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Apollo Begins Quest for New Factory Site in Hungary, Slovakia

Apollo Tyres will begin its search for possible new sites for its European factory at the start of September. According to the company’s public relations agent in Hungary, sites both in Hungary and Slovakia will be considered.

The site assessment process is expected to take several months, the agent said. Meanwhile, twenty-seven Hungarian towns have voiced an interest in hosting the tyre manufacturing facility. The trade promotion organisation International Trade and Development Hungary has forwarded information on a number of sites to the tyremaker’s Hungarian agency, and the level of direct contact it is receiving from local governments in Slovakia is increasing.

29th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Georgia on Toyo’s Mind for Expansion

Toyo Tire is ready to invest in a third Georgia expansion since 2004. Governor Sonny Perdue has revealed to local news sources that the Japanese company will invest a further $270 million in its White, Bartow County facility, creating another 400 jobs.

The company hopes to double output to 5.2 million units a year in 2011, with a total of 850 employees working in the newly-expanded factory.

27th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Two Fined for Triofill Espionage Case

International News, Product News

In July 2005 a case of industrial espionage involving Zeus GmbH, a subsidiary of Germany’s Rösler group, was reported in South Africa. At the time the company was testing a newly developed puncture protection substance, which today is marketed worldwide as Triofill.

Two men illegally entered the Zeus factory building, took photographs of the new Trio fill pump and stole samples of the Triofill. Zeus Gmbh has finally received a 14-page judgment from the South African court regarding the case, and Tyres & Accessories has seen a copy of this judgment. The court has penalised each of the two men with fines of 20,000 rand (£1,400).

26th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Carlisle Plant Temporarily Shut Down

Pirelli’s plant in Carlisle has been shut since Thursday, when workers were told to stay away following the discovery of a problem with the building’s boiler system.

Local news sources have reported that engineers spent the bank holiday weekend working to repair the malfunctioned apparatus, but that the factory’s management team is waiting for assurance of the building’s safety for work. Pirelli has continued to pay its workers’ wages at the site despite the closure and subsequent loss of production of thousands of tyres.

The factory usually operates all year round, employing 1,000 workers, though this number is set to be reduced following the announcement last month that the company would shed 60 jobs from the site.

26th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Shuts Burton Plant too

Having temporarily shut its Carlisle plant after a fault with the building’s boiler, Pirelli has also sent home its workforce at the company’s other UK factory in Burton.

Pirelli told its workers that production would be suspended while checks were performed on the company’s boiler system. However, there is as yet no word on when the workforce will be able to return to the plant.

26th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Three Millionth Michelin Aircraft Tyre Produced by MATC

Employees at the Michelin Aircraft Tire Company (MATC) facility in North Carolina, USA recently took time out from their normal tyre building operations to celebrate the production of the plant’s three millionth aircraft tyre.

“The production of the three millionth tyre is an important milestone for everyone here at Norwood,” said facility manager Randy Stroman. “Everyone enjoyed a week-long celebration that included giveaways, promotions and an opportunity for each employee to sign the tyre.”

20th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Superior Industries to Close Factory, Cut 29% of US Workforce

Aluminium wheel manufacturer Superior Industries International has announced the closure of its factory in Pittsburg, Kansas. This decision was taken during its recent review of strategic initiatives to reduce costs and balance its manufacturing capacity in light of reduced demand for SUVs and light trucks.

The closure will take place on December 19 and 600 jobs will be lost as a result. Superior Industries expects to incur severance and related costs of approximately US$1.8 million in the next six months from August 2008. Asset impairment charges related to closing the facility have yet to be determined, but will be recorded in the financial quarter ending September 30. As of July 27, 2008, the net book value of manufacturing equipment at the Pittsburg location was approximately $13.2 million.

20th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Amtel-Vredestein Suspends Production at Kirov Factory

Amtel-Vredestein is halting production at its Amtel-Povolzhye factory in Kirov, Russia. Upon making the announcement on August 19 the company said the stoppage is the result of a working capital shortage it has experienced in recent months.

A second tranche of the stabilisation loan provided by Sibur Russian Tyres is anticipated by Amtel-Vredestein in accordance with previously made agreements. The provision of such funding is subject to the passing of resolutions at the company’s Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders, scheduled for 29 August.

19th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Ruia Outlines Dunlop India Plans at AGM

Dunlop India is planning to build a ten megawatt captive power plant at its manufacturing unit at Shahgunj in West Bengal. Pawan Kumar Ruia, chairman of Dunlop parent company the Ruia Group, Pawan Kumar Ruia, announced during the company’s annual general meeting that this Rs 500 million (£6.2 million) facility would be built during the next one to one and a half years.

The group has just begun work on a six megawatt captive power plant at a manufacturing site belonging to Falcon Tyres, a company acquired at the same time as Dunlop India in 2005, and as the company’s own requirements here are only 3.5 megawatts, it will sell the surplus electricity. The Shahgunj unit’s captive need is five megawatts.

19th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pro-Align Going the Extra Mile for Customers

Pro-Align says its passion for wheel alignment means the company is prepared to go far beyond simply supplying Hunter wheel alignment equipment. It has been instrumental in initiating the debate on the creation of a wheel alignment standard, which can be recognised by the industry and consumer alike.

From Pro-Align’s own experience and feedback from customers who have selected Hunter alignment systems, a demand exists for a ‘proper’ four-wheel alignment service. By ‘proper’, businesses mean they are looking to make sure the alignment service they offer is carried out as close to the car manufacturer’s procedures for wheel alignment as possible – thus leaving minimal room for criticism that ‘they don’t do it right’.

19th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

26 More Hungarian Municipalities ‘Interested’ in Apollo Tyre Factory

The Hungarian Ministry of Economy and National Development has announced that a total twenty-seven Hungarian municipalities have signed a letter of intent to become the new site for Apollo Tyres’ new 200 million tyre factory. The announcement follows earlier reports that the Hungarian region of Polgar was interested in hosting the factory.

According to the Hungarian government, the joint declaration was signed by the municipalities of Ajka, Bábolna, Érd, Hatvan, Heves, Isaszeg, Jászberény, Kalocsa, Kapuvár, Kazincbarcika, Kiskunfélegyháza, Komló, Maklár, Marcali, Mezőkövesd, Mezőtúr, Miskolc, Mosonmagyaróvár, Nagyatád, Nagykanizsa, Polgár, Szeged, Szentes, Sziksza, Szolnok, Zagyvarékas and Záhony.

19th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo Tyres unit shut down

A lock-out was declared at Apollo Tyres’ facility in Kerala on August 16, reportedly due to a lack of production and strike action from a portion of the workforce. According to a company spokesman, the lock out began in the morning. The factory had recently undergone a £1.86 million overhaul to increase capacity from 280 to 318 tonnes, however the strike meant that the company could not implement an increase to the new full capacity.

18th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hungarian City ‘Invites’ Apollo Factory Bid

The Hungarian city of Polgar, has reportedly invited a bid for Apollo Tyres to build a 200 million euro factory there after the Indian company withdrew its application to locate the project in Gyongyos (North Hungary) after delays in acquiring permits and a planned local referendum on the plant. “Located along motorway M3, Polgar and its industrial park would offer excellent basic infrastructure and a 50-hectare area to the project,” Polgar’s mayor told the media.

18th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Redevelopment for Apollo Factory Site

The 30-acre site of Apollo Tyres’ PTL Enterprise tyre manufacturing facility in Kalassery will reportedly be used for residential and commercial development following the factory’s relocation to Irapuram in the southwest India state of Kerala. The company intends to invest around Rs 400 million (£4.97 million) in the first phase of the relocation project, and in the second phase it will begin the production of cross-ply tyres at the new site. Previous reports indicate the factory will focus upon the production of specialty tyres.

13th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pirelli Factory a Potential Terrorist Target?

A report published by Italy’s La Stampa newspaper on August 12 suggests a possibility that Pirelli’s tyre manufacturing plant in Turin may be a planned target for terrorists. An anti-terror investigation has begun in Italy after police discovered detailed architectural plans for the Turin factory. While the report does not make clear where the plans were found, reference is made to an “encampment” inside a highway tunnel that is used by local homeless people.

13th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors