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New Super Jumbo to Roll on Bridgestone Tyres

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Bridgestone has reported that its aircraft radial tyres were those chosen for fitment to the first production model Airbus A380. The super sized airliner was delivered to Singapore Airlines and entered service on October 25, its maiden flight taking place on the Singapore to Sydney route. Subsequent A380 airliners shipped to global carriers will also come mounted with the tyres, which Bridgestone claims offer superb safety and fuel efficiency.

In order to accommodate takeoff and landing speeds of up to 370 km/h and takeoff gross weights of as much as 560 tons, Bridgestone manufactures aircraft tyres using what it calls its “Revolutionary Reinforced Radial” (RRR) design, a radial structure with high elastic modulus/strength cords. The construction of an RRR technology tyre includes an inner belt that minimises tyre expansion in the radial direction and an outer belt that resists external damage. By suppressing tread tension the RRR structure also reduces the possibility of damage from running over objects. Should the tyre be damaged, the structure minimises the possibility of tyre destruction through bursting or tread separation.

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New Alliance Tyres Ideal for Low Soil Compaction

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Israel’s Alliance Tire has released two new products. The first of these is the new 85 series R1 radial. This drive wheel tractor tyre comes in a 390/85R 24 size and features the 385 Agri-Star R1-W tread pattern. Alliance reports that the ’85 Series combines the durability required to handle today’s high-powered tractors with the levels of comfort required to improve handling and reduce operator fatigue. The self-cleaning R1-W tread pattern contains deep, wide angled lugs specifically designed for wet, sticky soil conditions. The tyre’s large volume and broad soil contact area enables the ’85 Series to handle high loading capacities, reducing soil compaction at standard inflation pressures. Its ‘D’ speed category permits vehicles fitted with the ’85 Series to travel at up to 65km/h.

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Titan Reports ‘All-Time Record’ Q3 Sales

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Titan International reports that its third quarter sales reached an all-time record figure of US$195.5 million, an increase of 25.2 per cent over the previous year’s third quarter result. This strong result has contributed towards record year to date sales of $632.1 million, a 23 per cent increase on the nine-month figures for 2006. Gross profit was $18.3 million for the third quarter, a 7 per cent increase over the $17.1 million obtained in the third quarter of 2006.

“The agricultural market for wheels and tyres is finally starting to show the growth we’ve been waiting for since 2006,” said Titan chairman and CEO Maurice M. Taylor Jr. “The orders for wheels and tyres are as strong as we’ve seen since 2004, and we believe it could continue to grow not only through 2008, but also into 2009 and beyond.

“The OTR mining tyre business remains strong. Since Titan announced the decision to build super giant 57- and 63-inch tyres, almost every mining company in the top 30 has made plant visits to Titan and found that we will be able to supply them with both wheels and tyres for all equipment they use in open-pit or underground mining. This should add tremendous volume going forward for Titan.

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Study Shows Lehigh Rubber Powder ‘Adds Value’ to Tyres

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Engineered rubber powder manufacturer Lehigh Technologies, Inc., has announced the results of studies that show its flagship product, PolyDyne rubber powder, can be used as a chemically functioning element in the manufacture of new tyres. This takes the use of rubber powder in tyres beyond its existing role as a mere static filler and enables the product to add value to the finished tyre.

The research was carried out by the Department of Chemistry at South Carolina’s Clemson University. “There has been some question in terms of the extended use of ultra-fine rubber powder and its realistic functionality in new products,” said Dennis W. Smith, Professor of Chemistry at Clemson University. “Our study illustrates that used tyre rubber powder prepared by the Lehigh process is in fact unique and does offer a value-added reactivity and functionalisation. Breakthrough results from electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR) measurements indicate that the Lehigh process provides a significant increase in free radicals, which can bond to matrix resins or other application-specific substrates, extending the powder’s usefulness beyond that of an added filler. With this study, tyre manufacturers worldwide have a viable alternative ingredient that can be used to make ‘green’ tyres, while at the same time enhancing the performance of the tyre. We’re confident that tire manufacturers will see the environmental and economical benefits that PolyDyne powder brings to the table.”

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Watts Tyres Acquisition brings new MD to Watts Industrial Tyres

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The Watts Tyres acquisition of Mobile Industrial Tyres Limited, first announced on October 22, will bolster the company’s operations in Southeast England. The Essex based industrial tyre and wheel specialist will be integrated into Watts’ existing regional operation, with Mobile Industrial Tyres’ managing director Edward Woolley becoming the managing director of Watts Industrial Tyre Services.

Jean-Paul Mindermann, chief executive of Watts Tyres Plc, commented: “This enhances our presence and service offering in the Southeast, in line with our aim of continually improving customer satisfaction. Edward Woolley brings a vast amount of experience in the industrial tyre market with him and will focus on further developing our UK service operation. This acquisition reinforces our position as a business that is focused on and dedicated to the materials handling industry.”

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Company Taps into Scrap Tyres for Carbon Black

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(Akron/Tire Review – Recycling Today) Delta-Energy LLC, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, has introduced two carbon black-based products recovered from tyre shred that can be used as alternatives to virgin carbon black in rubber and plastic compounds. The products were introduced in mid-October at the 2007 Rubber Expo, held in Cleveland, Ohio. Delta-Energy has been test marketing the product line for the past two years with good industry reception, according to the company. “We are extremely excited about the D-E Black product lines – Phoenix Black for rubber reinforcement and Zephyr Black for plastic and coatings pigmentation,” says Bill Cole, Delta-Energy’s vice president-product management. “Phoenix Black’s reinforcing properties are comparable to virgin carbon blacks.”

3142

Federal Tyres’ “Fruitful” 2007

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For Federal Tyres this year, the second in which the company has placed an emphasis upon motorsports involvement, has been fruitful. At the very beginning of the year Federal was appointed naming right sponsor and official tyre supplier to the 2007 X Challenge series, an Australian based one-make championship for Lotus cars. This was followed up by a sponsorship deal in Federal Tyre’s native Taiwan with the AIC Drift Team. The manufacturer hand picked the team itself and hopes its decision to sponsor this growing sport will further encourage local companies to place their support behind motorsport in the island.

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Apollo Tyres Launches Virtual Tennis Game

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Apollo Tyres and zapak.com have partnered to produce an online tennis game on India’s largest gaming portal. As a part of the promotion Zapak Digital Entertainment has created a unique property called Apollo Tyres Tennis II. Said Mr Avik Chattopadhyay, Head, Corporate Marketing Group, Apollo Tyres Ltd: “We at Apollo are committed to promote tennis as a sport in India. Since online gaming has become a rage with Indian youth, we joined hands with zapak.com, to reach out to a larger audience. Tennis is one of the most popular games on zapak.com and we found here an opportunity to nurture this interest. Apollo Tyres is the first corporate to have a branded game on zapak.com.”

3144

C-Tyres In Administration

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C-Tyres, the Langley Moor, Durham-based manufacturer of the Colway brand of car and truck tyre retreads, has today called in the Administrator. Gary Oliver, managing director of C-Tyres, told T&A that the company had been served with a forfeiture notice by its landlord at the weekend and had been unable to gain access to the site. With no access to the factory, stock and customer records, the directors of C-Tyres were forced to call in the Administrator. Said Oliver: “Because we couldn’t get on to the site, we couldn’t even access our employees’ contact details to tell them not to come to work.” C-Tyres employs around 100 staff.

The current management team took over C-Tyres in January 2002, when the company was turning over £3 million annually. “This year we were on course for a £6 million turnover and were making an operating profit” Oliver told T&A. During this time, C-Tyres concentrated its efforts on niche products and actually increased the product range, adding truck retreads.

