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Alcoa Forges 4 Millionth Wheel in Hungary

Alcoa Wheel Products achieved a European record when the Székesfehérvár, Hungary plant produced its four millionth forged truck wheel on 6 October 2005.

Alcoa sees the achievement as a reflection of the company’s position as the largest forged aluminium wheel supplier in Europe. Customers include European truck manufacturers Scania, Volvo, Renault, DaimlerChrysler, MAN, DAF, Iveco, and European trailer manufacturers such as Feldbinder, Spitzer, Benalu, Schmitz, Krone, to name just a few.

18th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Alcoa Invests in Hungary

Alcoa has announced a US $83 million (Euro 70 million) investment in its Hungary based operation. The injection will modernise Alcoa-Kofem Ltd, expanding its products capability and related infrastructure, and adding new aluminum wheel production.

17th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Mature Markets

Following on from last month’s Spotlight on Northern Europe, Tyres & Accessories spoke to executives from one of the region’s leading manufacturers, Michelin Nordic. Passenger car and light truck marketing director, Vikram Raman and Krista Sivonen, marketing director for industrial products, trucks, agricultural vehicles and earthmover tyres, answered the questions.

14th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Sameer to Roll Out New Tyres

Sameer Africa’s first Kenyan branded and produced tyres have rolled of the production line. The firm’s marketing manager, Jeremiah Siage, said Sameer Africa has the capacity to produce its own brands. The tyres open a new chapter for a firm that had previously been associated with the Firestone brand.

11th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Maywood Adds New Lift

Maywood Equipment Group has added a valuable new lift to it’s comprehensive range of electro-hydraulic models. The EHL 3600 has a 3.6-tonne capacity and is suitable for all cars and light commercial vehicles such as the Ford Transit. The lift comes in either single or three phase and has a lifting pad height of 95 millimetres. It also important safety features including: Mechanically operated safety locking mechanism; electronically controlled safety mechanism; load limiting hydraulic valve; manual lowering facility.

There is also the option of high lift pads for light commercial vehicles. This lift is the higher rated version of the well-known EHL 3000, which is already a top seller for Maywood. Maywood markets all its lifts through key distributors such as Unipart Automotive (Partco and Brown Brothers) and The Independent Factors Association.

11th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Establishes Company to Control its Business in China

The Yokohama Rubber Co, Ltd, has announced that it will establish Yokohama Rubber (China) Co, Ltd, in Shanghai, China, to exercise overall control of business operations at each of its companies in China. Yokohama Rubber (China) will be capitalised at $30 million.

Yokohama Rubber has engaged in businesses in China through three production and sales companies: Hangzhou Yokohama Tire Co, Ltd (established in December 2001), producing and selling tyres for passenger cars; Yokohama Hamatite (Hangzhou) Co, Ltd (established in February 2004), producing and selling sealant for passenger cars; and Yokohama Hoses & Coupling (Hangzhou) Co, Ltd (established in December 2004), assembling and selling high-pressure hoses. As part of its further business expansion in China, Yokohama Rubber says it intends to establish a joint venture company to produce and sell conveyor belts in January 2006, and another joint venture company to sell tyres in April 2006.

10th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental Agricultural Presents SuperVolumeTyres

Continental agricultural tyres has presented a new tyre concept at Agritechnica. According to the company, the SuperVolumeTyre is an innovation aimed at more demanding machinery. “SuperVolumeTyre: We designate tyres with this name which have a larger volume than standard tyres” explains Ralf Krieger, manager of research and development for Continental agricultural tyres. “The larger volume is achieved through a larger tyre width or a smaller rim diameter with the same tyre diameter,” he added.

9th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Trelleborg Wheel Systems’ 3Q Results

During the third quarter 2005 Trelleborg experienced a strong trend in both agricultural and industrial tyre sales. Between January and September sales rose by 12 per cent compared with 2004 totalling 721 million Swedish Krona. Operating profit rose by slightly more than 40 per cent compared with the previous year, amounting to 55 million Krona. Trelleborg puts this down to increased sales volumes, new OEM customers, favourable product mix and high utilisation of capacity. Price increases were said to have offset increased raw material costs.

4th November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Exxon Expands Tyre Polymer Production

Exxon Mobil Corp has announced that its chemical business is doubling its production capacity for a polymer used in tyre inner liners. ExxonMobil Chemical, one of the world’s largest chemical firms, is expanding its Baytown, Texas plant to support advancements in high-barrier, lightweight tyre liners. The company predicted that the expansion will be complete by the end of 2006, the Associated Press reported. The polymer, a proprietary product called Exxpro, can be used to maker lighter commercial truck tyres, reduce tyre cure time and improve tire durability, the company said.

3rd November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo Opens Australian Rubber Mixing Plant

Toyo Tyre & Rubber Australia Limited (TAL) a subsidiary of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co, Ltd, opened its new rubber mixing plant in Australia on the 20 October. Located in Minto, New South Wales, TAL’s new rubber mixing plant employs 61 people and is situated on a 76,900 m2 site.

2nd November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Mahle Boosts UK Warehouse Capacity

Mahle Filter Systems UK has opened a new, purpose-built warehouse at Salisbury, doubling its storage capacity for automotive filters and engine components to 40,000 square feet. Investment in the new building was £2.5 million and it is equipped with the latest stock picking and handling systems. Products under storage include Mahle and Knecht oil, air, fuel and cabin filters and the range of Mahle Original engine components. Mahle says that the new facility will enable the company to meet its new business development strategy and to accommodate the expanding range of products for the UK and Irish aftermarkets.

1st November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli’s John Nixon Retires

Pirelli UK industrial director, John Nixon, will retire at the end of December after 37 successful years with the company. Having started as a Technical Clerk in 1968 at the company’s Cummersdale factory, Nixon steadily rose through the ranks to become the industrial director, responsible for a 1000 strong workforce. Wolfgang Meier will take over as industrial director.

1st November 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Opts for Hungary

Hankook Tire Co said yesterday it will build a 500 million euro manufacturing plant in Dunaujvaros, Hungary, 68 kilometres south of Budapest. The European plant is expected to begin tyre production in the second half of 2007, the Korea Herald has reported. Te news comes following the collapse of a similar deal with Slovakia, which fell apart because of disagreements about government subsidies.

Before the Hungarian deal was finalised, local news sources had described the Hungary incentive package offered to Hankook Tire Co as a state secret. However, the reports said incentives include direct and indirect subsidies, tax breaks, training opportunities and infrastructure, amounts to no more than about 10 per cent of the total investment value.

31st October 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

JK Tyre to Invest 1.2 billion Rupees in Radial Tyre capacity

(India/Rubber Asia) JK Tyre chief RP Singhania recently announced that his company plans to increase annual production of truck and bus radials to 1.5 million units by 2010. At the same time Mr Singhania spoke of his confidence that India’s road infrastructure “is getting better now.”

JK Tyre told local media that the company plans to invest 600 million rupees in alternate years in its Mysore (South India) plant to increase the capacity from its current annual capacity of 370,000. JK currently holds an 85 per cent market share in the radial tyre segment.

28th October 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Reinventing the Truck Tyre

French manufacturer Michelin claims to have reinvented the truck tyre. And following development after development over the years, this is no mean feat. According to the manufacturer, Michelin’s new Durable Technologies will offer improved mileage, payload and load capacity including gains of up to 50 per cent compared to “more traditional solutions.”

28th October 2005/by Tyrepress Editors