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Long Term Dedication

Tired of tyres? Feel as if you can no longer spring out of bed in the morning and embrace the joys of automotive parts and accessories? A 76-year-old US woman puts you to shame….

An Indiana based media website, indystar.com, reports that Carolyn Jennings, a clerical employee at the Firestone Industrial Products plant in Noblesville, Indiana, has clocked up 55 years with the company. This makes her the longest serving Bridgestone-Firestone employee anywhere in the world. Joining the company as a secretary, Jennings has displayed a level of dedication to her job that her supervisor, Bob Kelleher, says he wishes he could “bottle”. Jennings did not miss work due to sickness once during her first 14 years with the company, and has been known to remain at her post even when other employees have gone home due to severe weather conditions.

17th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear US Factory Cited for Safety Violations

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may penalise Goodyear US$52,000 for five safety violations it discovered during an inspection of the company’s facility in Social Circle, Georgia. Inspectors from the Administration noted two repeat violations, for which they proposed penalties of $42,500 after it became apparent that management had not performed certified periodic inspections of its energy control procedures, and that a production machine lacking proper safety guards was in use. Goodyear had been cited for similar failures after an inspection at the same facility in 2006.

16th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin to Double Capacity at Romanian Plant

Production capacity at Michelin’s Victoria Floresti factory in Romania will reportedly double over a two-year period to eight million units. Investments in the facility commenced in 2004 are responsible for this substantial increase in capacity; an annual development programme worth 30 to 40 million euros has seen money injected into the factory each year.

“Production will double over the next two years,” stated the Victoria Floresti factory’s general manager Carmen Petcu to Romania’s Ziarul Financiar newspaper. “And this is the paradox of a process of technological change done as we go. The plant has been, over the past three years, and will be, over the next two years, an under construction site.”

16th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Fire at TCI Tyre Factory

The Kakinara, West Bengal facility belonging to the Tyre Corporation of India has been affected by fire. According to the Times of India newspaper, a fire broke out in the factory’s mixing plant on January 14 and ten fire engines have been at the scene attempting to control the blaze.

The extent of the damage has not as yet been disclosed.

14th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Trelleborg Investing $20 Million in Sri Lanka Expansion

Trelleborg is reported to be expanding its operations in Sri Lanka at the expense of those in the US. The Ceylon Daily News reports that the Swedish firm intends to invest US$20 million expanding its operations in this South Asian nation, with part of this expansion taking the form of relocating its entire Hartville, Ohio tyre operations there.

14th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Gives ZPS Run-Flat UK Debut

Yokohama has shown its latest run-flat technology and the specially designed A13C 245/50 R18 tyre it produces as OE for the Mitsubishi Lancer EvoX at this year’s Autosport Show. By exhibiting the Yokohama Advan ZPS tyre, the manufacturer was giving an indication of what’s to come. According to company representatives the ZPS will be available from dealers, from “later in the 2008” which means the tyre is expected to be stocked from the middle to the end of the year.

On the subject of OE, Yokohama’s A13C tyre will be factory fitted to the Mitsubishi Lancer EvoX in sizes 245/40 R18. Developed in conjunction with Mitsubishi engineers, the A13C has been created to provide “the perfect combination of grip, longevity, safety and comfort,” according to Yokohama.

10th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama HPT Stand to Tempt Autosport International Visitors

According to Yokohama HPT, there are a number of good reasons for visiting the company’s stand at Autosport International 2008. One of the greatest drawcards will naturally be the cars on display, and the Yokohama HPT stand will feature two notable specimens – the Lotus 2-Eleven, factory fitted with Yokohama Advan A048 tyres and the Yokohama Advan-shod, WTCC-winning BMW 3-Series driven by Andy Priaulx. The man himself will also put in appearance at the Yokohama HPT stand; visitors to the show can meet Andy Priaulx at 11.00am on Saturday January 12.

9th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Laugfs to Enter Pneumatic Tyre Market – Reports

Laugfs Gas Holdings will reportedly invest 800 million rupees (£10.4 million) to enter the international pneumatic tyre market in 2008. The first product in the Sri Lanka-based company’s pneumatic tyre portfolio was a Laugfs Colt, a 4.00×8 small pneumatic tyre with flexible sidewalls designed and manufactured for three-wheelers. “This has proved to be a major success and we command a high market share,” Laugfs chairman and managing director W. A. Wegapitiya was quoted as saying.

9th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Production Ends At Tyler

Tyre production at Goodyear’s factory at Tyler, Texas ended on December 21st; just over 50 days after the company announced its intention to cease making tyres at the plant. Around 600 jobs were lost.

4th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Ruia Offers Dunlop Land to State

Pawan Ruia, chairman of Dunlop India, has offered to set up an IT special economic zone (SEZ) on 50 acres of Dunlop land belonging to the Sahaganj factory labour colony. A similar offer has been made on 50 acres of Jessop land at Durgapur too. Ruia, chairman of both India’s first tyre maker Dunlop and oldest engineering company Jessop, said: “Sahaganj, located just 40 km from Kolkata, with an improved road connection can serve to disperse the IT concentration in Salt Lake-Rajarhat area.”

The proposal comes at a time when the state government is hard pressed to arrange land for IT majors like Infosys Technologies, Wipro, ITC Infotech. Dunlop’s land at Sahaganj covers 239 acres, of which only 51 acres accommodate the factory. According to local news sources Dunlop India is currently going through a “funds crunch” that has resulted in the state electricity board severing electricity in December with no word of when it would be resumed.

3rd January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Kumho: “We Will Continue to Invest in Vietnam”

During a state visit to South Korea the leader of Vietnam, Nong Duc Manh, met with Kumho Asiana chairman Sam Koo Park to discuss issues of economic cooperation. Mr. Park attended a lunch meeting with the secretary general of the Communist Party’s Central Committee, at which the two men spoke of ways to increase economic cooperation and general exchange between Korea and Vietnam.

In his welcome address to the secretary general, Mr. Park stated: “We will continue to invest in Vietnam as well as carry out social contribution activities that will benefit the local community…We sincerely look forward to increasing mutual exchange and cooperation between the two countries and wish Korea and Vietnam every future prosperity and a fruitful partnership for a long time to come.”

12th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Multistrada to More than Double Capacity

Indonesian manufacturer PT Multistrada Arah Sarana has announced plans to increase its production capacity from 17,000 units per day to 40,000 during 2008. The company’s public relations manager, Prawita Hertika, said that this move was necessary to keep pace with demand, which at present is averaging 100,000 units per day.

Prawita said that the company, which produces the Multi Strada range of tyres, will expand the capacity of its factory in Cikarang, east of Jakarta to meet increasing export demand. Should market requirements necessitate still further expansion, Prawita added, Multistrada has sufficient vacant land at its factory site to accommodate additional development.

The tyremaker at present exports 85 per cent of its production, with the UK, the Middle East and the US three of its key markets.

12th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Alcoa Opens New Hungary Production Line

On 8 November Alcoa officially opened its new Dura-Bright forged wheel production line at its Hungary factory. According to the company, the Alcoa Dura-Bright surface treatment process in Hungary is a very environmentally friendly operation, thanks to the “Green solution for wastewater treatment and recycling systems”, which generates zero liquid disposal, as it uses 100 per cent recycled rinse water. The first “European” Dura-Bright wheels are expected to roll off the line in January 2008. In the meantime, Dura-Bright wheels will continue to be shipped via Alcoa’s European central stock for short term delivery.

7th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

South Korean Agency Believes Hankook Factory Deaths Linked

According to a report published in South Korea’s The Korea Times newspaper, the Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency reported on November 28 that the deaths of 15 workers at a tyre manufacturing facility in the South Korean city of Daejeon between May 2006 and October 2007 are seen to be a “collective outbreak.” This means, adds the paper, that a possible work related connection is seen between the deaths, as all occurred within a short time to employees working in the same area.

30th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

On a Mission

Speaking to Nigeria’s Vanguard, Ambassador John Fashanu, managing director/chief executive officer of Tyre Protector Nigeria Ltd said his inspiration to enter this business as a way of giving back to the African people following the blowout related death of a friend, a former speaker in Niger State House of Assembly.

Two years after entering the business Fashanu reports that 85 per cent of road accidents in Nigeria are from punctured tyres. If nothing else, this clearly shows that there is a market for his non-toxic, glycol based, water soluble tyre sealant. The product is designed for use on tubeless tyres and operates in a similar way to most sealants – it forms a thin protective coating between the tyre and the air within the tyre. When a puncturing object penetrates the tyre, air pressure forces the sealant into the “wound” repairing the damage instantly.

26th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors