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Aramid – a material for a changing industry

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On average, new cars sold in the European Union last year emitted three per cent less carbon dioxide than those sold in 2014. Yet average CO2 output was still close to 25 grams per kilometre – or more than 20 per cent – above the 95 gram limit the EU has set for 2020. Achieving the 2020 goal requires a further drop in vehicle running resistance, and car makers expect tyre OEMs to contribute to this goal by offering even lighter products with lower rolling resistance. This push for greener tyres that weigh less is music to the ears of the industry’s market-leading aramid supplier.

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Giti’s European R&D centre ready for growing OE business

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It’s been a year since Tyres & Accessories first met the recently-appointed head of Giti Tire’s new R&D Centre Europe. At the time, R&D director Stefan Fischer shared the tyre maker’s plans and showed off the still largely-empty premises where specialists would soon be hard at work. A lot has changed in 12 months: Upon returning to the Hannover, Germany-based facility, we saw it was well and truly up and running and, in the important area of original equipment development, even further established than originally planned.

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Rosneft gains funding for Pirelli acquisitions, signs MoUs with the Italian tyre maker

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Late last month, Russia’s Rosneft disclosed it has attracted investments from pension capital funds and financial institutions to fund its 50 per cent acquisition of the holding company that owns 26.19 per cent of all shares in Pirelli & C. S.p.A., and can thus close the deal upon receiving approval from regulatory authorities. One the acquisition is given the green light under European, Italian and Russian law, the oil giant will indirectly hold a 13 per cent stake in Pirelli.

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Pirelli’s Carlisle tyre plant is going 100% premium

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Following the news that Pirelli is to receive funding from the UK government’s regional growth fund, Tyres & Accessories visited Pirelli’s Carlisle tyre manufacturing plant and met with industrial director, Paulo Batistini and engineering manager, Alan Wilson in order to find what this and other recent investments mean in practice.

While no official figures have been released, based on the fact that £950 million of government money is being supplied to 119 British business on the proviso that taxpayer funding is matched 5:1 with private investment it is a fair guess to assume that Pirelli is pushing millions towards the development of the latest generation of eco-tyres in Carlisle. And this fits with the company’s wider strategy. Pirelli’s latest industrial plan, published in November 2011, has the stated aim of leading what it defines as the premium market by 2015. With this in mind, the recent developments which centre on transitioning the plant towards to almost exclusively high performance output (and therefore high value products) are to be expected.

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Green mobility and tyre labelling the focus of new Lanxess website

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Forget that song made famous by Kermit the Frog – it’s never been easier to be green. The tyre industry has embraced the trend towards more environmentally-friendly products, and there is hardly a serious player in the business that doesn’t offer consumers a green option.

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Nexen supports the ‘Pink Ribbon’ campaign in Korea

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Nexen Tyre Corporation is supporting the ‘Pink Ribbon’ international campaign against breast cancer in Korea for the first time. Tyre manufacturer Nexen Tyre said it wants to increase awareness of the illness and highlight the importance of check-ups.

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Goodyear EfficientGrip receives GreenWorks’ “Green Innovation Award”

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Goodyear’s EfficientGrip tyre has been awarded The Green Innovation Award by GreenWorks, a Luxembourg platform dedicated to companies sensitive to environmental impact and initiatives that favour sustainable development. “This award values all the efforts the Goodyear Innovation Centre, Luxemburg (GIC*L) team has made to reduce the CO2 footprint with innovative technologies applied not only to the EfficientGrip tyre, but to all our newly developed tyres,” said Marc Junio, general director of GIC*L. “Such innovative technologies are required in light of the upcoming EU regulations, which require tyre labelling containing fuel efficiency, noise and wet performance information as of 2012.”

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Hankook UK focuses on brand, ups TV advertising budget 50%

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After nine years of at the helm of Hankook Tyres UK Ltd, years that have seen the company grow from the position of a newcomer into a force to be reckoned, Richard Page has announced his retirement from the role of managing director. Tyres & Accessories understands that he will continue in a consultative role throughout what has been a pre-planned and progressive changeover into the capable hands of new MD Gang Seung Lee. In a recent visit to the Hankook UK headquarters T&A met with Mr Lee, who is commonly known as Tony Lee in the UK, and a freshly reshuffled management team to find about more about what’s in store for South Korean tyre manufacturer in 2011.

