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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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Trelleborg hosts Field Day, soil protection forum in Heilongjiang, China

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Trelleborg has presented its agricultural products in a Field Day demonstration and hosted a forum focused on soil protection and sustainable development on Hongxing Farm, Heilongjiang, China. The 21 May event hosted more than 400 visitors, comprising professional farmers, tractor dealers, trade media and associations, and professors and researchers from China Agricultural University, Northeast Agricultural University and the Academy of Agricultural Sciences Heilongjiang.

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Court upholds Bridgestone design rights claim

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A Chinese court has ruled in favour of Bridgestone Corporation in a lawsuit filed against the country’s largest privately-owned tyre maker, Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd. The case involved Triangle Tyre’s use of a tread pattern that shared more than a passing resemblance to an existing Bridgestone pattern.

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  1. Tread design rights: Bridgestone wins lawsuit against Triangle Tyre
  2. Another patent infringement suit win for Bridgestone in China
  3. Bridgestone wins another Chinese design rights case
  4. Bridgestone wins patent infringement lawsuit against Wanli
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SD-International offers three UHP patterns

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When it comes to the highly competitive UHP tyre sector, Shanghai based international Contract Tyre Manufacturer – SD-International offers three equally distinctive patterns for the UK and European markets.

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  1. SD International’s ‘increasingly competitive’ Pace and Zeta private brands
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Prinx Chengshan returns to Essen after 10-year break

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For Prinx Chengshan Tire Company, which is exhibiting at Reifen between 24 and 27 May, “Essen is calling”. The firm’s attendance marks its return to the well-known tyre exhibition some 10 years after the company’s last appearance. Lots has changed since then, not least the ownership of the company following the firm’s decision to buy-out joint venture partner Cooper Tire back in December 2014.

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  1. Show review: Reifen China 2014
  2. Prinx Chengshan to launch “Prinx” brand in Europe by the end of 2017
  3. Granutech-Saturn Systems launches next-gen Refiner Mill for tyre crumb rubber
  4. Kraiburg showing retreads ‘comparable with new tyres’ in Essen
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Imports creating disquiet within India’s tyre industry

Recently, the mouthpiece association for tyre dealers in India released statistics that appear to contradict concerns expressed by the body representing the country’s tyre manufacturers. After the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) petitioned India’s Ministry of Commerce & Industry in March to increase duties on truck and bus radials imported from China, the All India Tyre Dealers Federation (AITDF) responded with figures that show quantities of imported tyres arriving in India are falling rather than rising. The ATMA has in turn hit back, claiming that the AITDF numbers don’t tell the full story.

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  2. Indian market launch for Conti truck radials
  3. India considering anti-dumping duties for Chinese truck tyres
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Upgraded CITExpo website goes live

The China International Tire Expo, or CITExpo, has a new website. Not only does the new site offer a fresh look, it features links to the show’s social media accounts and is designed for user friendly navigation. English and Chinese language options increase the site’s appeal.

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  1. CITExpo 2015 to bid farewell to Everbright with largest edition projected
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ChemChina unit to build tyre plant for Bangladesh’s Jamuna Group

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Under its ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ the government of China aims to redirect overproduction within certain key industries to other countries, particularly those in Eurasia, and one project being set up in response to this strategy is about to begin in South Asia. The Jamuna Group, a Bangladesh-based private enterprise active in a number of sectors, is establishing a tyre factory within the country with technical assistance from companies belonging to state-owned chemical firm China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina).

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Triangle Tyre joins the “63-inch” club

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The 63-inch OTR radial is a standard fitment on many large mining vehicles, yet the limited customer base for these behemoths and the complexities involved in their production means only a handful of tyre makers deal with this particular tyre size. The list of 63-inch OTR tyre manufacturers may be a short one, but one further name has now been added – Triangle.

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Triangle Tyre celebrates 40th anniversary

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Chinese tyre manufacturer Triangle Tyre celebrated its 40th anniversary on 8 April. According to the company, over the past 40 years, Triangle Tyre has enjoyed “a big improvement in the tyre production” both in terms of quality and quantity.

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  1. Triangle building fifth factory
  2. Serbia open for business
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  4. ZC Rubber’s Anji factory starts making tyres
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Kobe Steel opens tyre and rubber machinery firm in China

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In April Kobe Steel, Ltd. will open a company in China to sell tyre and rubber machinery and provide after-sales service. Kobelco Machinery System Engineering Qingdao Co., Ltd. (or KMQ), based in Qingdao, Shangdong Province will supply rubber mixers, twin screw roller head extruders and tyre testing machines used in the manufacture of tyres for cars, construction equipment and other rubber products. Kobe Steel has invested 2 million yuan (about 40 million yen; £216,000) in KMQ.

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  1. Nexen Aiming to Produce 20 million Tyres in Qingdao by 2017
  2. Qingdao Doublestar hosts global strategy conference
  3. Triangle Tyre celebrates 40th anniversary
  4. Re-globalisation of the international tyre market?
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Pirelli truck tyres separating and merging with Aeolus/ChemChina

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Pirelli’s Chinese owner ChemChina has officially entered into negotiations relating to the separating out the Italian firm’s truck tyre business in order to combine it with Aeolus and the three other ChemChina-owned tyre businesses.

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  1. Pirelli industrial/consumer tyre business split continues
  2. Yokohama to buy ex-Pirelli commercial/industrial tyre business Prometeon
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Wang Feng resigns as Aeolus Tyre chairman

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Aeolus Tyre Co. Ltd. has reported the resignation of its chairman Wang Feng. In a Chinese-language statement issued on 15 March, the tyre maker shared that Mr Wang has resigned due to “job changes.”

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  1. Pirelli/ChemChina deal, the story so far
  2. Will sale to ChemChina alter Pirelli’s motorsport focus?
  3. Aeolus continues to rise in Chinese tyre market
  4. ChemChina Pirelli buy-out underway
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Yokohama introducing Chelsea Captain John Terry to Chinese fans

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On 21 March The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., will be introducing John Terry, the captain of the Barclays Premier League Champions Chelsea Football Club, to Chinese football fans at an event in Shanghai. According to Yokohama, which is shirt sponsor of Chelsea, the event will feature a football clinic for local high school players, followed by a press conference and an interview/talk show with the Chelsea team captain.

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Hankook China workers protest shift changes

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On 1 March 2016 around 100 Chinese Hankook tyre workers protested against the decision to move to a three-shift rather than a four-shift working pattern. However while some sources described this as strike action, Hankook representatives denied these claims and said production has not been affected.

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US investigating dumping of Chinese truck and bus tyres

The United States International Trade Commission has launched an investigation into dumping allegations related to Chinese-produced truck and bus tyres sold in the US market. The ITC released information on its action on 29 January; the decision to commence preliminary anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations follows the lodging of a petition by the United Steelworkers union.

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  1. USA: No antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese truck & bus tyres
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