact on new truck tyres and retreads alike? Tyres & Accessories recently met with representatives of the Retread Manufacturers Association (RMA) as well as leading retread and new tyre manufacturers in order to find out more.

Bridgestone’s Burgos tyre plant achieves ISO 50001 certification

7th July 2015

On 23 June, Bridgestone’s tyre factory in Burgos, Spain was granted ISO 50001 certification for energy management. The facility is the first Bridgestone manufacturing plant in Europe to achieve ISO 50001 certification, and the second in the world after the Wilson County facility in the USA. Bridgestone’s European Technical Center near Rome, Italy, is also ISO 50001 certified.

CITExpo 2015 to bid farewell to Everbright with largest edition projected

6th July 2015

Already possessing a convincing claim to being China’s biggest tyre show, the 13th CITExpo on 7-9 September 2015 will be the last at the Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Centre. Having expanded to include an extra hall in 2014, exhibition organiser, Reliable International Exhibition Services will, in 2016, transfer the show to the modern surroundings of the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center (SWEECC), built in the centre of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo site. The move highlights the strong growth of CITExpo, whose move to a modern, world-class facility caps many years of apparent exhibitor and visitor growth.

Michelin-licensed SSBR, PBR plant to be built in Indonesia

6th July 2015

PT. Synthetic Rubber Indonesia, a joint venture company owned by Groupe Michelin and PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk, has awarded Toyo Engineering Corporation and PT. Inti Karya Persada Tehnik contracts to set up a 120,000 ton per annum synthetic rubber facility in Cilegon on the western tip of Java, Indonesia. The plant is expected to be ready in 2018 and will produce Michelin-licensed Solution Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SSBR) and Polybutadiene Rubber with Neodymium Catalyst (PBR) for use in tyre production.

Game theory: talk of a Grexit teaches us to expect the unexpected

6th July 2015

The Greek people just voted “no” in their recent referendum on whether to accept bail-out terms that would have meant tougher austerity measures for the domestic economy. At the time of going to press, the consensus is that this move will be interpreted as a no to the euro and it has prompted much speculation that Greece will be forced to leave the eurozone, return to the drachma, create a new currency and/or some combination of the above. Of course, any economic change of this scale is bound to have an impact on the way business is done across European boundaries. But as well as the direct practical implications, a number of key features of the saga provoke wider comparisons.

JK Tyre denies Birla acquisition report

6th July 2015

Indian manufacturer JK Tyre denies it is negotiating the acquisition of Birla Tyres with current owner Kesoram Industries. Responding to an article published by Indian financial daily The Economic Times earlier today, the tyre maker told BSE Ltd (the Bombay Stock Exchange) that “there is no transaction between JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. and Kesoram Industries Ltd.”

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Reifen Gundlach gains ISO/TS 16949 accreditation

Reports: Deruibao bankrupt

TRIB’s Stevens to speak at Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo

South African tyre association seeks anti-dumping protection

Tyrexpo India underway

Inter presents 2015/16 away kit – minus the Pirelli name

TGI completes ‘Mission: Happiness 2’

TIA appoints David Martin as secretary

Interstate launches three new winter tyres

Cheap Chinese tyres put pressure on retreading

Bridgestone’s Burgos tyre plant achieves ISO 50001 certification

CITExpo 2015 to bid farewell to Everbright with largest edition projected

Michelin-licensed SSBR, PBR plant to be built in Indonesia

Game theory: talk of a Grexit teaches us to expect the unexpected

JK Tyre denies Birla acquisition report

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