Fire breaks out at Xintu Tyre’s warehouse
On 6 October, fire broke out at Xintu Tyre in Guangrao County, Dongying City, Shandong Province. Tyrepress China learned that the location of the fire was in the warehouse in the company’s finished product testing area, and the fire area of the warehouse was about 600 square metres. A person familiar with the matter revealed that the tyre company stored many tyres in the warehouse where the fire broke out.
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Galgo promotes retreading at the OSBMA annual workshop
Pre-Q Galgo Corporation promoted retreading at the annual OSBMA (Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association) workshop in Columbus, Ohio, on 3 October 2023.
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Renault – we are proud to be first OEM with Leonard retreads
As reported on Monday, the Renault Group will distribute Leonard retreaded car tyres in France via the 4,900 points of distribution in its brand network. We reached out to Groupe Renault to find out more, and Christopher Le Coq, the company’s strategic partnerships & business development manager, told us a little about the line-up Renault will offer.
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Davanti Tyres signs Tyre Pro Egypt distribution partnership
Davanti Tyres has established a new exclusive distribution partnership in Egypt, continuing its global growth strategy. Tyre Pro Egypt has begun to offer Davanti brand tyres to hundreds of dealers around the country and will gradually distribute stock to external dealers around Egypt. Established in 2010 by Hisham Layali, managing director of Tyre Pro Egypt, the business operates 11 state-of-the-art outlets in major petrol stations in strategic locations around Cairo. The company offers a range of passenger car, 4x4 and commercial tyres in its portfolio, to which it has now added the Davanti brand.
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Sumitomo Rubber turns to Rubberway
Falken tyre brand manufacturer Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has a new means of verifying supply chain transparency for the natural rubber it utilises. Its procurement company Sumitomo Rubber Singapore Pte. Ltd. been using the Rubberway solution since July 2023, and SRI emphasises that “being part of this industry initiative will accelerate sustainable procurement of natural rubber.”
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Jiangsu General Thailand plant begins second phase
On 27 September, Jiangsu General’s Thailand factory held a groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase. The new production capacity project involves an investment of 1.884 billion yuan (approximately £210 million; €240 million) and plans to add 6 million semi-steel radial tyres and 500,000 all-steel radial tyres yearly.
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Sentury appoints ex-Michelin technician to head R&D centre
Recently, Sentury appointed Philippe Oberti as deputy general manager and director of its R&D centre.
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Pyrum setting up JV pyrolysis plant in Czechia
German end-of-life tyre (ELT) recycling specialist Pyrum Innovations AG plans to build a Pyrum pyrolysis plant in the Czech Republic together with a local energy company. This facility, located near the border with Germany, will have the capacity to process 20,000 tonnes of ELTs a year and is scheduled to start operations in 2025.
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Renault to distribute Leonard retreaded car tyres
Half a year after producing the first car tyres under the Leonard brand name, Black Star has already entered into several agreements regarding the range’s distribution in France. The retreader, which is 60 per cent owned by automotive aftermarket group Mobivia, is now bringing the first vehicle manufacturer on board.
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Tyres & Accessories October 2023 issue out now
The October 2023 edition of Tyres & Accessories Magazine is available now in print and digitally. The latest issue contains special features on Material Handling Tyres and the Tyre Wholesale sector, a review of the 2023 China International Tire Expo from Shanghai, and reports on the UK Tyre Recovery Association’s annual forum day and the direction of road safety organisation TyreSafe a year on from the appointment of new chair Stuart Lovatt. The issue also contains industry-leading reporting from Michelin’s electric vehicle tyre event in Sweden and the French manufacturer’s advanced retreading plant in Stoke-on-Trent, Goodyear’s restructuring of its EMEA regional operations and the American manufacturer’s 125th anniversary, and the latest news from the UK and global tyre industry. Read the October issue in print and on Tyrepress.com now – or, if you do not yet receive Tyres & Accessories, join key industry decision-makers from across the tyre business by subscribing today.
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Kordsa receives Ecovadis gold award for sustainability
Tyre cord supplier Kordsa has maintained its Gold rating from EcoVadis. In the 2023 assessment, the company ranked within the top 1 per cent of its industry peers, with company representatives suggesting the result underlines that “sustainability lies at the core of its advanced material technologies”.
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Univergomma reports 10% sales increase in 1H ‘23, Momo range renewal in ‘24
Despite a 12 per cent drop in car tyre sales, an 18 per cent decline in the truck sector and a 34 per cent drop in agricultural tyre sales in the second quarter of 2023, according to ETRMA data, Italian wholesaler Univergomma is reporting a 10 per cent increase in turnover in the first half of 2023.
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Investment to help Dunlop OE business in South Africa
One in every five new vehicles on South African roads runs on Dunlop tyres and the Sumitomo Rubber South Africa production facility in Ladysmith supplies original equipment tyres to Toyota, Nissan, Isuzu, Hino, Tata, Scania and UD Trucks. Backed by parent company Sumitomo Rubber Industries, the local subsidiary has announced a “multi-billion rand investment project” to meet demand from OEMs.
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Goodyear Dębica plant at 70% capacity following fire – sales up to $40 million lower
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company estimates that fire damage to its manufacturing facility in Dębica, Poland will reduce sales by up to US$40 million and lower operating income by as much as $30 million. After resuming production two days after the blaze of 20 August 2023, production has slowly risen from around 55% of capacity to approximately 70% by the end of September. Goodyear does not expect a full ramp-up of production until Q4 2024 due to the lead time to replace damaged equipment.
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50 years of Deldo – From niche business to global expansion
It’s 1973 and the tyre business in Europe is a very different and disconnected affair, with each national market a self-contained operation. For Jos Delcroix, this structure represented an opportunity, and in October of that year he founded Deldo, a company that has grown to become one of the largest tyre wholesalers in the region and an up-and-coming player worldwide.
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