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Budget Introduces SUV Tax?

UK chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown has raised vehicle excise duty on the most polluting vehicles to £210. Media sources have widely touted the increase as a tax on 4x4s and SUVs. However, according to the government only 1 per cent of vehicles will be affected and therefore the impact on the thriving 4×4/SUV sector (187,000 sold in 2005) will perhaps not be too severe. In an attempt to encourage cleaner vehicles Gordon Brown used his 10th budget speech to announce that the “cleanest” cars would pay no duty and that low emissions vehicles would see duty reduced from £75 to £40.

22nd March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre-Burning Go-Ahead for South African Cement Works

The South African Government has given permission for cement company Holcim to use alternative, waste-based fuels at its cement plant outside Kimberley. Scrap tyres are included in the list of possible fuels, although possible numbers were not mentioned.

20th March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SPSA Picks Colombus McKinnon

Columbus McKinnon Corporation has announced the sale of a new CM Stationary Tyre Shredding System to SPSA (Southeastern Public Service Authority) in Suffolk, Virginia.

In a government bid process, Columbus McKinnon Corporation equipment was chosen as the successful bidder. After an extensive search and numerous visits to other processing facilities and as a result of the rigorous requirements of their TDF customer, SPSA chose CM equipment for its reliability, low operating costs and its ability to create consistently sized, clean cut chips. In an effort to expand their business, SPSA chose CM equipment because of its ability to process a greater volume of tyres and help create new market potential.

15th March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Automechanika Shanghai 2006 – Twice the Size of 2004’s Show

Automechanika Shanghai 2006, which is being held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 30 November to 2 December “will be twice the size of its predecessor in 2004”, say the organisers. 23,000 square metres of space in two halls has been earmarked for the show.

The 2004 event was the show’s debut and the fact that National pavilions from Germany, Singapore and Turkey have already confirmed their participation in this year’s show demonstrates the growing importance of China in the world automotive sector.

14th March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Profits up 58 per cent

Bridgestone Corp’s full-year 2005 figures show that the company’s net profit surged 58 per cent last year to 180.7 billion yen (£877 million, 1.283 billion euros). In the 12 months ended 31 December annual sales rose 11 per cent to 2.69 trillion yen (£13.072 billion, 19.123 billion euros). The majority of the corporation’s turnover came from its tyre business, which contributed 2.156 trillion yen (£10.474 billion, 15.311 billion euros) a 12 per cent increase on the 1.931 trillion it generated in 2004.

17th February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

WRAP Forum Focuses on Landfill Ban Legislation

The impact of new legislation banning tyre shred from landfill sites was the main discussion topic during the second WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) Tyres Stakeholder Forum. Over fifty representatives from organisations involved in both new and recycled tyre markets gathered in London in January to receive updates on WRAP’s progress since the first Forum, held last June, and continue to provide views and guidance to WRAP on its activities under the programme.

16th February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Strike Over At Firestone Liberia Plantation?

The strike action at Bridgestone Corp’s Firestone rubber plantation in Liberia has reportedly come to an end. The news has yet to be confirmed, but workers are said to have returned to work after government officials spoke to them. “The strike was provisionally called off. The workers have agreed to resume work after my intervention along with some other officials,” the Minister of Labour-designate told FrontPageAfrica.

10th February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Plantation Workers Go on Strike – Reports

(Akron/Tire Review) News reports out of Monrovia, Liberia, say that some 3,000 workers at Bridgestone Corp’s natural rubber plantation there have gone on strike.

“The strike is very serious. Production has come to a complete halt,” a public relations spokesman with Firestone Plantation Co. told Reuters. “We have asked the government to intervene. We do not know why this is going on.”

8th February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Some Freedom for Shredded Tyres in Landfill Engineering

Defra has allowed some shredded tyres to be used for “certain landfill engineering purposes” after the landfilling of tyres is officially banned in July. The news follows research conducted by the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP).

Initial interpretation of the Landfill Directive declared that from July this year only whole tyres would be permitted for this purpose and the use of shredded tyres was therefore precluded. However, according to the NISP this move would have had serious environmental consequences; because NISP had already identified replacement aggregate as a re-use option for up to a quarter of this year’s UK tyre waste.

3rd February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

MNA Expansion Plan May Not Get Government Aid

(Akron/Tire Review) As Michelin North America (MNA) prepares to pour $80 million into expanding truck tyre production at its Waterville, Nova Scotia, plant, the recent national elections in Canada threaten to derail the plan, according to reports by CBC.

As part of the expansion deal, the Liberal Party-led Nova Scotia government committed to giving MNA some $9.4 million in interest free loans. With the Conservative Party now in control, there are questions whether the loan offer will be met.

1st February 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Named Consumers Digest ‘Best Buys’

The February 2006 issue of US magazine Consumers Digest showcases the best tyres on the market, as rated by the magazine’s editors, and products from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company take top billing in three of the five rated segments. For the “Passenger Car Tyres, All-Season” category, Goodyear’s Assurance was the Premium selection. The Consumers Digest comparison list shows top-rated tyres in Premium, Midrange and Economy segments.

27th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

‘Many Tyre Dealers Still Fitting Lead Weights’

Many tyre retailers are still fitting lead weights and have not made plans to go over to lead free balance weights, according to the Vehicle Certification Agency in Bristol. The enforcement manager of the VCA, Alan Bowker recently met with NTDA director Richard Edy and reported that he was deeply concerned about the continued supply of lead into the market place and the slow changeover to no lead alternatives.

26th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Name Change Reflects ‘Greener’ Outlook in China

The China Tire Retreading and Utilization Association has changed its name to the China Tire Retreading, Repairing, and Recycling Association (CTRA), in response to a challenge from central government to move towards a resources-saving society and recycling economy.

12th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Corrupt Malaysian Dealers Selling Re-Grooved Tyres as Retreads

Confusion over the difference between retreads and re-grooved tyres means retreads may not be phased out of the Malaysian market after all. The news comes after Malaysian transport Ministry Secretary General Datuk Mohd Safaruddin raised the hackles of retreaders worldwide, by reportedly saying that the use of retreaded tyres would be phased out of his country. Digging deeper it appears that the combination of the dishonest sales of regrooved tyres as re-treads and some language confusion has clouded the issue.

9th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Malaysian Politician Calls for Retread Ban

In a move which is certain to raise the hackles of retreaders worldwide, Malaysian transport Ministry Secretary General Datuk Mohd Safaruddin has said that the use of retreaded tyres on all forms of vehicles in the country will be phased out.

20th December 2005/by Tyrepress Editors