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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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Evergreen to complete second PCR production line in 2013

Exhibiting its latest passenger car and commercial vehicle tyres from a large central booth at Reifen China, Shandong Jinyu Tire brand Evergreen's Global Sales Division representatives told Tyres & Accessories/Tyrepress.com that the company's second PCR production line is nearing its completion date in 2013 as it ramps up manufacture of the brand. The company's current PCR capacity of 13 million units will rise as the reported US$445 million total investment comes on line. By 2015, Evergreen estimates having a PCR and LTR capacity of 21 million pieces, with truck products pushing that figure to an estimated 26 million overall.

14th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

NDI China rethinking Qingdao location

Tyres & Accessories/Tyrepress.com reported from CITExpo 2012 that Danish tyre and wheel supplier Nordisk Dæk Import A/S (NDI) had made its decision to establish a location in China to distribute its products from this market to the world rather than re-exporting from Europe. While this eminently sensible move is still going ahead, NDI China general manager Gregers Lindvig informed T&A at Reifen China that the location of the operation is undergoing a change of plan.

14th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Reifen China opens in Shanghai

The sixth Reifen China show has opened at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, with two neighbouring halls housing RubberTech China 2012 simultaneously. It is expected that the show will attract around 10,000 visitors over its three days, before wrapping up on Friday 16 November. Large stands near the entrance for leading Chinese manufacturers such as Double Coin, Shandong Linglong, Hangzhou Zongce and Cooper Chengshan greet the visitor, while less familiar and almost brand new names mingle with visiting stands from India (Apollo) and Europe (Deldo, Interstate and Profil) in the rest of the hall. Joint organisers Messe Essen – responsible for Germany's market-leading Reifen show – and the China United Rubber Corporation welcomed visitors on the first day; the latter's general manager Ma Junhua said that Reifen China's "six years of previous success" was "inseperable" from the support of visitors and exhibitors.

14th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Germany, North America help Brembo increase nine-month profit

While many markets in Europe continue to prove challenging for Italian brake manufacturer Brembo, Germany and the USA have continued to provide the company with enough growth opportunities to keep the company's revenues ahead of those at this stage in 2011. Overall, the company registered net profit up 59.8 per cent in the first three quarters (49 million euros), with sales up 10.5 per cent (1,045 million euros). Chairman Alberto Bombassei said he remained “convinced that the ability to innovate, along with a constant focus on quality, are the foundation of company’s success, even in a crisis scenario."

13th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental launches Youth Safe-Driving Program in China

Continental, in collaboration with Safe Kids China, has launched the Youth Safe-Driving Program 2012/2013 at Tongji University in Shanghai.

Under the motto, "Be a Responsible Young Driver", the two-year program aims to enhance road safety awareness and promote safe driving behaviour among young drivers as well as reduce road injuries. Representatives from the Shanghai Municipal Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the Automotive Studies School at Tongji University joined student ambassadors at the opening ceremony.

13th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama celebrates three decades as Macau Grand Prix tyre supplier

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., is to supply Advan racing tyres to the 59th Macau Grand Prix which will take place in Macau (China) from 15-18 November. Doing so for the 2012 event represents the 30th consecutive year that Yokohama has been sole tyre supplier. The final rounds of the 2012 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) and GT ASIA will be staged concurrently. Yokohama also supplies tyres to these series.

13th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Eurotire radials fitted to Perlini dump trucks in Brazil

Italian truck manufacturer, Perlini Equipment SpA has delivered the first 14 of its 90 ton dump trucks fitted with Eurotire rubber from its manufacturing facility in Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania to the Brazilian port of Santos. The partnership between the two companies is part of a joint program created to promote Eurotire products and Perlini machines. One of the largest steel makers in Latin America, Usiminas will use the trucks at its iron ore mining operations.

13th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Solvay silica production capacity in France

Solvay has inaugurated its newly expanded Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or site in France, which produces highly dispersible silica. The investment follows a similar volume expansion last year in the US and the start-up in 2010 of a new plant in China. According to the company, these three investments required 74 million euros in total.

“Our worldwide highly dispersible silica production capacity now exceeds 400,000 tons,” commented Tom Benner, president of Solvay’s Silica Global Business Unit. “Demand for highly dispersible silica is pulled by a growing need for safer and more energy-efficient tyres and the new European tyre labelling legislation applicable from 1 November,” he added. “We can now meet our customers’ needs globally as this new legislation takes effect.”

8th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Appoints CEO

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has appointed Mike Askew as chief executive officer. He joins the firm from APPH Group, a company that designs and manufactures hydraulic systems and landing gears for commercial and military aircraft. Askew had been managing director at APPH for almost three years and before that he held senior positions at Doncasters and GKN Westland Helicopters.

7th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Sixth Reifen China to open next Wednesday in Shanghai

The sixth edition of Reifen China will open next week, taking place at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center on 14-16 November. The trade fair for the Asian tyre market is run by Messe Essen and the China United Rubber Corporation, and the organisers predict that 2012 will see further growth on previous years. On an area of 12,000sqm, around 130 exhibitors from 14 countries will present their ranges of tyre, wheel and garage products, with more than 10,000 trade visitors expected to attend. Sponsoring the event is Germany’s Federal Association of the Tyre and Vulcaniser Trades (Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkaniseur-Handwerk, or BRV).

7th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

25 years of Supertracker: from cottage industry to 14,000 units

Southampton based alignment equipment supplier, Supertracker is 25 years old this year and Tyres & Accessories visited managing director Trevor Lovesy and alignment specialist, Jerry Barker to celebrate the milestone. Having been established by Lovesy’s parents in 1987 the company has moved from a cottage industry needing to sell 26 units in its first year to a major supplier of alignment equipment to Kwik Fit. It is indicative of the company’s quick progress that 1987 actually saw 87 sales, with the first units manufactured in August.

5th November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

UHP sales fuel Hankook 3Q profits rise

Hankook Tyre, reported in NZ News, says that its operating profit jumped 21.7 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier, fueled by brisk overseas sales of its ultra-high performance (UHP) tyres. Operating profit reached 219.6 billion won (US$ 201 million) in the three months ending Sept. 30, up 21.7 per cent from the same period last year.

1st November 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

When it comes to takeover talk, the question is – who’s in play?

Editorial/Comment

Now the dust has settled from the first suggestions that Apollo Tyres was preparing to bid for Cooper Tire, the rumour mill has slowed considerably. There are those that are saying there is no smoke without fire when it comes to the reports published in the Indian and then global press; and there are those that believe it was all a carefully orchestrated publicity manoeuvre. Whatever the truth turns out to be, the interest surrounding this story is a reflection of the facts that the global market is ripe for consolidation and that there are a lot of ambitious tyre companies in and around the top 20 aiming to make it into the top 10.

31st October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Westlake introduces PCR fitments, Vacu-Lug deal

The Al Dobowi Group’s Eskay Tyres distributes the Westlake brand in several European markets, including the UK, and the company used the occasion of Brityrex to endorse personally the recently sealed distribution agreement with Vacu-Lug, the Lincolnshire-based retread tyre manufacturer. Surender Singh Kandhari, chairman of Al Dobowi Group and Tim Hercock, managing director of Vacu-Lug, met with their respective teams over lunch during the show. The deal is intended to expand the sales of the Westlake truck tyre brand throughout UK and Ireland (see Fleet Business for more details). At the show itself, Eskay staff introduced the latest Westlake passenger car fitments for the H and V rated RP26 and the high performance SA07.

30th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Linglong's new Green-Max product family

Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd. headlined its participation in Brityrex International 2012 with the introduction of its Green-Max product family to the UK market. According to the company, the Linglong stand was visited by prospective customers, apparently “eager to discuss new developments and opportunities.” The new Green-Max passenger tyre range was said to have been of particular interest and representatives from Linglong’s global headquarters in China were also on hand to welcome visitors and answer questions.

30th October 2012/by Tyrepress Editors