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Pirelli’s Carlisle tyre plant is going 100% premium

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.

24th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Sailun confirms Jinyu and Shenyang double acquisition

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Following earlier reports suggesting Sailun Company Ltd had bought two other Chinese tyre firms, Sailun representatives have confirmed that the Chinese tyre manufacturer has entered into a “framework agreement” to acquire equity in both Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co. Ltd and Shenyang Peace Radial Tyre Manufacturing Co. Ltd. The framework was agreed on 10 July 2012.

24th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Wheel production restarts at Titan Europe plant

Titan Europe plc has announced that limited production at the company’s large agricultural wheel facility in Finale Emilia, Italy recommenced on 16 July, a little under two months after being knocked out of operation by an earthquake in the region. The rim-rolling and assembly welding areas of the factory will progressively return to normal volumes over the next few weeks, with production scheduled to continue during the normal summer shutdown period, the company’s Board of Directors stated.

19th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone M853 offers North American haulers wear resistance, extra load capacity

Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has announced the North American launch of the M853, a new on/off highway all-position radial for regional hauls. Bridgestone says the M853 combines wear resistance with extra load capacity for longer service.

18th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Sailun to grow through acquisitions

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On 10 July Sailun Co Ltd. announced its entry into an agreement to acquire another Chinese tyre maker and also purchase a large share in a third company. In separate statements, Sailun said it will buy Shenyang Peace Radial Tyre Manufacturing Co. Ltd. for about RMB 120 million (£12.2 million) and acquire 49 per cent equity in Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co. Ltd. for around RMB 200 million (£20.3 million). Shenyang Peace has annual capacity of 1.2 million all-steel radial truck tyres, while Shandong Jinyu has capacity to produce three million all-steel radials and 10 million semi-steel radials per year.

17th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Mitas highlights new row-crop tyres

Mitas Tyres Ltd, which describes itself as the UK’s leading off-road tyre manufacturer, chose the Cereals 2012 show earlier in the year to highlight its extensive range of high-specification row-crop tyres. According to the company its range is now the largest in the UK.

16th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Infinity-backed AMD achieves Pro Class British Drifting victory

Acorn Motorsport Division (AMD), backed by Infinity Tyres has claimed victory in the Pro Class of the Maxxis Tyres British Drift Championship at the Teesside Autodrome. Mark Lappage secured the top step of the podium in mixed weather conditions over the weekend. “To get my first ever win under my belt is truly inspiring. It’s given me the confidence to know the car is good enough to beat everyone so I will keep pushing to match these results in the future,” said Lappage in reference to his victory.

13th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Klarius Group ranks 6th in Sunday Times Fast Track

The Klarius Group ranks sixth in the list of ‘top 10 manufacturers with biggest international sales’ published in The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table, where the company also achieved 62nd place overall. The league table ranks Britain’s privately owned companies with the fastest growing international sales. It is researched and compiled by Fast Track and was published in The Sunday Times on 8th July 2012. The published figures show 70 per cent of sales being generated outside of the UK, mainly in Continental Europe, with sales growing 58 per cent between 2008 and 2010.

12th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Emin Ozkan new MD of Goodyear Turkey

The Goodyear Lastikleri Board announces the appointment of Emin Ozkan as managing director Goodyear Lastikleri TAS, Turkey, effective 30 July 2012, reporting to the board of Goodyear Lastikleri TAS.

12th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Additional delay for Birla Tyres’ pcr project expected

In its results for the quarter ending 31 March 2012, India’s Kesoram Industries reported pushing back the completion date for its Birla Tyres passenger car radial and truck and bus tyre radial projects, but now the pcr capacity expansion project may face further delays. The IANS news service reports comments made by Birla Tyres CEO Arvind Singh on the sidelines of the company’s Annual General Meeting; Singh told journalists that Birla has “not yet decided” when the passenger car project – which through a Rs 7.5 billion (£87.1 million) investment would have given its Balasore plant a daily pcr capacity of 80 tonnes – will be commissioned. “We are considering the present market conditions,” he said.

12th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin releases XADN+

Half a year after its public unveiling at Intermat 2012, Michelin’s all-new XADN+ articulated dump truck tyre has been launched. The tyre is initially available in the popular size 29.5R25 and is suitable for groundwork, infrastructure construction, quarry and mine applications. The XADN+ range will replace the current XADN line-up, which was launched in 1996.

11th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Latest ATG ranges reflect significant R&D investment

At Reifen 2012, the Alliance Tire Group presented a new off-road tyre it says represents an innovative approach to dual-tyre configuration for excavators. Called the 528 Dual Master, the new product solves the problem of stones becoming embedded between double tyres. It does this through the use of a unique sidewall construction that enables close contact between the two tyres. “There is normally a rubber spacer between the tyres, but stones nevertheless get between the tyres and cause punctures,” explained ATG marketing communications manager Tal Rappoport to Tyres & Accessories. “The 528 Dual Master is the first tyre model for excavators that doesn’t require this spacer, and stones therefore can’t get penetrate this space.

6th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Trayal, Belshina enter ‘production swap’ agreement

Trayal may have sold its passenger car tyre operations and one of its two factories in Kruševac to Cooper Tire & Rubber, but it nevertheless appears to be making a comeback into the segment. Bloomberg reports that the Serbian company has entered into a cooperative agreement with Belarus-based Belshina JSC, and that under the terms of the agreement Trayal brand passenger car tyres will be produced using Trayal-sourced technology at Belshina’s Bobruisk plant. In addition, Belshina brand industrial tyres will be produced at Trayal’s heavy tyre factory in Kruševac. The tyres will mainly be sold on the Russian, Ukrainian and Belarus markets, Bloomberg writes.

6th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone to increase TBR capacity in Poland

Production capacity at Bridgestone’s Polish subsidiary, Bridgestone Stargard Sp. z o.o., is to be increased by more than 50 per cent. Bridgestone says the decision has been made to invest approximately 120 million euros in the Stargard truck and bus radial factory to give it an additional 1,350 tyres per day capacity, bringing total daily capacity to 3,750 tyres. The expansion is expected to be complete during the second half of 2014.

6th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Private brands a continued Deldo focus

The growth Deldo reported when Tyres & Accessories visited the wholesaler’s headquarters in Antwerp earlier this year (as covered in our March 2012 issue) has continued throughout the first half of this year, Rutger Veerman related during Reifen 2012. And the international sales and marketing manager said its experiences at the show were equally positive. “We’ve had a good show,” Veerman shared. “We have seen a lot of existing customers, mostly customers from within Europe but also from outside, and we have had contact with a number of new customers. We’ve had interest from places as far away as Australia and New Zealand. We have had a lot of interest and now have plenty to do.”

5th July 2012/by Tyrepress Editors