Ellerbrock has once again extended its Kontur precured tread range. Two new options have been added to the winter profile, Kontur Grip, which is now available in 240mm and 260mm.
The Kontur range is Ellerbrock’s “superior performance” tread, designed to offer greater mileage performance, greater transverse stability of the vehicle and even, regular tread wear.
After the fire that completely destroyed the production plant at Marangoni’s German subsidiary Ellerbrock, North of Hamburg three weeks ago, the well known retread technology producer has stopped worrying about the past. Rather, Ellerbrock is occupied with plans for the future. The immediate goal is to reconstruct the plant by the end of next year, company officials told T&A. They didn’t reveal the total investment but will ensure that the new plant will process at least as much rubber as the old one, i.e. 15,000 tons per year. According to the plans, Ellerbrock’s new plant will become the most modern in Europe. In the meantime, 20 employees have been posted to two Marangoni plants in Italy in order to prevent the company from encountering delivery difficulties. For the first few weeks after the fire, Ellerbrock has been doing business from the stock.
After more than 40 hours, the fire at the Ellerbrock factory in Henstedt-Ulzburg, north of Hamburg, has finally been extinguished. The manufacturing plant has been totally destroyed, with the cost of damage running to more than 10 million Euro. The cause of the fire is still unknown.
Early this morning fire broke out at Ellerbrock Tread in Henstedt-Ulzburg. The 6,500 square metre production hall has fallen victim to the flames. There are approximately 200 fire-fighters on site fighting the fire and it is expected that it will take the whole weekend to bring the fire under control. According to the local radio station in Schleswig-Holstein damage is estimated to run to approximately 15 million Euro. Marketing and sales director Dirk Rohmann stated at the factory gates in Hamburg that it was too early to state the extent of the damage. The fire had damaged the production facility but only after the fire is completely extinguished will the full extent of the damage be assessed. The cause of the fire is not known at present.
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