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ATS Euromaster Buys 44 New Mobile Tyre Fitting Vans

ATS Euromaster has taken delivery of 44 new 3.5 tonne Mercedes-Benz Sprinters, after investing £1.7 million in increasing the size of its car fitting by roughly 25 per cent. According to the company, the new vehicles will be used to support “the increased demand for mobile fitments which has been driven primarily by the FN50 [top 50 UK contract hire and leasing companies]”, a sector in which ATS Euromaster has reportedly increased its share from 18 to 28 per cent over the last 18 months.

A mix of fleet additions and replacements, the new long wheelbase Sprinters see the dedicated ‘car’ fleet grow to 128 units, supported by a further 200 dual-purpose mobiles which are equipped to fit both car and commercial vehicle tyres.

7th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Passenger Car Tyres a Possibility for Dunlop India

Speaking to media in Mumbai on December 4, Ruia Group chairman Pawan Kumar Ruia indicated he is “very bullish” on the tyre industry and that Dunlop India is considering entering the passenger car tyre segment. “We might look at getting into passenger car tyres whenever we consider an expansion in Dunlop,” Ruia stated. “This will be when we reach 130 tons a day capacity at both the Dunlop plants.”

7th December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Looking to Increase Russian PCR, LCV Tyre Production

Michelin is planning to increase its activities in Russia. Bloomberg writes that Michelin Russia will double capacity at its Davydovo passenger car tyre plant to four million units per annum, and also next year open a facility for retreading commercial vehicle tyres. This retreading operation will apparently serve as a precursor to local truck tyre production.

19th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Adds Low Profile Truck Tyre Sizes to US Range

A number of new sizes have been added to Continental’s low steer and drive tyre line-up in North America to cater to large capacity and car-carrier truck operators. Sales of the new low profile HSL2 Eco Plus (Heavy Steer Long-Haul) and HDL2 Eco Plus (Heavy Drive Long-Haul) tyre in size 295/60R22.5 begin in November, Continental Tire North America reports. This particular size, the company adds, is a full three inches shorter than the 275/80R22.5 size product, but each has 1,215 more lbs. additional carrying capacity in a single fitment for load range G.

16th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Credit Crunch Takes a Bite Out of the Russian Bear

International News, News

Pierre Cohade, president of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s Asia-Pacific business, recently asked if we should move away from talking about BRIC countries (the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China) and instead focus on BIIC. Posting this poser on the popular Twitter social network (follow twitter.com/tyrepress for regular tyre industry updates) from his base in Shanghai, Cohade questioned whether Russia’s position as leading light in the global economy should be replaced with Indonesia which, in his words “continues its spectacular improvements.” He’s got a point.

4th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

US Tyre Shipments to Drop 13% in 2009, Says RMA

The Rubber Manufacturers Association projects an approximately 13 per cent decline in US tyre shipments will occur in 2009, principally as a result of a sharp decrease in demand for original equipment passenger car and commercial vehicle tyres. Total tyre shipments are anticipated to reduce by approximately 36 million units to 246 million. The RMA notes this decrease reflects the “difficult economic environment for automotive manufacturers over the past year, continued low consumer confidence and high unemployment.” This year’s projected total shipments represents a 23.4 per cent decrease on the peak of 321 million units reached in 2000.

3rd November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Russian Tyre Imports Crash 8.6% in 1H 2009

International News, News

With the Russian economy fairing worst that most at the moment, the tyre business in this part of the world has taken a similarly significant hit, with both imports and exports falling heavily in the first half of 2009. Tyre manufacturers appear to have been offering significant discounts (or exporting lower value items) in the first half of 2009 with unit export figures falling far slower than export values. Data compiled by the Russian Discovery Research Group shows exports totalled 3,259,440 units in the first half of 2009, down 8.6 per cent from 3,566,469 units in the first half of 2008. Meanwhile, passenger-car tyre exports fell 7.1 per cent in the period, with truck tyre exports down 14.9 per cent. Exports of light truck tyres countered the trend, growing 40 per cent.

27th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Full Range Supplier Guizhou Tyre Introduces Flotation Tyre

For Guizhou Tyre, as one of China’s leading truck tyre specialists, CITExpo is an essential event. At this year’s exhibition in Shanghai the Guiyang, Guizhou Province based company presented a large section of its range, which is produced and marketed solely under the “Advance” brand name. “We are a full range supplier,” states assistant general manager Edward Zhang. In addition to commercial vehicle tyres the company produces radial and crossply tyres of various types, including light commercial vehicles, OTR, industrial and solid rubber. The company also manufactures passenger car tyres, although the volume produced is “very few”, Zhang admits. During the CITExpo shows Guizhou showed its new, self-produced, flotation and crane tyres for the very first time.

21st October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Reflects on Successful Market Debut in China

In general, the largest names in the tyre industry are not present at the China International Tire Expo. This year, however, one of the leading global tyre manufacturers brought its extensive range to CITExpo in Shanghai: Cooper Tire & Rubber. Since the establishment of two joint ventures in China the US based tyre company has also become a leading player in this particular market. As Cooper vice president and general manager for Asia Allen Tsaur emphasised when talking with Tyres & Accessories at CITExpo, the company wants in future to even more heavily focus upon the local Chinese market.

16th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Not Involved in Nizhnekamskshina ‘Investment or Construction’

Following earlier reports that Continental AG is considering producing some of its truck tyres in cooperation with Nizhnekamskshina, a spokesperson for Continental’s truck tyre division explained that the company is: “…not involved in either the construction or investment.” Continental’s representatives refuted rumours that the German manufacturer will establish its own manufacture of light commercial vehicle tyres in Russia after the subsequent close of its Hannover-Stöcken production site in Germany. “We are – as we have said – already providing technology and know-how. The decision as to whether tyres will be manufactured for us there is completely open. If we choose to produce there, it will be to secure a share in the growth of the Russian and CIS markets. We do not intend to produce for other markets,” he continued. The company made it clear that the Continental “technology” delivered to Nizhnekamsk will not be the used production equipment from the Stöcken plant.

15th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Market Recovery Mixed, Says Michelin Executive

Comments made during the launch of Michelin’s first global marketing campaign point towards a mixed outlook for the tyre market. Reuters reports Claire Dorland-Clauzel, head of communications and brands and a member of the group's management board as saying demand for passenger car and light commercial vehicle tyres is improving in Europe and the United State, while signs of an upturn in the commercial vehicle tyre market are yet to be seen.

9th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

STL Achieves European Accreditation To Test Agricultural Tyres

Independent testing facility Standards Testing Laboratories (STL) has been approved to test pneumatic tyres for agricultural vehicles and trailers in accordance with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Regulation No. 106. ECE Reg. 106 covers new pneumatic tyres that serve primarily agricultural and forestry vehicles, agricultural machines and agricultural trailers, and that correspond to speeds below 65 km/h.

"Companies interested in exporting these types of tyres to Europe can enlist the services of STL to provide unbiased, qualified testing as our facility continues to expand its capabilities and serve as a 'one-stop source' for customers," said Cheryl Schnuth, vice president, marketing, Standards Testing Laboratories.

6th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

De Klok Holds High Expectations for the New Season

Dutch wholesaler De Klok Banden is releasing a completely updated product range for the 2009/2010 winter tyre season. But it is not only the size and depth of the line-up that’s been taken care of – the company is also convinced that tyre dealers will be hard pressed to go past De Klok’s brands when it comes to quality, availability and pricing. Furthermore, a recently added extra 15,000 square metres warehouse capacity shows that the firm from Oud-Beijerland, south of Rotterdam, is set to expand.

2nd October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo to Cease Supplying US Market from China

Following the Obama administration’s decision on Chinese tyre imports, Toyo Tire & Rubber has announced it will soon stop producing passenger car and light commercial vehicle tyres for the US market in China. "Most of those tyres will soon be manufactured at our plants in Japan," the company said in a statement. "Our number one priority is customer satisfaction, and we are making every effort to minimise disruption in supplies to our dealers by expediting these production changes."

28th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Magnum SRI Recycled Compound Tyre Test Yield Successful Results

According to rubber recycler Magnum D’Or Resources and Sekhar Research Innovations, September has been a truly historic month. Magnum SRI has for some time performed laboratory trials to convert its activated compound into a high recycled content “custom compound” that is tailored for blending with various high end applications, and on September 19 Magnum SRI announced it has now successfully produced the custom compound on a commercial production scale using a Banbury mixer at the Malaysian Rubber Research Institute facility in Sungai Buloh. This effectively replicates, explained Magnum, the production parameters and process flow it indents to implement in its Magog, Canada facility and subsequently its plant in Colorado.

23rd September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors