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Bridgestone European Technical Centre to produce GP2 Tyres

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Bridgestone Corporation, sole tyre supplier for both Formula 1 and the GP2 Series, has decided to base GP2 Series tyre production and quality control at its Technical Centre Europe (TCE), on the edge of Rome. The output will be warehoused in the UK, at the Bridgestone Motorsport facility in Langley.

Until now, all GP2 race tyre development and production has been centred in Tokyo. Although, for the time being, design and development will continue to be carried out in Japan, the rationale for the new arrangement is twofold. Firstly, the addition of a second manufacturing site provides a safeguard against the risk of supply bottlenecks in this highly demanding environment. Secondly, GP2 race tyres supplied from Europe for European races will incur lower transport mileage costs and will have a lower environmental impact.

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Bridgestone European Technical Centre to produce GP2 Tyres

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Bridgestone Corporation, sole tyre supplier for both Formula 1 and the GP2 Series, has decided to base GP2 Series tyre production and quality control at its Technical Centre Europe (TCE), on the edge of Rome. The output will be warehoused in the UK, at the Bridgestone Motorsport facility in Langley.

Until now, all GP2 race tyre development and production has been centred in Tokyo. Although, for the time being, design and development will continue to be carried out in Japan, the rationale for the new arrangement is twofold. Firstly, the addition of a second manufacturing site provides a safeguard against the risk of supply bottlenecks in this highly demanding environment. Secondly, GP2 race tyres supplied from Europe for European races will incur lower transport mileage costs and will have a lower environmental impact.

3183

National Tyres ‘For Sale’

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National Tyres, the UK’s second largest independent fast-fit chain, is on the market with an estimated £75-£100 million price tag, according to The Telegraph. The firm, which recently reported a 19 per cent year-on-year increase in first-half sales, is said to be in talks with “a number of parties” about a possible takeover having hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to advise on a strategic review.

While the news that the successful retail business might be the target of a takeover is not a complete surprise, some of the parties supposedly linked to the deal weren’t as expected. Telegraph reporter Ben Harrington named Nationwide Autos, Micheldever Tyres and Kwik-Fit as key suitors. Nationwide Autos, which provides drivers with mechanical repair, servicing and MOT tests, and its private equity owners, Phoenix Equity Partners, have already made an approach to buy the company, according to Harrington.

3184

Lockwoood Haulage Chooses Michelin X-One Tyres

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Derby-based Lockwood Haulage has become the first operator in the UK to specify Michelin’s X-One XDA2 Energy tyres, which have been fitted as original equipment to its new MAN TGA 4×2 tractor unit. The wide single drive axle tyres (495/45 R22.5) were selected primarily for their ability to reduce the overall fuel consumption of the vehicle by a further two per cent, compared with a traditional twinned 315/70 R22.5 fitment. This is in addition to the existing six per cent reduction the company already enjoys by fitting Michelin A2 Energy tyres across its fleet of 45 tractor units and 90 trailers.

Robert Lockwood, Managing Director of Lockwood Haulage, explains: “We consulted Michelin’s technical team closely before specifying the X-One tyres, having heard about the additional savings enjoyed by many operators on the Continent already using wide single drive axle tyres.

“Ninety five per cent of our fleet operates at 40 tonnes, so the tyres didn’t pose any operational constraints, and I’m looking forward to monitoring the fuel savings closely over the coming months,” he adds.

3185

Higher Anti-Dumping Duties Recommended in India

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An Indian government panel has recommended increasing the anti-dumping duty imposed on truck tyres from US$99 to $135. Originally implemented last October, the duty is intended to curb the large numbers of low-priced Chinese imports flooding into India. At present tyre imports from China are running at 68,000 units a month, a five-fold increase in the levels recorded three years ago.

The difference in price between Indian tyres and their Chinese equivalents is approximately 25 to 35 per cent despite the Chinese government’s removal of its 5 per cent tyre export subsidy and increased freight charges for exports to India. Such a gulf in prices means, according to MRF executive director of marketing Philip Eapen, that the increase in duty will make little difference apart from making Chinese imports a “little more unattractive.”

3186

James Nuttall Regrooves 77 per cent of Tyres

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Rochdale-based James Nuttall (Transport) Ltd has recorded one of the highest regrooving rates of any haulier in the UK over the past 18 months, by regrooving 77 per cent of all worn tyres prior to sending them to the Michelin to be remoulded using the Remix process. This figure – nearly double the national average for customers which regroove Michelin tyres – has enabled the company to prolong the life of each new tyre by approximately 25 per cent.

Regrooves are carried out in-house by the company’s own team of fitters, who regroove the tyres in accordance with Michelin’s official regroove guide – a 48 page booklet which illustrates the regroove pattern for all Michelin truck tyres available in the UK. Each steer axle tyre takes approximately 10 minutes to regroove, or 15-20 minutes for an average drive axle tyre.

3187

USW/Titan Chinese Manufacturers of ‘Dumping’ OTR Tyres

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The United Steelworkers (USW) has joined Titan Tire Corp. as a co-petitioner in a trade case petition filed yesterday with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission, accusing Chinese companies of dumping and subsidizing OTR tyres. The USW and Titan Tire seek to have the government impose duties to off-set these allegedly unfair Chinese imports. According to the petition, Chinese imports have increased from 11.2 million tyres worth $166.35 million in 2004 to nearly 15 million tyres worth $374.25 million in 2006. China is the single largest source of imports of OTR tyres, accounting for more than 83 percent of total imports by volume in 2006, the statement added

Chinese imports are significantly underselling U.S. produced OTR tyres. Based on a comparison of Chinese and U.S. prices in the petition, the differential averaged 29 per cent. A second comparison shows underselling margins ranging from two to 30 per cent.

3188

Watts Becomes Certified Toyota Supplier

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Watts Industrial Tyres was recently names as one of 20 select suppliers who achieved “Certified” status at Toyota’s annual supplier meeting in Ancenis near Nantes, France. In addition the company was one of only 13 suppliers presented with a special award for delivering 100 per cent of product to line on time over the assessed 12-month period.

Toyota Industrial Equipment S.A. (TIE SA) has grown substantially since the factory was built in Ancenis, near Nantes, on the West coast of France, and produced its first forklifts in 1996. TIE introduced its Certification process in 2004, with scores awarded to its suppliers for their performance in four key categories, quality, cost, delivery and environmental management. Watts Industrial Tyres achieved an overall score of 94 per cent for 2006 with Toyota awarding “Certified” status to those suppliers who achieve 90% or higher.

3189

Energas Ltd Choose Michelin Tyres

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Hull-based Energas Ltd, together with its sister-company Engineering & Welding Supplies Ltd, has adopted a 100 per cent Michelin tyre policy managed by ATS Euromaster, following a brief from the Managing Director to reduce the cost of transport.

The agreement covers all vehicles operated by the two companies, including nearly 50 trucks, 16 trailers, 16 vans and 55 cars, together with 15 forklift trucks – using ATS Euromaster’s skills as the only nationwide fast-fit network to be able to support such a wide-ranging fleet of vehicles.

The fleet is spread across 11 depots throughout the Midlands and North East of England, supported by a further four satellites, with the commercial vehicles used primarily for delivering compressed, bulk and liquefied industrial gases, together with a range of welding products.

3190

New Contact Details for Nokian Tyres

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The phone numbers for Nokian Tyres and Nokian Heavy Tyres change on Friday, 8 June 2007. The new number system is intended to improve employee availability and remove overlapping solutions. The new phone numbers will be of the format +358 10 401 7xxx. The last four numbers – the extensions – will remain unchanged.

