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Now one of the largest tyre-producing countries in the world, China has an indisputable influence on the direction of global tyre trade. The home of both fast-growing up-and-coming brands as well as a burgeoning domestic market, this tag chronicles China’s involvement with the tyre business.

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PCL acquired by Horn Tecalemit

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The management of Pneumatic Components Limited, or PCL, reports that Germany’s HORN GmbH & Co.KG (Horn Tecalemit) has acquired all shares in the Sheffield-based business for an undisclosed sum. This deal took effect on 1 October 2011 and although the two companies will continue to trade independently, PCL and Horn Tecalemit say the acquisition will give both firms “access to a wider range of complementary products” and benefit customers, suppliers and company employees.

21st November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Dan Smytka to replace Pierre Cohade as head of Goodyear Asia Pacific business

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has appointed Daniel L. Smytka as president of the company’s Asia Pacific business. He replaces Pierre Cohade who has decided to leave Goodyear and move to a new opportunity that will be announced at a later date. Cohade will remain with the company through the end of the year to assist with the transition.

Smytka, who has more than 25 years of leadership experience, takes the role after successfully running Goodyear's Asia consumer business and subsequently leading the relocation and expansion of the company’s factory in China.

14th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook launches second-generation enfren

As Hankook Tire’s vice president, Pae Ho-youl, recently said, green tyres will be a tyre industry “keyword” in the coming years. It is thus no surprise that the company unveiled a new product at the SEMA show in the US. During the trade fair Hankook Tire America unveiled the second-generation enfren eco, a product it says was “specifically designed for fuel efficient and hybrid vehicles and offers consumers an energy saving, low rolling resistance replacement tyre with all-season performance.”

14th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Rhodia inaugurates expanded US silica plant

The expansion work at Rhodia’s Chicago Heights dispersible silica production facility in the US state of Illinois is now complete and the enhanced site has been officially inaugurated. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony the company, along with customers, key business partners and public officials, celebrated the addition of an additional 16,000 tons to Rhodia’s North American output, a quantity that lifts capacity in the region by a third.

10th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Starco prepares for ‘new generation’ of Schaad management

In recent years agricultural implement manufacturers have developed a range of modern implements and tractors that often demand wheels and tyres specifically designed and manufactured for the application. Starco recognised this trend some years ago and has focused on providing a comprehensive range of wheel and tyre solutions, including its own tyre brand. It has also strengthened its position within the sector through acquisitions of and strategic partnerships with specialist manufacturing companies.

10th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Former Toyo Tire Europe VP to head up Toyo Tire U.S.A

On 1 January 2012, Tatsuo Mitsuhata will take over from Yashushi Takagi as president and CEO of Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.; Takagi, who has held this position at Toyo Tire U.S.A. since January 2009, will return to Japan as Toyo Tires’ general manager of corporate planning. This appointment is Mitsuhata’s second US-based position – he previously worked for Toyo Tire U.S.A., as the company’s coordination manager between 1994 and 1998.

9th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Check mate: Linglong chess player awarded prize

On 11 October 2011, Hou Yifan, member of Linglong Tyre chess team was awarded “Non-olympic Athlete of the Year” at the 10th China Laurens Prize ceremony was held in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. The award was the second grand prize she won after a prizegiving by state television – “CCTV non-olympic athlete” – at the beginning of this year.

8th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

China’s Doublestar, Del-Nat sign US distribution deal

Tire Review reports that China’s Qingdao Doublestar Industrial Co. Ltd. is opening its first warehouse and distribution center in the US, with an assist by Del-Nat Tire Corp. Executives from both companies were in the city of Memphis on November 5 to sign an agreement whereby Qingdao Doublestar will warehouse and distribute Doublestar brand medium radial truck tires from Del-Nat’s facility in South Memphis.

7th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Andreas Esser to manage Conti’s commercial tyre business

Although Continental merged its Passenger & Light Truck Tires and Commercial Vehicle Tires divisions into a single unit, the Tires division, on August 1 this year, both remain as business units within the combined division. At the start of next year management of the Commercial Vehicle Tires business unit will be handed over to Dr. Andreas Esser, who is currently responsible for Continental’s passenger car and van tyre replacement business in the Asia-Pacific region. In his new role, the 52-year old will report directly to Tire division chief Nikolai Setzer.

7th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli enters into research and training agreement

A three-year agreement signed between Pirelli & C. S.p.A and the Politecnico di Milano, or Milan Polytechnic, on November 4 is expected to tackle several key research areas. The Italian tyre maker and the polytechnic will undertake research into Formula One tyres using mathematical models that simulate tyre grip and wear in relation to the surfaces of various circuits, study the de-vulcanisation of end of life tyres and nanocharges and biopolymers, and will continue work on Pirelli’s ‘Cyber Tyre’ by developing mathematical models that allow the chip contained in the tyre to “interpret” different road surface conditions. The agreement also covers training activities; the Polytechnic will focus on the recruitment, placement and training of engineers in Brazil, China and Mexico. These activities will be supported in coordination with the structures Pirelli has or is developing in those regions.

7th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre demand to grow 12 per cent annually in Saudi Arabia

Demand for tyres and tubes is set to grow by 12 per cent annually in Saudi Arabia according to a new report published by Research and Markets called "Automotive Tire Industry in Saudi Arabia". The largest market for tyres in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia still imports most of its demand, with the annual value of tyres needed to feed the market adding up to almost US$800 million. This equates to 13 million units every year and volumes are expected to keep on rising as consumer demand increases over the next few years.

4th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Kenda, Cheng Shin to build new plants

The China Economic News Service reports two Taiwanese tyre makers will establish new factories next year. Cheng Shin Rubber, manufacturer of the Maxxis tyre brand, intends to set up a truck and bus radial plant by the end of 2012; the company signed an investment agreement with the Changhua County Government in 2009 to this effect, planning to invest NT$12 billion (£246 million) in the project. CENS also reports that late in 2012 Kenda Rubber will start construction of a 25,000 tyre per day plant that will focus on the manufacture passenger car tyres; this facility will also be erected in Changhua. It is expected to enter service in 2014.

4th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama says 2011 motorsport season “one of most successful”

Yokohama says that its 2011 motorsport season ranks as “one of the most successful” for the Japanese tyre manufacturer. It has supplied tyres to the Intercontinental Rally Challenge and the World Touring Cars Championship at the highest levels of circuit racing and rallying, while also helping “grass roots” level competitors to “clinch a huge variety of championships in almost every conceivable form of motorsport”.

3rd November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Double Coin enters US super wide market

The first Chinese designed and manufactured super wide truck radial to be marketed in the US was launched at the SEMA show in Las Vegas on November 1. The Double Coin FT125 super wide, a low rolling resistance trailer position tyre, will be distributed in the US by the China Manufacturers Association; the distributor reports the FT125 has already attained EPA SmartWay verification.

3rd November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

US to implement anti-dumping tariffs against Chinese steel wheels

The US Department of Commerce has announced that it has preliminarily decided to implement a range of anti-dumping (AD) measures against Chinese steel wheel producers/exporters ranging from 110.58 to 193.54 per cent ad valorem. According the department, for the purposes of AD investigations, dumping means “a foreign company sell[ing] a product in the United States at less than fair value.” Official reports show that the petitioners for this investigation were Accuride Corporation and Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. The final determination is scheduled to be made in March 2012. European authorities levelled a similar determination against Chinese alloy wheel makers in 2010.

1st November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors