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Sailun’s Indonesian factory saw its first passenger car radial tyre roll off the production line on 28 May, “marking the official start of production of Sailun’s fourth overseas production base in Southeast Asia” and “another key step in its globalisation strategy”, according to the company. In addition to Indonesia, Sailun has factories in Vietnam and Cambodia.
Together with Germany’s main development agency, Continental has extended its project to enhance natural rubber sustainability in Indonesia by a further three years. The tyre maker invites other companies in the sector to join the project, too.
Although 99.64% Michelin owned, Indonesian tyre maker PT Multistrada Arah Sarana Tbk is currently a public company. This will soon change, and to facilitate Multistrada’s delisting from the Indonesia Stock Exchange, Michelin has allocated funds of IDR 278.71 billion (£13.66 million) to conduct a tender offer. According to information disclosed by Multistrada on 29 December, Michelin intends to purchase the 0.36% stake owned by 646 public investors, 33,180,234 shares in total, for a tender offer price of IDR 8,400 per share.
At a ceremony involving more than 300 dealers and suppliers from around the world, as well as local and Chinese officials, ZC Rubber officially inaugurated Phase 1 of its PT. Matahari Tire Indonesia (MTI) plant yesterday. The factory, which is located in Kendal Industrial Park, Central Java, is ZC Rubber’s second plant outside China.
Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) reports the first truck tyre made at its new Indonesian subsidiary, PT. Matahari Tire Indonesia (MTI), has rolled off the production line. This milestone was celebrated with an official ceremony at the MTI factory located in the Kendal Industrial Park, Semarang, Indonesia.
Translogik, a division of Transense Technologies plc, has formed a strategic distribution partnership with AssetFindr, headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia with a customer base across Southeast Asia.
The collaboration opens a new sales region for Translogik, bringing its tyre inspection and data capture tools to market in Southeast Asia for the first time along with AssetFindr’s TyreOptimaX module.
Sailun Indonesia factory held a groundbreaking ceremony on 17 September. The tyre manufacturer called the Indonesian project “another important layout of the globalisation strategy”, “meeting the product and service needs of the local market”, and “enhancing the competitiveness and influence of Chinese tyre brands in Southeast Asia and even the global market”.
As part of a project involving parties based in Japan and Indonesia, Bridgestone Corporation is working to develop technologies for preventing White Root Disease (WRD) in Para rubber trees. WRD kills rubber trees by infecting the roots with pathogenic fungi that causes tissue decay, and the disease’s onset is difficult to detect. By developing technologies to prevent fungal infection, the project aims to stabilise the yield of natural rubber and improve the productivity of plantations.
Retreading specialist Kraiburg Austria has embarked on a significant initiative to source natural rubber almost directly from small farmers in Indonesia. The Austrian firm formalised this development at the German Rubber Conference (DKT) in Nuremberg at the beginning of July, with the signing of a contract between Kraiburg Austria and its long-standing partner, Weber & Schaer.
At the dealer conference held on 10 July, ZC Rubber Chairman Shen Jinrong revealed the situation of two overseas factories in Indonesia and Mexico.
He said that the Indonesian factory will produce the first batch of products in October, and the Mexican factory will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the end of August.
Marking a journey of 59 years since its establishment in 1965, Aeolus Tyres counts itself as an OTR pioneer in China. Indeed, Aeolus reports that it produced the country’s first bias giant OTR tubeless tyre (36.00-51) and currently has the capacity to product radial giant tyres with specifications that includes 27.00R49, 33.00R51, 46/90R57, 50/80R57 and 53/80R63.
Sailun Group has announced plans to set up a factory in Indonesia capable of producing 3 million semi-steel radial tyres, 600,000 all-steel radials and 37,000 tonnes of OTR tyres annually. The company intends to invest US$251.44 million in the project, including $204.29 million to build the plant in Demak, Central Java.
Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd (ZC Rubber) has officially confirmed its intention to establish a new tyre factory in Indonesia. Located within the Kendal Industrial Park near Semarang, in Central Java, the production base will cover an area of 500,000 square metres. ZC Rubber expects construction to be completed within a period of 10 months.
“The Indonesian factory has been confirmed, and the Mexican factory is under preparation” – An employee of Zhongce Rubber (ZC Rububer) has revealed the latest progress of overseas factories to Tyrepress China. In other words, China’s largest tyre manufacturer has decided to establish a second overseas production base in Indonesia.
Mercedes-Benz has awarded Continental preferred tyre partner status in China, Australia, Malaysia, and Indonesia. This takes effect immediately and is valid until August 2025. Furthermore, Mercedes-Benz has extended its existing partnership with Continental in the Indian market until August 2024.
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