The new switchboard number is +358 10 401 7000. The switchboard will operate in the same manner as before, and calls placed to the old switchboard number will be automatically converted to the new number for one year. Callers who dial the old direct dialling-in numbers after 8 June 2007 will hear a recording informing them of the number change, but the calls will not be automatically converted to the new numbers.

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Russia: Nokian Tyres intensifies its operations

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For Nokian Tyres the Russian tyre market is becoming more and more a domestic market, particularly now that the company has started operating its new tyre factory in Vsevolozhsk, close to St. Petersburg. Last year was even the first year that the Finnish tyre manufacturer generated a higher turnover in Russia than in its home market, and today one in every four euros of turnover stemms from the Russian marketplace. And as the very profitable company always points out, margins in Russia are comparable with those in the Nordic markets. So obviously the company has far-reaching plans regarding its position in this market. In its most recent annual report (2006) Nokian Tyres announced that production capacity in its Vsevolozhsk facility will increase to 10 million passenger car tyres by 2011. This is twice as much as it currently produces. In order to achieve this the company will initiate its second expansion stage, providing for a completely new second factory at the site.

3192

Tyres & Vehicles Stolen from Kent Dealer

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About 500 tyres and four vans were stolen during a break-in at a branch of Watling Tyres over the May bank holiday weekend. The thieves smashed through a wall at the Grove road, Northfleet branch of the independent tyre dealer some time between the evening of May 27 and May 29. After disabling the building’s alarm system the thieves ransacked the premises and loaded tyres into four company vans, two of which were later recovered.

Gravesend Police have appealed for any person with information about this incident to contact them on 01474 565091.

3193

Second Life

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According to the Environment Agency’s Tyre Watch Programme, every year in the UK around 450,000 tonnes of used tyres are produced and require some form of reuse or disposal. That is the equivalent of some 50 million car tyres, and with vehicle ownership expected to grow between 30 and 60 per cent over the next two decades the potential environmental threat posed by waste tyres will become more acute – unless a suitable solution is embraced.

At Swansea University engineers are seeking such a solution through their research into new methods of recycling tyres. This Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project, made possible by Department for Trade and Industry funding, is being conducted by the university’s School of Engineering Materials Research Centre under the overall supervision of Dr David Isaac, a Reader at the Centre. Dr Isaac has been working as part of a research group studying various aspects of polymers and composites.

3194

Sibur-Russian Tyres Looks for PCR Production Partner

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Be in no doubt – Russian manufacturer Sibur-Russian Tyres has set its sights on the global market. And with annual sales of around $800 million and debts of only $100 million, the company has a good credit rating and is willing to go to great lengths in order to achieve this end. The plan, which is already underway, is to enact a radical restructuring programme that will see Sibur-Russian Tyres focus on high value business (like its currently strong truck tyre operation), and offer itself up to premium international manufacturers as a minority shareholder in a new Greenfield passenger car tyre production joint venture. In an interview with Tyres & Accessories during Brityrex International ‘07, Sibur-Russian Tyres business development director Igor Karavaev explained just how his company planned to achieve this; and what lessons they have learnt from certain other Russian tyre businesses.

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Techking Tires Becomes 100th Exhibitor at Tyrexpo Asia’07

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China’s Techking Tires has become the one hundredth exhibitor to sign up for September’s TyrexpoAsia exhibition in Singapore, breaking all records for the show as it approaches its 10th anniversary. The OTR specialist is one of more than 20 Chinese companies who have helped swell exhibitor numbers, which have also been supported by increased interest from India and host nation, Singapore.

Newera Equipment and its subsidiary, Kayel Rubber Products, is one Singaporean business that will be making a major statement of intent. Working with its supplier partners from around the world, Newera will be exhibiting on no-less than five stands.

The company is Asia’s largest supplier of tyre-related equipment and will be displaying the latest computerised buffing machine from Matteuzzi. It will also be showcasing the Double Envelope System from Italian supplier MAE and another highlight will be the advanced Shearography Non Destructive Testing technology from German company, Steinbichler.

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