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India’s Birla Temporarily Shut Orissa Plant Again

Indian news sources are reporting that Birla Tyres – part of the BK Birla Group’s company Kesoram Industries – has closed its plant in Orissa temporarily for the second half of February. The current slide in the market has been blamed for necessitating the measure. The closure follows similar action in the back end of January 2009, as reported on Tyrepress.com. More than 4,000 people work at the plant, which has a capacity of 1.5 million units per year. It produces tyres, tubes and flaps.

16th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Stapleton’s Supplying 4×4 Tyres to Suit Every Pocket

As one of the largest distributors of passenger car tyres in the UK, Stapleton’s says it attempts to ensure it has a tyre suitable for every retailer and in every price bracket. In the 4×4 and SUV tyre segment the company accommodates retailer requirements by stocking all major brands.

Of late, 4x4s have found themselves on the wrong end of new tax policy, and this combined with the credit crunch and high fuel prices, has affected the already above average running costs associated with this type of vehicle. Some consumers now feel the need to more closely monitor their spending and make savings of their purchases. To make sure it can help tyre retailers faced with this situation, Stapleton’s says that its wide 4×4 rage includes both premium and more price oriented products.

13th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Plan to Focus on Cost Rationalisation & Green Solutions

As part of its 2009-2011 Industrial Plan, Pirelli Tyre reports it is continuing with the cost cutting strategy it commenced last year. The goal of this plan is to save more than 300 million euros over a three-year period through the rationalisation of manufacturing structures and staff in Europe, the renegotiation of raw material purchasing agreements in order to take advantage of falling prices, and savings from lower energy and logistics costs.

Manufacturing capacity in emerging markets is to be expanded so as to take advantage of increasing demand in these regions, coupled with their lower manufacturing costs. In the commercial tyre sector 87 per cent of Pirelli’s total production is already located in low-cost countries, compared with an average of 50 per cent for the company’s four major competitors.

12th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan Tire Promotes Two

Titan Tire Corporation has announced two senior staff promotions. Jeff Kramer, previously operations manager for the company’s Des Moines, Iowa facility, has taken on the role of vice president of manufacturing engineering, and Dave Fines is taking Kramer’s place in Des Moines.

Jeff Kramer has been with Titan for 13 years and has held positions in tyre engineering, curing area management and production management. As vice president of manufacturing engineering, Kramer will oversee manufacturing engineering projects at all Titan Tire locations.

9th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Exports Now More than Half of Deestone Production

Initially established in 1978 by a group of Thai industrialists, Deestone Limited began life as a producer of tyres and tubes for the industrial and agricultural sectors. In 1994 the company diversified, and along with adding scooter and bicycle tyres to its product portfolio, at this time Deestone also initiated a stronger focus on the export of its specialty industrial tyres and inner tubes.

Currently, more than half of the Deestone Group’s products are exported, with markets including the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Egypt, Israel and Jordan. The company’s total asset base exceeds 500 million baht (£10 million) and approximately 3,000 workers are on its payroll. Deestone currently operates three manufacturing facilities in Thailand, with a combined capacity of 100,000 tons.

6th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Euro-Tyre Supplying Infinity Brand Within Europe

For a quarter of a century Euro-Tyre has operated as a distribution partner within the tyre industry. In 2003 the Netherlands based company took on Infinity brand, and is now the distributor of Infinity tyres in a number of European countries. At present Euro-Tyre is delivering the Infinity brand to Germany, Austria, the Benelux countries, Portugal and the Czech Republic, however it says that further markets may be added to this should demand be sufficient.

6th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

EW Swiers & R Grainger See Demand Increase

Tyre recycling’s growth is illustrated by the story of a relatively new company’s plans to expand its operation with a new pre-shredder. The father-daughter partnership of EW Swiers & R Grainger Tyre Disposal and Rubber Chip, started early last year when they set up a tyre shredding facility at Ruffort, on the outskirts of York, North Yorkshire. A year ago, the company took delivery of a shredder to produce 20mm chips, stripping out the wire, for the Equine Market. Within the year the company has met 80 per cent of its targets.

Swiers comments “We feel we were getting positive signals of increased demand about 12–14 weeks ago, so we ordered an additional pre-shredder from New Zealand that will increase our throughput three fold, thus meeting our current demand for the Equine Market.”

6th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

New Face Sonny Presenting a Full Range

Sonny Tyres, based in Zhaoqing, China, develops and manufactures passenger car (summer, winter and performance), 4×4 and light truck radials for both the domestic and export markets. Although a relative newcomer on the scene – the company was only established in 2007 – Sonny Tyre plans to achieve a production capacity of three million units by 2009. When work is finished on its 800,000 square metre RMB 2 billion (£205 million) facility in 2013, the company anticipates a capacity of eight million. At present work is underway on the development of a number of new tyre sizes and product lines, and the company’s domestic and overseas sales networks are being expanded.

4th February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Good Friend Tyre Signs US Trade Contract

Chinese tyre manufacturer Good Friend Tyre has allegedly signed a trade contract with an unnamed US based company. The deal, reported by ChinaRealNews, is said to be worth around US$100 million.

Good Friend Tyre mainly manufacturers radial truck tyres, and in 2008 exported $30 million worth of products. These tyres are manufactured at the company’s Henan Province facility, which is said to have an annual capacity of 1.2 million pieces. Work on the facility commenced in 2005 and some RMB 560 million has been invested in the project. According to Good Friend Tyre, all products manufactured there are DOT, ECE and ISO9001 2001 certified, and current export markets include Europe, the US and Southeast Asia.

3rd February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin to Open Serbia Logistics Centre

Serbia’s Tanjug news agency reports that Michelin intends to open a logistics centre within the country. Michelin Group managing partner Michel Rollier met with Serbian deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic during the Davos economic forum, says Tanjug, and plans were made for to establish such a facility before the middle of 2010.

Also on the agenda was production capacity: “We discussed the possibility of increasing production from six million tyres a year, the current output of Tigar–Michelin Company and we will keep working on that,” added Djelic.

2nd February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreGenics Enters Administration

Some 18 months after opening, the TyreGenics recycling joint venture in Baglan, South Wales, has been placed into administration. The £4 million, 80 tonne per day capacity facility was developed by major shareholder Credential Environmental along with BOC, FieldTurf Tarkett and RTI Cryogenics, and began operation in July 2007. From the outset it was announced that FieldTurf had committed to purchasing 70 per cent of output for the first three years, yet in spite of this assured market the facility has been affected by dwindling demand.

2nd February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Shandong Linglong Aiming to Increase Sales 17.5% in 2009

Sales wise, last year was a good one for Shandong Linglong. The Chinese manufacturer of car, truck agricultural and OTR tyres reported for the first time ever sales in excess of RMB 10 billion. The company’s 2008 sales, which reached a total of RMB 10.2 billion, (£1.03 billion) in the words of general manager Mr. Feng Wang, “not only exceeded our expectations but also hit a new historical high.”

2nd February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Foundation Stone Laid at New Ceat Plant

The foundation stone for Ceat Ltd’s planned new facility in Gujarat, India has officially been laid. The honour of laying the stone went to Gujarat state chief minister Narendra Modi, who was present at the site in Halol along with RPG Enterprises chairman Harsh Goenka, Ceat managing director Paras K Chowdhary and Ceat vice president (sales and marketing) Arnab Banerjee. The greenfield project, when it enters its first phase of operation, will employ more than 1,000 workers.

27th January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Achieves ISO Certification in Hungary

Hankook Tire has announced that its European facility, located in Rácalmás, near Dunaújváros, Hungary, has achieved full ISO-certification. The certification attained by the plant includes both the factory’s Quality Management System, certified according to ISO/TS 16949:2002 as well as its Environmental Management System certification according to EN ISO 14001:2004. The plant’s 1,200 employees, adds Hankook, are now producing a daily capacity of 15,000 tyres (5 million per annum), and manufacturing over 300 different sizes for European passenger cars, SUVs and light trucks.

26th January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Opens New Canadian Distribution Warehouse

Pirelli Tire Inc has opened a second warehouse distribution centre. The new facility is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the company reports that it is “dedicated to servicing customers in western Canada.” Pirelli has appointed Schenker Distribution to manage the operations effective immediately. Despite widely publicised tribulations in the automotive sector, Pirelli’s continuing growth in Canada makes capacity expansion necessary at this time, Marco Zambianchi, vice-president & general manager of Pirelli Canada, explained: “As our brand continues to grow, this addition will ensure that our dealers can fully satisfy consumer demand in a timely fashion.” Pival International Inc. remains the company’s primary distribution centre in eastern Canada.

23rd January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors