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Stone laying for Bridgestone’s Thai OTR plant

A stone laying ceremony marking the start of work on Bridgestone’s new OTR tyre factory in Thailand was held on 29 April. Attendees included representatives from the industrial estate where the site is located and from the company that will build the plant. Bridgestone Group management present at the ceremony included CEO Masaaki Tsuya and Shigeru Kaneko, managing director of Bridgestone Specialty Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd., the company that will operate the new plant. In accord with tradition, the ceremony included prayers for the success of the plant's building, after which the attendees put the foundation stone in place, giving their blessings for the company's ongoing prosperity.

30th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

NDI – Combining flexibility and good prices

A common theme while talking with wholesalers this year has been the need for flexibility. Various companies are approaching this in different ways, and Danish wholesaler Nordisk Dæk Import, better known as NDI, has chosen a path not yet taken by any other European wholesaler. In order to offer customers the double advantage of flexible ordering and competitive prices, the company has established a new warehouse in Qingdao, China, near where its Nordexx private brand is manufactured. From this warehouse, NDI will directly supply Nordexx-brand and other products to its European and international customers; in early March the first shipment of Nordexx tyres arrived in the new Qingdao warehouse, and by April the full Nordexx range was in stock.

29th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Bohnenkamp names German sales manager

Agricultural tyre wholesaler Bohnenkamp has appointed Thomas Pott its new general sales manager for the German market. Pott has worked for the Osnabrück, Germany-based company for almost 30 years; Bohnenkamp says he possesses “extensive experience in the company and a deep knowledge of the tyre industry.” In his new function he will be supported by Karsten Krückeberg, sales manager Tyre Business, and Heiko Holthaus, sales manager Replacement Business Agricultural Equipment.

29th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama to Build TBR plant in the US

On 26 April, Yokohama Rubber announced plans to set up a new plant to manufacture truck and bus tyres in the United States. The plant will be established with a capital investment of US$300 million and construction work will begin at the site in West Point, Mississippi by September 2013. The Japanese tyre maker intends for production to start in October 2015 and says the factory will have an annual production capacity of one million tyres.

26th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho passes 100 million tyre milestone in China

Speaking at the Auto Shanghai 2013 show, Cao Zhuangzhu, Kumho Tire (China) Sales Company Ltd’s general manager of marketing and logistics, reported sales of 100 million tyres in China as of the end of 2012. “Following the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea in 1992, Kumho Tire was one of the first foreign-funded enterprises to invest in China, and construction began on our Nanjing plant in 1994,” he added. “Today we have a total of more than 5,500 employees and an annual production capacity of more than 30 million tyres.”

26th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook introduces all-season truck range

If the weather in Europe is anything it is fickle, and the last couple of years have thrown several extremes our way. Hankook recognises that all-season tyres may be very much at home in our unpredictable conditions and has introduced an entirely new range of medium to long haul truck tyres for all-season purposes. The range is called Smartflex and consists of each three main sizes for steer and drive axle tyres. Hankook says the M+S marked tyres are designed to handle increased load capacities and to provide driving safety under changing weather conditions.

26th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Indian launch for Apollo’s ‘4G’ range

Apollo Tyres unveiled the first of its fourth generation, or 4G tyres at the Geneva motor show in March 2012, and since the release of the Aspire 4G it has introduced further products into this latest generation line-up in Europe. Now the Indian tyre maker is releasing three 4G ranges in its domestic market, and it intends to use these to increase its share of India’s replacement passenger car tyre market.

25th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Française de roues focusing on original equipment

When listing off the major European alloy manufacturers, it isn’t hard to forget the “Française de roues” plant in Diors, smack in the middle of France. The company, along with Dial, is the only cast alloy wheel manufacturer remaining in France. The wheel maker has been established for a number of years and was known as Montupet before its parent company announced plans at the start of to divest its wheel business to Indian company Deltronix.

24th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo to relocate head office in 70th year

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. has announced its plans to build a new head office in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture next to the site of its Tire Technical Center. The Japanese manufacturer, whose current head office is in Osaka said that the company plans to relocate in August 2015, the month in which Toyo will celebrate its 70th anniversary.

23rd April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

European plant utilisation under scrutiny – Michelin CFO

In response to questioning about low plant utilisation in Europe, Michelin CFO Marc Henry told participants in the company’s Q1 2013 earnings call that the tyre maker will consider its options in the coming months. Michelin's European passenger car plants are currently running at 75 to 80 per cent of capacity and its truck plants at 65 to 70 per cent, he shared.

23rd April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti showing underground portfolio at Bauma

Continental’s underground mining products are engineered at the company’s Research and Development Center in Hanover, Germany and production is based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa – close to many customers’ gold, copper, and platinum mines. Two key products in this segment are the General Tire brand Power Slick and Semi Slick, and the tyre maker is displaying both of these at the Bauma 2013 show.

18th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Superior Industries names site for new plant

As of 2015, Super Industries International will expand its portfolio of Chihuahua-made wheels. The North American aluminium wheel manufacturer announced on 16 April that its new manufacturing facility in Mexico will be erected in the city of Chihuahua. Superior Industries says it and the state of Chihuahua have “agreed in principle to a series of incentives that reflect a continued partnership between Superior and the state.” Superior already operates three manufacturing facilities in the city.

17th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama to build second truck tyre plant in Thailand

Phase two work on Yokohama Rubber’s truck and bus tyre factory in Thailand is scheduled to begin in July. This second stage of the Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. project involves the erection of a second plant on a 2.6 section of land adjacent to the existing truck and bus tyre factory in Rayong Province. Yokohama Rubber’s total investment in this second plant amounts to 8 billion yen (£53.6 million). The expansion will double the Thailand subsidiary’s truck and bus tyre capacity to 700,000 pieces per annum; the second plant is scheduled to enter production in April 2015 and full-fledged operation the following December.

17th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Russian plant spells end of supply/demand gap

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Following the news that Bridgestone is investing in the construction of a passenger car tyre plant in Russia, market analysts have shared various views on the impact this move will have on the local market. For its part Deutsche Bank took the opportunity to situate the news in the context of wider domestic market development.

16th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Chris

Debut for latest Goodyear wheel loader tyre

Enjoying its world premiere at Bauma 2013 is Goodyear’s new RT-5D wheel loader tyre. The RT-5D is a level 250 (L5) traction tyre intended for use in severe conditions such as quarries, difficult industrial applications and in open or underground mines. Goodyear says the RT-5D offers 25 per cent more load capacity than its predecessor, the RT-5C.

15th April 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors