Trelleborg Wheel Systems raises tyre prices 15%
Trelleborg Wheel Systems will increase the price of all its brands across all segments globally by up to 15 per cent. The sharp price hike takes effect from April 2022.
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Zhongce Rubber Group acquires Tianli OTR, agricultural tyre manufacturer
ZhongceZhongce Rubber Group (Zhongce) has acquired Tianjin United Tire & Rubber International Co, Ltd (TUTRIC), the manufacturer of the Tianli off-the-road tyre brand. The acquisition means Zhongce will expand its business into the agricultural and giant OTR tyre segments, while bolstering its already strong offering to OTR and industrial tyre markets. Established in 1985 in the coastal city of Tianjin, near Beijing, TUTRIC manufactures 35,000 tonnes of OTR and agricultural tyres per year. The TUTRIC factory at Tianjin covers an area of 480,000sqm, employing more than 1,000 people. Zhongce says the acquisition is the next step in its continued global expansion. The manufacturer is China’s largest tyre-maker, and the world’s ninth biggest in Tyres & Accessories’ 2021 ranking.
BKT’s expanded Bhuj plant enters operation
Earlier today, BKT produced the first tyre following extensions at its Bhuj site in India. The expansion project’s completion represents the culmination of an investment valued at close to £80 million
Titan: Russia-Ukraine war hasn’t impacted global operations
Voltyre-Prom; Titan InternationalOTR tyre specialist Titan International, which owns the Voltyre-Prom tyre manufacturing operation in Russia, is bracing itself for “the potential impact of bans, sanction programs, and boycotts…” due to Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine. However, deep in the detail of Titan’s strong fourth-quarter 2021 reports which were published today (3 March 2022), executives affirm that “the impact of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine has not had a significant impact on global operations”.
New Alliance distribution partner for Sweden
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) has an additional partner in Sweden. In addition to its four-decade old strategic partnership with NDI, the tyre maker is now also working with Broson Wheels. Introducing its new partner, YOHT shares that Broson Wheels is the “market leader of the OE2 business and leading supplier of tyres, rims, wheels and accessories for off-highway vehicles in Sweden.”
12 further sizes join Alliance Agri Star II range
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) has added 12 more sizes to the Alliance Agri Star II radial tractor tyre range. These new additions include five 70 series tyres (240/70R16, 360/70R28, 520/70R30, 260/70R20, 580/70R42), four 85 series tyres (250/85R24, 280/85R20, 320/85R34, 420/80R46) and three 90-95 series tyres (210/95R16, 320/90R42, 420/90R30).
Michelin introducing updated EvoBib
After receiving a SIMA gold medal for innovation in late 2016 for its 2-in-1 tyre, Michelin is launching a new version of the EvoBib. The upgraded Michelin EvoBib will be available from 1 April, initially in the familiar VF 710/70 R 42 and VF 600/70 R 30 sizes suited to tractors between 200 and 300 hp, however Michelin intends to expand the range in 2023 by adding new dimensions for more powerful tractors.
DLG approval for Continental VF TractorMaster Hybrid
The German Agricultural Society (DLG) awards its ‘DLG-Approved’ test mark to products that perform well in evaluations to determine performance in specific key areas. Continental submitted its VF TractorMaster Hybrid for DLG testing, and the tyre has now gained said approval.
Yokohama Off-Highway Tires: Higher prices from 1 April
As a result of continued high raw material prices and “dramatically” rising freight costs in 2022, Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) is increasing prices for its products from 1 April 2022. Announcing the upcoming changes, YOHT states that although it has absorbed “the majority of the costs” incurred upstream and during transportation and has thus implemented price increases that are “lower than industry average,” it is “unavoidable to pass a minor portion to its business partners.”
TractorMaster now a New Holland option
Continental is now supplying original equipment tyres to all brands within CNH Industrial Group following the approval of the TractorMaster and VF TractorMaster for the New Holland T5, T6 and T7 tractor series. Jens Mund, key account manager for agricultural tyre original equipment at Continental Commercial Specialty Tires, says the cooperation with New Holland “underlines Continental’s growth ambitions in the agricultural sector.”
Off-highway capacity to double: Ceat curtails TBR expansion
With exports of its off-highway tyres (OHT) particularly healthy at present, India’s Ceat Limited has decided to increase its strategic focus in this area and will more than double agricultural radial capacity by mid-2023. Existing plans to expand truck and bus radial (TBR) production are thus taking a back seat.
Michelin YieldBib deliver twice the life for Grigg-Aggri
MichelinCornwall-based contractor Grigg-Agri has invested in another set of VF 420/85 R34 Michelin YieldBib tyres for its two Bateman RB35 sprayers after the original equipment rubber lasted twice as long as the tyres it had run in the past. The two sprayers are used to support a wide range of arable crops across the county, clocking up significant mileage on country roads as they travel between farms.
Is Britain really the 4th largest PCR tyre market in Europe?
ETRMAThe overall trends illustrated by the most recent ETRMA tyre market data are undoubtedly useful to all parties, however some of the figures will raise eyebrows. For example, According to ETRMA’s full-year 2021 passenger car tyre data, Great Britain is the fourth-largest passenger car tyre market some way behind third-placed Italy. And is Turkey really Europe’s leading truck tyre business?
Continental: South Africa agricultural tyre plant closed in 2019
ContinentalFollowing reports that Continental had sold its South Africa agricultural tyre production assets, company representatives have confirmed that the plant ceased operation a little more than two years ago.
Continental sells South Africa agricultural and industrial tyre factory assets
Continental AGContinental Tyre South Africa has sold the manufacturing assets it used to make industrial and agricultural tyres in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Prior to the sale, Continental manufactured bias-ply and radial agricultural tyres at the Port Elizabeth location. Continental’s ongoing production operations, such as its passenger car and light truck lines, are not affected by the news.
