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The Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK) has awarded Petlas Tire Corporation its National Accreditation Certificate. This certification enables the company’s nationally accredited Tire Testing Laboratory to provide international compliance approval for aviation tyres.
Yokohama Rubber Co. is reportedly in “advanced talks” to buy Goodyear’s OTR tyre business. And what’s more, the Japanese tyremaker is said to be willing to pay “at least $1 billion”, according to Bloomberg reports which cite “people familiar with the matter”. The latest news confirms reports Tyres & Accessories obtained a month ago which suggested that four suitors had been particularly interested in the purchase.
The partnership between Nexen Tire and Czech First League (Chance League) club SK Slavia Praha will continue for a fourth consecutive season. Announcing the extension, Nexen Tire comments that the aim of this renewed partnership is to leverage the popularity and reach of SK Slavia Praha to solidify Nexen’s “strong market position.” Together with the club, Nexen Tire will “engage in various co-branded activities designed to enhance brand visibility and fan engagement” across the region.
During a parliamentary inquiry into government agency procurement practices, Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) emphasised that procurement policy and a robust approach to product stewardship are “the keys” to creating hundreds of local jobs in the waste tyre sector. Australia currently generates half a million tonnes of waste tyres, equivalent to 62.5 million passenger car tyres, every year.
In its fifth annual survey the Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei asked car users in four major automotive markets (Germany, the United States, China, and Japan) about brand loyalty and key motivators for buying electric vehicles (EVs). The results suggest tightening competition, new manufacturers entering the markets, and – perhaps as a result – “brand loyalty is wavering worldwide”.
Tuesday 24 September sees the largest gathering of the UK tyre recycling. Over 50 businesses are expected to be represented to hear from the leading industry experts and analysts at a time when the new government needs to focus on some crucial decisions to enable the industry to succeed. Indeed, such is the importance of the current season in the tyre recycling sector, “Without an update to the regulatory framework many fear the imminent demise of the UK’S domestic tyre recycling industry.”
ZC Rubber has appointed Otto Just GmbH & Co. KG. exclusive distributor of its Tianli brand in Germany. This arrangement took effect in June 2024 and concentrates on the agricultural and forestry segments, where both companies see significant potential for growth and innovation.
Indian tyre makers MRF Ltd. and JK Tyre & Industries have published their annual reports for the 2023-24 financial year ahead of their respective annual general meetings on 1 and 2 August. Both documents can be read and downloaded here.
In response to the ever-changing market demands and to offer a “more personalized services to customers”, the board of directors of SD-International has promoted Leo Gu to the role of managing director. Leo Gu brings 23 years of extensive tyre sales and brand management, with company representatives stating that “his leadership and expertise will infuse new vitality and direction for the company”.
BKT has renewed its position as Title Sponsor of Serie BKT until 2028, consolidating its long-term commitment with Lega Nazionale Professionisti B (LNPB). During the first six years of this partnership, BKT reports “remarkable…in terms of audience, spectators and competitiveness” across 41 Italian cities. In the upcoming sports season, four new cities will enlarge even more the territory in which the BKT Series is to be played.
Audi's latest S3 model is now available with Falken's super-ultra high-performance (SUHP) tyre, the Azenis RS820. This marks the first time a vehicle has left the Audi factory equipped with this advanced tyre. This tailored original equipment tyre differs from its aftermarket counterpart in a number of ways, the most visible difference being the tread pattern.
In its 2024 summer tyre test, the German motoring association ADAC examined only one product size rather than the usual two, focusing on just a single dimension so that testing capacity was available to address increasing demand within the all-season tyre segment. The ADAC test team looked at 16 all-season tyres in the popular 205/55 R16 size. For the first time in its years of all-season tyre testing, the motoring club awarded one product – its test winner – a 'good' rating. It declared a further six tyres to be 'satisfactory', seven 'adequate', and found two to be 'insufficient'.
The organisers of Hillhead 2024 say the construction, mining and recycling show was its “most visited… ever.” In total there were 26,626 visits over the three days, which was eight per cent higher than 2022, with nearly 10,800 people on site on the middle Wednesday making 26 June the show’s busiest single day in its history. Hillhead added that visitors “spent more time at the show than ever before.”
Trelleborg Tires has outlined a growth plan for Brazil, including an aim to increase market share by leveraging its presence at over 300 John Deere dealerships. A new partnership, formalised during Agrishow 2024, commences this month and allows Brazilian farmers to access Trelleborg’s portfolio of over 700 products through John Deere’s after-sales network. This collaboration builds on the existing global partnership between the two companies at a regional level.
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