Tyroola Europe operations shuttered after Michelin buy-out
Following the news that Michelin has bought Australian e-commerce business Tyroola, Tyres & Accessories observed that the company also operates certain websites in Europe via a Dutch legal entity – Tyroola B.V.
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Prinx Chengshan makes strategic agreement with two steel cord manufacturers
In less than two months, Prinx Chengshan has signed strategic cooperation agreements with two steel cord manufacturers, Xingda and Shougang Century. Jiang Xizhou, executive vice president of Prinx Chengshan, and Yin Nengbo, purchasing director, both attended the two signing ceremonies.
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FIEGE leases Czech warehouse to help Nexen with OE tyre supply
CTP, Europes largest industrial and logistics property manager by gross lettable area (GLA), has leased 18,000 sqm to FIEGE, a leading provider of logistics and transport services in Europe, at a new 71,000 sqm industrial and logistics building which is currently under development at CTPark Žatec in the Czech Republic.
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ISCC Plus certification for further Asahi Kasei products
Several products made by Asahi Kasei and a 75 per cent-owned subsidiary have acquired the widely recognised ISCC Plus sustainability certification. The list of newly certified products includes materials used in tyre production.
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Frank Titz takes over replacement PCR tyre sales responsibility at Goodyear DACH
Goodyear has placed Frank Titz in charge of its passenger car tyre replacement sales in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). Titz took over from Dr André Weisz, who is to take on global responsibilities at the manufacturer, in the new year, according to Tyrepresss German sister site. Weisz will continue to act as managing director of the Goodyear companies in the DACH market, such as Goodyear Germany GmbH (Hanau).
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Michelin buys Tyroola in Australia
Michelin has bought Tyroola, Australia’s third-largest tyre e-tailer. As result of the purchase, Michelin intends to “further strengthen its knowledge of customer behaviour and the purchasing process”. Tyroola will continue to operate under its existing brand.
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Toyo Tires participates in Africa Eco Race
Toyo Tires is working with its distribution partner in Hungary, AKH to support László Bunkoczi who is participating in the 15th edition of the Africa Eco Race. Bunkoczi lined up in the Rally Raid category in Monaco on 30 December. After crossing to Morocco the following day, the Africa Eco race runs over 6000km through Morocco, Mauritania and Senegal before reaching its conclusion in the historic city of Dakar on 14 January.
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Obituary: Bruno Göggel
Bruno Göggel, the founder and proprietor of Germany’s largest tyre wholesale business, has passed away. In a statement, Reifen Göggel confirmed that “Bruno Göggel died at the weekend at the age of 62 as a result of cancer. Due to his serious illness, the entrepreneur had already increasingly withdrawn from the day-to-day business last year.”
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US launches sunset review investigation into Chinese-made TBR
On 2 January, the US Department of Commerce announced that it would launch the first anti-dumping and countervailing sunset review investigation into truck and bus tyres (TBR) imported from China. Stakeholders should register a response to the US Department of Commerce before January 12 (within ten days from the date of the announcement). According to the China Rubber Industry Association, the North American trade union organisation USW (United Steelworkers) has submitted a registration to respond.
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Linglong Serbia’s semi-steel tyre core workshop completed construction
On 28 December 2023, the core workshop (BO 006PCR) of the semi-steel radial tyre production line of Linglong’s Serbian factory passed the trial operation acceptance. In other words, Linglong has taken another big step towards producing passenger car tyres at its Serbia factory.
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Cheng Shin’s revenue in 2023 decreased 2.08%
Cheng Shin Rubber has not yet disclosed its 2023 annual report, but it announced its 2023 revenue on the Taiwan Securities Exchange. Compared with the previous year, Cheng Shin Rubber’s yearly revenue decreased by 2.08 per cent.
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First tyre rolls new Guizhou Tyre OTR production line
he first tyre of Guizhou Tyre (also known as Advance Tyre)’s newly constructed all-steel engineering radial tyre (OTR) project has rolled off the production line. According to the plan, the project will be able to produce 380,000 tyres per year after reaching total capacity.
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UK drivers better at tyre pressure checks, but worse than Europeans at tread depth
Just over half of UK motorists check their tyre pressures at least once per month, according to research commissioned by Apollo Tyres. Of the 1,000 motorists polled, 15 per cent say they check their tyre pressures weekly, 11 per cent say once a fortnight, and 29 per cent once per month.
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Yokohama launches Advan Sport EV A/S in America
Roughly six months the introduction of the Advan Sport EV in Europe, and less than a week after the tyremaker previewed the arrival of its ‘superbly quiet’ Advan dB V553 in Japan, Yokohama has launched the Advan Sport EV A/S in the US.
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Hexpol names Klas Dahlberg as CEO
Hexpol AB (publ.) has appointed Klas Dahlberg as CEO and president of the company effective 1 July 2024 at the latest. Dahlberg’s appointment follows the sudden death of predecessor Georg Brunstam who died suddenly on 1 September 2023.
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