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HiQ Promotes Goodyear EfficientGrip with Fuel Promo

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The HiQ fast fit network is working in conjunction with Goodyear to present drivers who purchase an EfficientGrip tyre online will receive a £10 fuel voucher to be used at their nearest Sainsbury station. In addition, purchasers can receive £20, £30 and £40 if they kit their cars out with two, three or four EfficientGrip tyres online.

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Prominent Kumho Stand Reaches International Audience

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Displaying a wide range of its products on its generously proportioned stand near the main entrance in Hall 3, Kumho marketing manager Wolf Fuder said the Korean manufacturer had experienced a similar level of traffic at its stand to that in the pre-recession year of 2008. However, the make-up of the visitors was different; Fuder commented that there were “more international guests” and fewer from the domestic German market.

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Nankang Rubber Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

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The predecessor of Nankang Rubber Tire Co. Ltd, Nankang Rubber Plant, was founded in Taipei city, Taiwan in 1945, mainly producing rickshaw tyres, rubber shoes and industrial products. In 1959, the company underwent privatisation and was reorganized as Nankang Rubber Tire Co. Ltd., as it has been for the past 50 years. To meet the growth of business scale, a second plant was established in Shin-Fung, Hsinchu County in 1973. In 1997, the latest plant, Nankang International Co., was finally set up in Zhangjiagang free trade zone, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China, with the highest production capacity of 37,000 pieces a day. This month, as the company reaches the half century mark, Tyres & Accessories looks over the company’s five decades of history.

Back to 50 years ago, when the economic and industrial infrastructure was insufficient, and when the technology and raw material of the rubber industry was not easily accessible, Nankang Rubber Tire Co. had to rely on its own to overcome the challenges in terms of technical procedure, design and facilities.

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Goodyear OTR, leadership changes and landslides

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During the course of July, we all witnessed a veritable landslide of changes. In turn, these developments have implications across European and even global markets. And yes, of course, there was also that small matter of a general election and a new Prime Minister in the UK (see page 36 of the forthcoming August edition of Tyres & Accessories). But that’s not what I am referring to here…

Like many of us, in July and August, I took some time out for a family holiday. Upon my return, I learnt that two particularly headline-grabbing news items had broken. Arguably the biggest and most wide-ranging news was Yokohama’s confirmation that it is buying Goodyear’s OTR business. Clearly, that development has strategic implications for both parties. The confirmation came on 22 July, 12 days after reports suggested Yokohama was in “advanced talks” with Goodyear to buy Goodyear OTR. Yokohama subsequently confirmed those reports, so it wasn’t a surprise that they would announce the news just under a fortnight later. Indeed, as we reported at the time, Tyres & Accessories learnt that several suitors had been involved in earlier talks relating to the purchase of Goodyear OTR about a month earlier than that.

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George Eustice keynote at TRA conference

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George Eustice, who was Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) 2020-2022, will address the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) on Tuesday, 24 September 2024. Those attending the day will hear from the last administration’s the longest serving DEFRA minister. Eustice held numerous ministerial positions in the Environment department from 2013 until he stepped down as Secretary of State following the arrival of Liz Truss as Prime Minister in 2022.

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New Point S appointment to strengthen Midlands business

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Lee Charlesworth has joined the Point S Tyre & Autocare team as Business Development Manager (BDM) Midlands. In his new role with the independent tyre dealer and car maintenance network, Charlesworth will be responsible for growing Point S in the region and working closely with existing members to futureproof their businesses and ensure their continued success.

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Bridgestone supports visions of future mobility at Goodwood Festival of Speed

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Bridgestone has supported two of the most forward-thinking teams in the automotive industry at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Durham University navigated its 5kWh three-wheeled asymmetrical catamaran up the 1.16m track, becoming the first fully solar powered car to ever complete the route. Meanwhile, the Indy Autonomous Challenge’s (IAC) self-driving AV-24 race car pushed the boundaries of autonomous technology, setting the record for the fastest autonomous hillclimb at Goodwood. Both projects were assisted by specially designed Bridgestone solutions.

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