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Mitas becomes Eurocup Series 2023 tractor pulling sponsor
Mitas kicks off the Mitas Eurocup Series 2023 as official sponsor. The season features nine competitions starting in Germany this April and ending with the crowning of the Mitas European Championship in Denmark in September.
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Alligator presents bicycle tyre valves and inflators
Bike tyre service can be a hassle. Alligator has been developing “user-friendly solutions designed to make changing valves and inflating bicycles a breeze” since 1920.
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Grupo Soledad supplying Spanish Police with Nexen tyres
Grupo Soledad has won the contract to supply and maintain tyres for the Spanish National Police fleet. The Spanish Ministry of the Interior reportedly chose Grupo Soledad, which will supply and fit Nexen tyres for Spanish National Police cars, based on the distributor’s “quality and service proposal”.
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Pirelli partners Georgia, USA based net-zero highway testbed developer The Ray
Pirelli North America has partnered Atlanta, Georgia based The Ray, a non-profit which has helped to develop a net-zero highway testbed. The 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 in West Georgia is located near Pirelli’s US production facility in Rome, Georgia. Pirelli states the partnership “aims to advance research and solutions in areas such as technology for road safety, circular economy, EV charging infrastructure, renewable energy, and environmental and social impacts of tyres and roads.” Pirelli has joined The Ray’s advisory board and will contribute to its strategic thinking around roadways of the future. Projects include future rubber-modified asphalt projects and the use of tyre-derived aggregate for stormwater galleries. Pirelli is also joining “a multi-tiered partnership focused on tyres and the circular economy.” This intends to drive forward education, innovation, solutions development and sharing best practice.
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Toyo Tires climbs to IFSC World Championship summit
Toyo Tires is supporting the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Championships between 1-12 August in Bern, Switzerland. The tyre-maker’s participation comes in line with its new partnership with the IFSC, announced in June. Toyo’s European CEO, Kenta Kuribayashi said that Toyo’s partnership was inspired by the sport’s growing global community, which “resonates with Toyo Tire’s philosophy” of “creativity and innovation”.
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Point S arrives in Spain
Last Friday we reported on the first Point S outlets in Macau. Closer to home, Point S International shares news of expansion in the Iberian Peninsula. Entry into the Spanish market means Point S now operates in 26 countries across Europe. Globally, Point S is now present in 51 countries.
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Launch for GitiSport GTR3 – but European drivers must wait
Upon entering into a global co-branding agreement earlier in the year, Giti Tire said it would add the slogan ‘Giti – Powered by Sparco’ to the sidewalls of UHP tyres from 2024. One product that may gain the slogan is the next-generation GitiSport GTR3. The tyre maker unveiled the road-legal semi-slick to international customers in June, and a spokesman told Tyrepress.com of plans to debut GitiSport GTR3 in Europe next year.
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Polaris Factory Racing Brazil fits Atturo Trail Blade SXS tyres
Polaris Factory Racing Brazil’s Torrez Azevedo Rally Team will equip its vehicles with Atturo Trail Blade X/T SXS tyres in a new partnership for the brand, which specialises in 4x4 tyres for on and off-road use. The team is preparing for the 3,800km Rally dos Sertões that travels across the country from Petrolina to Prea in eight days. The team will field six Polaris Pro R UTVs in the rally, all rolling on the Atturo Trail Blade X/T SXS Tires in sizes 30x10.00R15 and 32x10.00R15, depending on the stage.
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USTMA expecting lower tyre shipments in 2023
The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), the trade body representing 12 tyre makers who operate 58 tyre-related manufacturing facilities in the USA, projects that its members will ship 325.4 million tyres in 2023. This figure represents a 2.0% decrease on the 332 million units delivered in 2022 and is also 2.2% lower than pre-pandemic 2019, when US tyre shipments totalled 332.7 million units.
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Nokian Tyres boosts USA plant workforce by 125
When announcing expansion plans for its North American plant in January 2023, Nokian Tyres said it would increase the workforce to 475 by hiring 75 new employees. The company has now completed the recruitment process, having hired 125 new workers for the Dayton, Tennessee factory as part of plans to double production at the facility by 2024.
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Ceat acquires remaining Tyresnmore shares
Indian online tyre retailer Tyresnmore.com is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Ceat Ltd. On 4 August, the tyre maker entered into a share purchase agreement with Tyresnmore Online Private Limited to acquire 108,637 equity shares in the business, an amount equal to a 39.34% of its total share capital.
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Intelligent tyres: Tire Society details 42nd annual conference papers
The Tire Society has published the details of presentations scheduled for its 42nd Annual Conference (12-13 September 2023, at the University of Akron, Ohio). In addition to in-person attendance, benefitting from live Q&A, sponsor exhibits and a student poster session, registrants can access the presentations after the Conference via a “play-on-demand” feature. Registration includes Tire Society Membership, which gives access to the critically reviewed Tire Science and Technology Journal.
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Boeing, Michelin extend global distribution arrangement
Michelin North America, Inc. and Boeing have signed a renewal of the two parties’ authorised distribution agreement, extending the current agreement through December 2028. The agreement reaffirms Boeing Distribution as a global distributor for Michelin’s full line of cross-ply and radial aviation tyres, as well as tubes for the business, commercial, regional, military and general aviation markets.
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Re-cycling: Bicycle tyre repairs make bikes more sustainable
Rema Tip Top recommends repairing punctured tubes rather than disposing them too quickly. And to that end, the company has been developing bicycle tyres repair products for over 100 years. Now the company has released a video showing how repairs can be done easily and quickly.
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Cosmo Tires launches first retail partnership
Cosmo Tires and Paul’s Tire Services of Hollywood, Florida have opened the first Cosmo-branded retail store. The 8,000 square foot facility marks a significant milestone for Cosmo Tires offering “an enhanced tyre shopping experience for its customers.”
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