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Vipal celebrates the results of first Tire Cologne
Between 29 May and 1 June Vipal Rubber attended The Tire Cologne, in Germany. On the trade shows first day, Vipal Rubber representatives were among the featured speakers at the Global Retreading Conference. Specifically, Vipal Rubbers Head of International Business, Leandro Rigon, was invited to talk about the tyre retreading situation in Latin America, also representing ALARNEU (Latin American Association of Tire Retread).
Continue ReadingSid Richardson raises carbon black prices
Effective for all shipments on or after 1 August 2018, or as contracts allow, Sid Richardson Carbon is increasing prices on all carbon black products.
Continue ReadingGlobal carbon black market to grow 5.6% CAGR by 2023
The future of the global carbon black market looks good with the market expected to reach an estimated US$20.2 billion by 2023. This means that during the period between 2018 and 2023 the market will grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.6 per cent.
Continue Reading![Goodyear tyres OE on VW Touareg](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/vw-touareg-goodyear-oe-sml.jpg)
Goodyear tyres OE on VW Touareg
A range of Goodyear summer, winter and all-season tyres have been approved as original equipment fitments on the new Volkswagen Touareg. Goodyear reports that it has met Volkswagen’s requirements for tyres for global applications and will supply a total of nine tyre dimensions for fitment on the SUV.
Continue Reading![New polymer improves tyre abrasion resistance, durability](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bridgestone-HSR.jpg)
New polymer improves tyre abrasion resistance, durability
A world first has been claimed by Bridgestone Corporation with the development of a polymer that bonds rubber and resins at the molecular level. Bridgestone believes this High Strength Rubber (HSR) polymer will lead to tyres that require fewer raw materials to deliver the performance expected from them.
Continue ReadingKordsa presents lightweighting concepts at Movin’On
At the MovinOn conference on future mobility held last month in Montreal, tyre cord and composite technology company Kordsa made a presentation that emphasized the need to lighten vehicles for efficient and sustainable mobility.
Continue Reading![Kirkby celebrating a decade of BKT Earthmax tyres at Hillhead](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Exhibit-pages-image.jpg)
Kirkby celebrating a decade of BKT Earthmax tyres at Hillhead
This year BKT celebrates 10 years since the Earthmax range was first introduced, products Kirkby Tyres has been involved with since their release. Seeing as Earthmax has reached this milestone in BKT’s history, Kirkby Tyres will be representing the tyres over the three-day Hillhead event from the 26 to 28 June 2018 at Hillhead Quarry Buxton in Derbyshire, UK.
Continue ReadingDrivers to spend £45 million on air con services this summer
A new report predicts that drivers in the UK will spend over £45 million on air conditioning services this summer due to the impending heatwave. Based on internal garage and consumer data, the marketplace has predicted that there will be over 1 million air con units serviced in total in the months of June, July and August, having already seen a 2500 per cent increase in requests in May compared to April.
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Pro-Align launches two-day aftersales commitment
Pro-Align has launched a new commitment to visit customers with a valid aftersales agreement within two days of receiving a reported issue on Hunter equipment. For customers where a visit cannot be completed within the agreed time frame, no charge will be made for the resulting repair. The garage equipment distributor said the new commitment has been made in response to a growing number of workshops’ reliance on Hunter wheel servicing equipment for profit maximisation.
Continue Reading2017 – 2021 trailer registration growth forecast higher than any 5-year period ever
Clear International has just issued its latest forecast for the West European Trailer Market, which suggests that trailer registrations between 2017 and 2021 will grow at a faster five-year period than any other on record. Since the last report there has been a further improvement in the short term outlook for some West European economies. As a consequence, the forecast of a slowdown in demand for trailers in the region during 2018 has changed.
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Klarius: How will WLTP real-world emission tests affect the automotive aftermarket?
The automotive industry is now implementing a new ‘real-world’ emissions testing procedure for vehicles that will hopefully make quoted mpg figures a bit more accurate but could mean higher tax brackets for many cars. The push by manufacturers to produce vehicles that are more optimised for the new test will therefore likely see some trends in engine design change.
Continue ReadingVMI adds pallet lift to range
Tyre manufacturing equipment maker VMI has added a vertical pallet lift with high handling capacity to its product portfolio. The lift is for large batch-offs, mainly for the tyre industry.
Continue Reading![Bridgestone, Firestone agricultural products praised by Irish farmers after wet winter](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Brendan-Casey-and-Andrew-Dowdell.jpg)
Bridgestone, Firestone agricultural products praised by Irish farmers after wet winter
Ireland’s winter was one of the wettest on record, leading to frustration for farmers, as conditions in their fields proved too treacherous to work in. The right agricultural tyres can help to overcome such issues, as a number of Irish contractors using Bridgestone and Firestone’s latest agricultural products have found.
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PCL launches new nitrogen generation and inflation range
Pneumatic Components (PCL), the Sheffield-based manufacturer and distributor of pneumatic and tyre inflation systems, has launched a new and improved mobile nitrogen generation and inflation cart range.
Continue Reading![Vacu-Lug becomes Hankook Alphatread UK retread partner](https://www.tyrepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Copy-of-R-DH05_295_R.jpg)
Vacu-Lug becomes Hankook Alphatread UK retread partner
Vacu-Lug has become the new retread manufacturing partner for Hankook in the UK. The company signalled its new status by including the manufacturer’s Alphatread retreading brand on its stand at the Commercial Vehicle Show (24-26 April, Birmingham NEC), coinciding with the beginning of production of the Alphatread bead-to-bead retread truck tyre range at the Vacu-Lug factory in Grantham.
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