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Cooper Contracts Sapphire for Waste Tyre Disposal

Cooper Tire and Rubber Company Europe Ltd has awarded a waste tyre collection contract to Sapphire Energy Recovery. According to the companies the contract reduces the number of miles waste has to travel for waste disposal and therefore reduces the company’s carbon footprint.

Sapphire Energy Recovery is now transporting the majority of the waste tyres generated during the manufacturing process to Lafarge Cement’s Westbury Works just nine miles from Cooper Tire’s Melksham factory, where they are consumed in the cement kiln.

18th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

TIA Formally Back R2R Bill Effort

The Right to Repair issue has been a hot button for the independent auto service industry for nearly a decade. And calls for such legislation have spread to Europe and Canada. Yesterday, TIA formally announced its support of the latest federal Right to Repair bill – Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act (HR 2694) – and “strongly urges Congress to pass the legislation in order to ensure that car owners and their trusted repair shops have the same access to safety alerts and repair information as the franchised new car dealer network.”

“We have always supported Right to Repair, but because most new vehicles are equipped with TPMS that are controlled by computers, we felt compelled to formally state our position,” said Roy Littlefield, TIA’s executive vice president. “Keeping these systems updated and in safe working condition requires ready access to complete and accurate information from the car companies.

17th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Tire Starts Tame the Road Global TV Campaign

A new Hankook TV commercial featuring heroes, sports coupes and “furious” car chases is part of a new global TV marketing campaign currently being enacted by Hankook Tire. The campaign is currently rolling out simultaneously across Europe, China and the US.

The 20-second clip stands out with its 3D animation, offering TV audiences a “never-seen-before” action-packed perspective in a tyre commercial. The brand-new Hankook Ventus V12 Evo takes centre stage in the story, whose impressive appearance is experienced close-up by viewers. The effects created by award-winning creative studio Shilo TV is designed to captivate viewers.

16th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan Europe Offered $375 million in Takeover Bid

British-based OTR wheelmaker Titan Europe has received an all-share takeover offer from parent company Titan International. The announcement comes four years after the company was floated by Titan International, which kept a 17 per cent stake. According to market observers, the offer equates to 230 pence per share offer more than 100 per cent more than Titan Europe’s 111p closing price on Friday 11 April.

Illinois-based Titan International is reportedly interested in buying back Titan Europe because market conditions have led it to re-focus on large size off-road wheels, having decided to focus on smaller wheels in 2004.

14th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

MA-Z4S Joins Growing Maxxis Performance Range

The recently unveiled Maxxis MA-Z4S is now available in the UK, exclusively supplied by Group Tyre. The unidirectional UHP tyre is sold in sizes from 195/50 R15 to 255/35 ZR20, and brings the Maxxis performance tyre range to a total of 200 sizes with solutions for every application – from, general motoring to the demands of professional motorsport.

Tread design is intended to maximise the all-season characteristics of the MA-Z4S. Its V-shaped tread pattern features four high-void circumferential main grooves for effective water dispersal on wet roads, plus multiple grooves and siping for snow conditions. Underneath the all-season tread is a solid centre rib, reinforced casing and body ply structure designed with improved handling and high-speed stability in mind, while the hard bead filler compound is intended to deliver better cornering.

14th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Zimmermann Retires After More that 40 Years of Leading Ellerbrock

Klaus Zimmermann has retired from headling Ellerbrock Reifenrunderneuerungs Technologie GmbH, in order to “dedicate time to his private life.” Mario Marangoni, president of Ellerbrock’s parent company (Marangoni Spa) and Giovanni Marangoni, President of Marangoni Pneumatici Spa, presented him with a commemorative plaque as an expression of their esteem.

From 1980 to 2005, Klaus Zimmermann was Managing Director of Ellerbrock, heading the company from the beginning of the partnership with the Marangoni Group until the takeover of Ellerbrock GmbH by Marangoni in 1992. During this period, his managerial role was always distinguished by great enthusiasm and detailed knowledge of the truck retreading market, both in Europe and abroad. He was widely recognised for his professional credibility and greatly appreciated as a partner by both customers and colleagues.

11th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Second HiQ Motorsport Forum in Peterborough Today

HiQ says it is hosting an evening of Motorsport “thrills and spills” at its Whittlesey Road, Peterborough, store from 6.30pm to 8.30pm today. The idea is for the retail chain to give motoring enthusiasts a taste of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championships, which the company is officially sponsoring for the first time. The high octane entertainment will feature appearances from leading touring car team Seat and driver Darren Turner, who will give onlookers an insight into the world of competitive motor sport. Tonight’s event is the second motorsport forum to ever take place, following what the company called an “extremely successful event in Grays last week, which was attended by more than 100 people.”

10th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

ITWS Aims to Reduce Industrial and OTR Tyre Costs

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With over 55 years of experience in the industrial and large earthmoving tyre industry, International Tyre & Wheel Solutions’ team has a vision to reduce its customers running costs by continually searching for innovative ideas. According to the company, one example of this is the introduction of the new SG Revolution tyre concept into Europe. The SG Revolution super cushion tyre is manufactured In Thailand and is said to exhibit performance that is “second to none” in terms of hours per millimetre (mm) and cost per hour. Sizes are available from 400×8 up to 29.5×25 L5 tyres, this tyre as an original tread depth of 177mm.

Sales of the Belshina giant earthmover tyres along with the Tyrol tyre sealant represent the products that ITWS offers to the construction, waste and freight markets. ITWS also supplies tyre presses and tooling for the fitment of its tyres.

9th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Correction: VDB Set for Growth with New Facility

The inclusion of the Wanli name and the mentioned UK sales figures in the previous Tyres & Accessories e-Newsletter on Van den Ban (08/04/08) were erroneous. We wish to clarify that this brand is not supplied by Van den Ban. In addition the name of Van den Ban’s budget brand is BCT, and not PCT as mentioned in the same article. Tyres & Accessories apologises for any confusion this may have caused.

With Van den Ban sales figures increasing daily, the company is in the process of building new and larger premises. Van den Ban’s new warehouse will be 24,000 m2 and together with its existing container terminal of 20,000 m2, Van den Ban will be able to hold between 1.5 and 2.0 million tyres in stock.

9th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

The ‘Intyre’ Business

Intyre is a tyre wholesale company that specialises in the export of used tyres. Situated in the centre of Belgium, near the well-known export and shipping centre of Antwerp, the company mainly deals with used car and truck tyres. Unlike other casing and used tyre companies, Intyre does not collect tyres from fitting stations and other dealers, but only buys tyres that can be ‘reused.’ “In this way we try to avoid stocking scrap tyres. We usually inspect the tyres at the supplier’s place and bring them to one of our warehouses where they are sorted by quality and size,” the company told T&A. Intyre has a 4600m² warehouse and a yard of about 8000m². “We usually distinguish two qualities for two different markets. Firstly there are the high-quality used tyres which are sold mainly in Europe. Our second outlet is the African and South American market, which mainly imports the cheaper second hand tyres,” company representatives concluded.

7th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Leading Indian Manufacturer Focuses on EM Exports

TVS Srichakra, the number one motorcycle tyre maker in India, is focussing on promoting its “large programme of off-the-road (OTR) tyres for the export market” at this year’s Reifen Essen exhibition. The Indian manufacturer describes itself as a global player due to its distribution networks in Europe and USA; and major OEM accounts in Europe. In total the company and exports to over 55 countries in all the six continents. TVS Srichakra, with its “Eurogrip” programme for overseas markets, offers a wide range of off-high way applications, covering in excess of 400 stock keeping units.

7th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyrenet Goes Paperless with Tyre-Check Partnership

The Tyrenet network of independent tyre dealerships has joined forces with Tyre-Check. Since being formed four years ago with just 23 dealers, Tyrenet’s membership has grown to include 450 dealerships in both the UK and Ireland. Tyrenet managing director, Mike Riley commented: “Tyrenet is always looking to move forward and by partnering Tyre-Check the company will be pioneering a new and bold incentive to take the truck tyre fleet management market to a new ‘paperless’ level of efficiency…It is a very exciting period for Tyrenet as we are partnering Tyre Check not just in the UK and Ireland but throughout Europe in due course through the Tyre European Network (TEN).”

According to Riley: “There is no doubt that the Tyre-Check system offers fleets of all sizes complete control of a job including the ultimate costs and service. At the same time there is the ability to see the actions taking place in real time and by working within the Tyrenet operation the opportunity to select any brand of tyre. Finally the Tyre-Check system has been designed to enable a low entry point, which means affordable initial cost and the chance to gradually invest in due course.”

4th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Automated Tyre Facility Opens in Hungary

The fully automated 190 million tyre manufacturing facility Bridgestone has built in Tatabánya, Hungary, officially opened for business on April 3. The factory is the first in Europe to feature the tyre major’s BIRD (Bridgestone Innovative and Rational Development) technology and only the second facility outside Japan to do so. Plant production of high-performance and large-rim sized radial tyres for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles is scheduled to reach 8,000 units a day in 2009.

More than 150 guests attended the opening ceremony, including senior Hungarian figures from local, regional and national authorities. Amongst this group of dignitaries was Mr. Ábel Garamhegyi, Hungarian State Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Transport, Mr. János Bencsik, Mayor of Tatabánya and Mr. László Beke, Mayor of Környe. Representatives of Hungary’s national and local media, officials from local organisations in Tatabánya and Környe, and managing directors of neighbouring companies also attended.

4th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Gripen Wheels Now in the UK

The products of Swedish manufacturer Gripen Wheels have only recently arrived in the UK, with the company’s first pricelist for our market introduced in 2007. The company boasts a wide range of product offerings – in addition to a large stock of rims for OTR vehicles such as earthmovers and those used in mining operations, the company claims to have the largest OTR tyre warehouse capacity in Europe with most tyres in stock for immediate delivery. Further details about the company’s product offerings can be obtained from the Gripen Wheels website www.gripenwheels.com

3rd April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Dow Europe Announces Price Increase for Synthetic Rubber

As of April 1st, or as contract terms allow, prices for all synthetic rubber grades sold in Europe by Dow Europe GmbH will by 150 euros per tonne, the company has announced. The products included in the price rise include those from its portfolio of styrene rubber (SBR) and polybutadiene rubber (BR) products, including cold polymerized emulsion styrene butadiene rubber (BUNA E-SBR), high-cis polybutadiene rubber (BR), low-cis polybutadiene rubber as well as solution styrene butadiene rubber (S-SBR).

31st March 2008/by Tyrepress Editors