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Sumitomo Eyes Fuel-Efficient Tyres

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(Akron/Tire Review) Sumitomo Rubber Industries has announced plans to develop more fuel-efficient passenger and light truck tyres. Company officials said that in the near future, Sumitomo will launch new tyres with rolling resistance about half that of existing standard tyres. The planned new radials are expected to improve fuel economy by some 10 per cent, the company said.

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Yokohama Opens Second Onomichi OTR Plant

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Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., held an opening ceremony for the second plant at its Onomichi site in Japan on 22 October. The plant is located in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and specialises in the manufacture of off-the-road (OTR) tyres. Tooru Kobayashi, director and corporate officer of Yokohama Rubber, announced that the company would further increase production capacity at the Onomichi plant by another 2.2 times above its 2007 production to 2,500 tons a month by the end of 2012.

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Winter Tyres Get the Cold Shoulder in New Zealand

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Public perception of cold weather tyres in New Zealand has been dealt another blow, with the country’s leading motor industry organisation, the Motor Trade Association, again calling for a ban to be placed upon the importation of cars fitted with cold weather tyres, more commonly known in New Zealand as snow tyres. The association has also proposed denying a warrant of fitness – the 6-monthly New Zealand equivalent to the MOT – to any vehicle fitted with cold weather tyres outside the cold season and away from “colder regions of the country.” Demands for such measures have been repeated throughout this year following the occurrence of two well-publicised fatal accidents involving vehicles fitted with a combination of summer and winter tyres, and this negative attention appears to have overshadowed the benefits that correctly fitted winter tyres may bring to motorists.

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Winter Tyres Get the Cold Shoulder in New Zealand

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Public perception of cold weather tyres in New Zealand has been dealt another blow, with the country’s leading motor industry organisation, the Motor Trade Association, again calling for a ban to be placed upon the importation of cars fitted with cold weather tyres, more commonly known in New Zealand as snow tyres. The association has also proposed denying a warrant of fitness to any vehicle fitted with cold weather tyres outside the cold season and away from “colder regions of the country.” Demands for such measures have been repeated throughout this year following the occurrence of two well-publicised fatal accidents involving vehicles fitted with a combination of summer and winter tyres, and this negative attention appears to have overshadowed the benefits that correctly fitted winter tyres may bring to motorists.

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Michelin Aiming for 15 Million Tyres a Year in Poland

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The previously reported Michelin expansion in Poland will see capacity at the company’s Olsztyn plant boosted to 15 million units a year, claims Deutsche Bank’s Equity Research division. This capacity will further be revised in the mid-term to 20 million units, making the facility in northeast Poland the tyremaker’s largest.

The reasoning behind the decision to expand in Poland at the expense of facilities in Western Europe becomes clear when viewing the relative costs of each region. In Western Europe, direct labour costs per passenger car tyre represents approximately 7.5 euros, or 15 per cent of its selling price. In Poland the same tyre can be manufactured for 1.7 euros, less than 4 per cent of the tyre’s retail price.

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Indian Tyremakers Becoming More Reliant on SR

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Indian tyre manufacturers increasingly must ‘fake it to make it’ – that is, rely upon synthetic rubber in the manufacture of their products. Natural rubber already accounts for about 50 per cent of production costs in India, and since May-June the per kilogram cost of this sought after commodity has increased from Rs 80 (£1.00) to Rs 90.75 (£1.13). Apollo Tyres’ Onkar S. Kanwar believes an increase of this degree has the potential to reduce profits by 3 to 5 per cent; to counter this his company is considering doubling its use of synthetic rubber.

The ratio of natural to synthetic rubber used by Indian tyremakers could therefore feasibly reach the magic figure of 70:30 – the highest ratio technically practicable. Such measures were threatened earlier in 2007, but so far no manufacturer has utilised synthetic rubber to this degree in its products. In Europe the established ratio is 80:20, a proportion seen as not compromising the superior vulcanising qualities of natural rubber.

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