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MRF plant lockout ends

Indian tyre maker MRF Ltd reports that the lockout at its factory in Kottayam, Kerala state, was lifted on the morning of June 24. Two days earlier the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange it had implemented the lockout on account of “labour unrest in the factory.” While MRF’s own announcements do not elaborate on the issue, The Financial Express newspaper's coverage of the incident cites a union source, who explains the lockout as being the “fallout of a dispute between an employee and a supervisor over alleged unauthorised leave.” Specifically, the anonymous union source alleges the employee was not permitted to go on duty on June 18 and other workers then staged a walkout as a mark of solidarity. The plant is said to have lost around Rs220 million (£3 million) during the four days it was out of operation, the financial daily added.

24th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Fire in Swansea to burn for days with “few tonnes” of shredded tyres

A former Mettoys factory on the Fforestfach industrial estate in Swansea has been burning since at least lunchtime yesterday (16 June), and appears likely to continue to do so into the weekend, as 50 firefighters work to control the blaze. The reason for the fire’s resilience and size appears to be “several tonnes” of shredded tyres that were being stored on the site, according to the BBC’s local news report at the scene. The corporation quotes firefighter Richard Fry: “The product is quite a number of feet thick in places and it's a very deep seat burning and very slow burning. It's a rubber product from reused vehicle tyres and it's the by-product of the process that was used to recycle these tyres. There's quite a few tonnes in there. We expect this to continue for a number of days yet."

17th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Four Isle of Man TT winners on Dunlop in 2011

Dunlop increased its tally of victories to 17 over the last four years, as riders using the company’s rubber took wins in the Superbike, Supersport 1, Superstock and Senior TT races in 2011. The 92nd running of the Isle of Man TT race saw yet another victory for Honda TT Legends rider John McGuiness in the final TT race, completing the 37.73 mile (60.72 km) Mountain Course. “This was an excellent performance from Dunlop-shod teams and riders,” said Dunlop Motorsport sales manager motorcycle race, Pat Walsh.

16th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone now supplying Indian market with local TBR production

Truck and bus tyre production has commenced at Bridgestone’s Indore factory in India’s Madhya Pradesh State. The Bridgestone India facility, which has been producing passenger car tyres since 1998, was expanded to cater for the country’s growing demand for truck and bus radials through an Rs 1,700 million (£22.8 million) investment. Bridgestone India anticipates producing around 200 TBR tyres per day at the plant by the end of this year and twice that number by mid-2012.

15th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Hungary’s ‘factory village’ opened

Work on stage two of Hankook Tire Hungary’s Rácalmás factory is close to completion and the 1,900 employees at the plant now produce more than 30,000 tyres per day. Alongside the plant expansion, Hankook has also worked on, and recently completed, a project to benefit its workforce. On June 10, Hankook Tire Hungary opened a new 100 per cent company-financed hostel equipped to house 500 employees; the tyre maker says the facility, located in nearby Dunaújváros, offers “modern accommodation at the highest standard.”

15th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo still on track to introduce Vredestein into India

Despite a later than originally anticipated timeframe, the manufacture of Vredestein brand tyres is still expected to begin in India before the end of 2011. Satish Sharma, the chief of India operations for Vredestein parent company Apollo Tyres, has been quoted as saying “we may start rolling out Vredestein tyres from our Chennai or Vadodara factory in three to six months.” He noted, however, that initial production quantities would be very low.

14th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hiring begins for Mitas North America plant

Today Mitas Tires North America begins the process hiring staff for its new agricultural tyre plant in Charles City, Iowa. The company says it is interviewing job seekers with a view to hiring ten “foremen and core employees” who will be sent to the Czech Republic for training. A further 149 employees will be recruited later this year.

14th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Strike at Kumho China plant over

A three-day strike at a Kumho tyre factory in China has reportedly ended. Workers allegedly downed tools at Kumho Tire’s Changchun City plant in northeast China in protest against low wages. More than 400 workers agreed upon a return to work last Saturday, a Kumho official told the Shanghai Daily.

14th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop to support National Motorsport Week

National Motorsport Week, which will run between 25 June and 3 July, will receive the backing of UK motorsport tyre manufacturer Dunlop, the company has announced. The initiative is led by the Motor Sports Association and the Motorsport Industry Association and is intended to encourage more people to participate in motorsport and reaffirm the country’s dominant position internationally.

14th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Heuver launches Athlete private wheel brand

At the start of June, Heuver Tyrewholesale began acting as exclusive European distributor for a new private label, the Athlete Wheels truck range. The Chinese-produced brand is initially available in a number of high-demand sizes, such as from 6.75×17.5 to 14.00×22.5-inch, with truck and trailer wheels available for delivery from stock. Company director Bertus Heuver states that further sizes will be introduced during the course of the year. In all, 500 different designs are produced at the factory where Athlete Wheels are produced, a total of ten million units per annum. All Athlete steel wheels are TÜV approved and are ISO9001 certified.

8th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Stoner triumphs in tricky conditions at Catalunya

Casey Stoner used the harder rear compound Potenza to win from second on the grid for the Repsol Honda Team ahead of Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies in a double podium for the Yamaha Factory Racing team. The Catalunya Grand Prix weekend was punctuated by rain showers, and heavy rain overnight left the circuit soaked for the morning’s warm-up session, which was the first time this season that Bridgestone’s hard compound wet tyres have been used. The circuit dried through the day however and the MotoGP race was run in the dry, although rain threatened at the midway point of the race and the white flags came out as drops fell in the last sector of the circuit.

6th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama wins OE fitments on new Mercedes-Benz SLK, CLS models

Yokohama has announced that it has been awarded original equipment fitment contracts on new Mercedes-Benz SLK and CLS models produced at the car manufacturer’s German plant. The Advan Sport V105 has been selected for both the SLK-class two-seater roadster model and the CLS-class premium luxury four-door coupe models. The tyre was developed jointly by Yokohama and Mercedes-Benz (or Daimler), with the MO mark on the sidewall signifying the manufacturer’s approval. The V105 will be introduced into replacement markets around the world later, with the number of available sizes extended from the beginning of 2012 accordingly.

3rd June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Cordiant OE on Russian Polo

Sibur-Russian Tyres reports it has begun OEM shipments of Cordiant brand tyres to the Volkswagen plant in Kaluga, some 100 miles southwest of Moscow. The tyres will be fitted as original equipment on Polo saloons built at the factory, with the first Cordiant equipped cars rolling off the production line in June. The Russian tyre maker anticipates delivering up to 100,000 Cordiant tyres for the Polo and other Volkswagen Group cars by the end of the year.

27th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone OE for Aston Vantage S

Aston Martin refers to its V8 Vantage S as a “driver-focused” vehicle: “The Vantage S epitomises every attribute of the V8 Vantage and pushes the driver experience beyond what we have offered before,” exclaims Dr. Ulrich Bez, CEO of Aston Martin, “It combines dynamic exhilaration with all the charming finesse, beauty and practicality already associated with the Vantage range.” Bridgestone is thus pleased its Potenza RE050A has been selected as original equipment on the freshly released coupé and roadster. The Bridgestone tyre is fitted to the 430hp Aston Martin in size 245/40 on the front wheels and 285/35 on the rear.

24th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

MRF factory No. 7 to enter production by year’s end

Production at MRF Tyres’ seventh factory in India is expected to begin in the coming months. At the opening of a company sales and service outlet in the city of Kolkata, MRF deputy general manager Rajat K. Nangia commented that operations at the Rs 9 billion (£121 million) truck tyre and passenger car radial plant in Thiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu state would commence before the end of the year. Nangia also reported on the tyre maker’s intention to raise US$110 million through the sale of ten year bonds; Nangia said the bond sale process is already underway and a portion of the funds raised will be utilised to increase capacity expansion in each of the company’s factories.

23rd May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors