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Wolverhampton’s Iconic Goodyear Chimney Set to Tumble

The days of an iconic Wolverhampton landmark are drawing to a close. Preparation work has already begun for the demolition of the Goodyear chimney that for decades towered over a once bustling tyre manufacturing plant, and by late June or early July the imposing 150 foot high blue and yellow brick structure will exist only as a memory.

At its peak the Goodyear facility in Wolverhampton employed 7,000 people, but today this number has shrunk to 450, the remaining workers engaged in the production of retreads and compounds for use in other European Goodyear factories. The bulk of the factory site will be redeveloped into a residential area with 700 houses, shops, a park and a school. The first houses will be built in 2010.

11th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

India Facility to Boost Alliance Tire Agri, OTR Capacity

Alliance Tire, the Israel based company purchased in July 2007 by former BKT CEO Yogesh Mahansaria and global private equity company Warburg Pincus, has plans to construct a £50 million greenfield facility in India. The factory will focus on the production of agricultural and smaller size OTR tyres, and is tipped to double the company’s total production capacity. Manufacture at the plant is anticipated to commence in the first quarter of 2009.

10th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Donnell & Ellis Plump for ATS Euromaster

Omagh-based Donnell & Ellis Heavy Haulage have signed a contract to make ATS Euromaster the company’s sole tyre service provider.

The contract, said to be worth close to £100,000 per year, is aimed at providing the company with proactive tyre management as a measure against unexpected vehicle downtime. In addition, the agreement sees a fleet-wide change of preferred brand; ATSE are fitting Michelin tyres on its 30 Scania tractor units, and Hankook tyres on 60 specialist trailers, some of which have a payload capacity of up to 200 tonnes.

5th June 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Apollo In Discussions About New Hungary Factory

The local council of Gyöngyös in North-Eastern Hungary has been holding discussions with Apollo Tyres to establish a factory in the region. The go-ahead would depend on Apollo Tyres acquiring all of the necessary permits for the plant’s construction, said mayor Attila Végh said on May 13.

According to Hungary’s BBJ business weekly, the factory’s planned construction has met with opposition from locals who believe it will endanger the region’s winegrowers and fruit farmers.

14th May 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Hayes Lemmerz to Close US Aluminium Wheel Facility

On May 12 Hayes Lemmerz International announced the planned closure of its aluminium wheel manufacturing facility in Gainesville, Georgia (USA) by the end of this year. The company has taken the decision to close the factory due to global overcapacity in the light vehicle aluminium wheel market and the increasing level of aluminium wheel imports coming into North America from countries with lower production costs. The company says the closure announcement reflects its overall strategy to continue to focus its business on the “right products in the right geographic regions”.

The Gainesville facility, which has been producing wheels since July 1994, employs approximately 290 people. Employees were advised of the closure during a meeting at the facility. A portion of the production currently at Gainesville will be moved to the Hayes Lemmerz aluminium wheel facility in Mexico.

13th May 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Birla Expansion to Add Radial Capacity

India’s Business Standard newspaper has reported on plans for Kesoram Industries to invest Rs 8.4 billion (£103.4 million) expanding its Birla Tyre factory in the northern state of Uttarakhand. Plans for the facility include a radial tyre plant with a 100 ton per day capacity, to be built with a capital outlay of Rs 4.95 billion (£60.9 million) and a 125 ton per day capacity truck and agricultural vehicle bias tyre factory, to be built with an investment of Rs 3.45 billion (£42.5 million). The expansion has an anticipated completion date of December 2009.

12th May 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

2 Factory-Supported Motocross Teams Ride on Maxxis Tyres

Two factory-supported teams competing in the 2008 Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship have chosen Maxxis tyres. Relentless Suzuki MX and Twisted7.com/Moto/Animal are among 17 teams competing in the eight-round championship, which runs from March to September. Maxxis has signed up as title sponsor of what is widely acknowledged as the UK’s premier off-road motorcycle series until 2010.

Based in Rugeley, Staffordshire, the Relentless Suzuki MX team was set up by ex-rider Rob Hooper, who became a team manager in 1987 and has been running his own motocross outfit since 1991. Team rider Jamie Law, 21, is contesting the MX1 series on a Suzuki RM-Z450, while Scott Probert, 21, and Lewis Gregory, 22, are both using Suzuki RM-Z 250cc machines in the MX2 class.

9th May 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

BFG Official Tyre for Mustang Series

Michelin North America’s BFGoodrich brand is the presenting sponsor and official tyre of the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup.

The seven-race professional kicked off this past weekend at Road Atlanta, with all factory-built Ford Mustang FR500S race cars competing on BFGoodrich g-Force R1 tyres.

“BFG’s involvement in the Ford Racing Mustang Challenge for the Miller Cup goes beyond just our sponsorship involvement,” said Doug Brown, brand category manager for BFGoodrich brand. “BFGoodrich Tires wants to provide yet another avenue to recognise the efforts put forth by the drivers because we know they can count on the g-Force R1 tyre lap after lap and we want the competitors to be recognised for their racing ability as well.” (Tire Review/Akron)

6th May 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Jantsa/Fieldens Cooperate on CV Show Stand

Fieldens (Wheels Tyres & ATVs) ltd has joined forces with Turkey’s largest specialist wheel manufacturer, Jantsa, in hosting a stand at this year’s NEC Commercial Vehicle Show. According to Fieldens, demand for specialist tyres and wheels for commercial vehicles, civil engineering plant and equipment has grown significantly in recent years. Fieldens aims to serve this market by building “a first class reputation as a company that can supply those awkward sized tyres, tread patterns and brands right across civil engineering, quarrying, amenity and agricultural industries.

15th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Xingda to Expand Tyre Cord Capacity

China based manufacturer and distributor of radial tyre cord and bead wire, Xingda International Holdings Ltd., has announced the expansion of its high performance tyre cord by 40,000 to 50,000 tons per year in each of the next three years. This capacity increase will take place at the company’s “Factory No. 8” facility.

At the end of 2007 the company’s radial cord capacity stood at 237,100 tons, a 22.2 per cent increase over 2006, the company reported in its annual statement. The utilisation rate of this tyre cord was 84 per cent, only marginally lower than the year before. The Jiangsu Province based firm aims to reach a total radial tyre cord production capacity of approximately 400,000 tons by 2011. The company quotes the China Rubber Industry Association as saying demand within China for radial cord will exceed 800,000 tons in 2008, an increase of over 25 per cent on 2007.

15th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Workers Strike at Kiyan Tire, Iran

Workers have been on strike at Kiyan Tire Factory, Iran, since Thursday 10 April. As workers ended their third day of strike, on Saturday 12 April, they burned tyres on highway between Tehran and Islamshahr. According to anti-government news reports, striking workers have not been paid “in the last few months” and some since last autumn.

14th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Indian CV Tyre Market Will Be 20% Radialised by 2011

JK Tyres president Arun Bajoria has predicted that radialisation is the “next big thing” in the Indian tyre market. His comments came alongside an announcement that the company will almost double the Indian manufacturer’s PCR capacity thorough the construction of a Greenfield passenger car radial tyre factory. “We are falling short of capacity and we are planning a new plant,” Arun Bajoria, president, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd told the Hindu Business Line. Bajoria told the newspaper that JK Tyre is scouting out possible locations in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and some States in the north of India.

9th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Nokian Awards Contract for Russian Factory Enlargement

Nokian Tyres has awarded the contract for constructing an additional extension to its Russian facility near St. Petersburg, with work to commence immediately. According to a company press release the 24,500 square metre construction should be ready by March 2009, with the administration facility completed the following November. Earthmoving work necessary for construction began last November.

8th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Nankang to Sell Taipei Factory

Nankang is proceeding with the sale of its factory in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei. The facility, located in the city’s Nankang district, mainly engaged in the manufacture of bias tyres and passenger car radials, ceased production in February 2008. The site will be redeveloped according to a Tapei municipal urban redevelopment plan.

8th 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