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Michelin inaugurates Russian retreading plant

In late April Michelin celebrated the official opening of its first retreading facility in Russia. The opening of the retreading plant, located at its Davydovo new tyre factory near Moscow, has been described by Michelin as one of the most important steps in its long-term business strategy for Russia and the CIS. The tyre maker intends to invest some 10 million euros in the facility in the years up to 2015. The establishment of the retreading plant has created 50 new jobs at the Davydovo site.

29th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop inaugurates retreading plant, further investment to come

Last year, Europe’s logistics industry began its recovery after an awful 2009 and the truck tyre aftermarket picked up long with it; replacement market truck tyre sales increased 17 per cent year-on-year while sales of retreads, which account for one-third of Europe’s replacement truck tyre market, also increased 14 per cent. Even before this upturn began, Goodyear Dunlop showed confidence in its retread product portfolio by evaluating its European operations and indentifying an area to further strengthen. Over the following year the company invested 3.7 million euros establishing its third European mould cure retreading facility; at the start of April 2011, some half a year after producing its first retreaded tyre, Goodyear Dunlop celebrated the site’s official opening.

8th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Westlake responds to ETRMA report with re-tests of its own

Since ETRMA made its research public, most of the named tyre manufacturers have remained silent, however representatives of the largest Chinese-based tyre manufacturer named by the survey responded by writing to ETRMA asking for more information about the testing methodology. Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber, which is responsible for manufacturing the Westlake brand, is asking for access to the tested tyres for tracing purposes, re-testing the tyres at an independent test centre in the UK and has subsequently taken legal action in Germany.

Speaking at a press conference in London on 23 March, technical consultants working on behalf of Hangzhou Zhongce-owned brand Westlake explained that they have hired ETRMA-accredited test centre Rubber Consultants (formerly known as TARRC) in a bid to demonstrate compliance with Reach legislation. Hertford-based Rubber Consultants announced that it had been acknowledged by the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) as a certified independent testing body on 22 March. One of the first jobs Rubber Consultants carried out for the ETRMA in this capacity was to independently verify the initial findings of the association’s tests into compliance of the Reach regulation regarding PAH oils.

30th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

ETRMA approves Rubber Consultants as certified testing body

Hertford based firm Rubber Consultants reports its acknowledgement by the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) as a certified independent testing body. One of the first jobs Rubber Consultants carried out for the ETRMA in this capacity was to independently verify the initial findings of the association’s tests into compliance of the Reach regulation regarding PAH oils.

22nd March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

BFGoodrich plant capacity expansion announced

Production capacity at Michelin North America’s Fort Wayne BFGoodrich plant will expand through a US$50 million investment. The tyre maker has announced that expansion work at the Indiana-based facility will begin immediately and includes upgrading equipment at the 40 year old plant. Approximately 35 new jobs will be created through the project.

22nd March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Schrader expects customer base to double by 2015

Following the announcement that TPMS firm Schrader Electronics is to create over 100 jobs following a £29 million investment at the company’s Northern Ireland operations off the back of European funding and securing an OE supply deal for Ford Europe, the firm expects its customer base to double.

Invest Northern Ireland offered Schrader over £5 million of the investment part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), towards the investment projects. Of this, £1.9 million will support the expansion of the firm's production facilities, promote growth in the European and Asian markets and create a total of 130 new jobs, all of which will help the company target European and Asian markets. Schrader, which is part of the automotive and industrial division of Tomkins, already employs between 800 and 900 people in Antrim and Carrickfergus.

18th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti announces capacity-doubling Brazil investment

A US$210 million investment in Continental’s Camaçari, Brazil plant is expected to boost capacity to around nine million passenger car tyres and almost a million truck tyres per annum within the next five years. Announcing the growth plans, Continental Tire the Americas CEO Matthias Schönberg stated “this investment is part of Continental’s strategy to grow our tyre operations worldwide significantly, especially in the BRIC countries. It will allow us to almost double the production capacity of the Camaçari plant by the end of 2015.” The first signs of capacity growth will be witnessed this year as plant capacity is expected to creep up from its current approximate level of 4.5 million passenger tyres and 350,000 truck tyres to 5 million passenger tyres and 450,000 truck tyres.

17th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

100 new jobs to result from Schrader/Ford TPMS deal

A contract signed between Schrader Electronics and the Ford Motor Company has the potential to create up to 100 new automotive sector jobs in Northern Ireland. Under the terms of the agreement, Schrader Electronics will supply its direct tyre pressure monitoring systems for fitment to Ford’s European model range between 2012 and 2015. This supply deal includes equipment for fitment on the strong-selling Ford Fiesta and Focus ranges.

9th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

MIRA to invest £300 million in becoming ‘Europe’s most advanced independent testing facility’

MIRA has announced its intention to become a £100million business within the next 10 years. The well-known independent test centre, which is home to test garages belonging to Dunlop, Continental, Giti and Kumho to name but a few, says the business’ growth will see MIRA become the most advanced independent transport technology facility in Europe. And the operation reports that it is willing to commit £300 million to investment in new infrastructure at its Midlands base.

2nd March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Dundee plant to benefit from Michelin investment?

News of Michelin plans to invest in its Dundee facility is circulating in various Scottish newspapers and websites. According to reports, the tyre maker intends to inject a “multi-million pound” investment into the plant in order to facilitate the production of its latest premium eco passenger car tyres. A Michelin study is said to be underway with a best case outcome being the installation of additional production machinery at Dundee, a switch to continuous seven-day operation and the creation of some 140 new jobs. In addition, plans for the Scottish factory include the safeguarding existing employment there.

24th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama signs site lease for Philippines factory expansion

To fulfil plans to increase tyre making capacity, Yokohama Rubber has signed a contract to lease a 300,000 square metre section of land adjacent to the Yokohama Tire Philippines plant, some sixty kilometres northwest of Manila. The leasing contract for the land at the former US Air Force base was signed between Yokohama and Clark Development Corporation on February 12. The capacity expansion plans were first announced in late January and involve a total investment of 50 billion yen (£371.3 million) in order to increase capacity 143 per cent to 17 million units per annum.

18th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Auto Windscreens enters administration

Despite it being Valentine’s day, there was no love lost between Auto Windscreens and the HMRC on 14 February 2011. That’s the day the UK's second largest windscreen repair company went into administration, threatening 1,100 jobs, apparently owing money to the good old Inland Revenue.

16th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Nissan builds battery plant

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., has begun construction of a state-of-the-art, advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Cacia, Portugal to support the rollout of electric vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance in Europe, reports the headlineauto website. The battery plant is being built on a 30,450 sq. m. plot of land belonging to the Renault CACIA gearbox assembly plant following an investment of 156 million euros. The facility will start operations in December 2012 and will have a total capacity of 50,000 units a year. About 200 jobs are expected to be created by the new plant.

14th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Indian Govt Ready to Divest TCIL

India’s Department of Disinvestment has begun the process of completely divesting the government's stake in the Tyre Corporation of India (TCIL), the first outright sale of a public sector company to take place in India since 2003-04. The Economic Times comments that, should all go to plan, the divestment should be complete this year. Commenting to the financial daily, the chairman of the Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises, Dr. Nitish Sengupta, said that TCIL’s balance sheets have now “been cleaned up” and the board has advised the disinvestment department “to proceed with their sale on an ongoing concern basis.” Sengupta added that many bidders may find the tyre enterprise attractive on the basis of its land assets alone.

3rd February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti introduces ‘age-friendly’ factory programme

Germany, like many western nations, has an aging population. This creates challenges for employers wishing to retain their skilled workforce in operating environments that require physical strength and endurance. Continental AG is one such employer, and to tackle this situation it studied the workplaces of 25,000 of its employees within Germany with a view to adapting the jobs carried out to the varying needs of its staff. After completing this study Conti introduced what it calls the “workplace traffic light”, a system of identifying workplaces that are suitable for workers of any age (green), those in need of improvement (amber) and workplaces that are not age-diverse (red). One of these three colour designations has been given to each workplace following a profiling that includes the physical strain involved, concentration requirements, lighting conditions, noise, vibrations, draughts and temperatures. Continental reports that a total of 25 to 30 per cent of the industrial jobs at its sites within Germany are undergoing a redesign to enhance their suitability for older workers.

31st January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors