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Starco preparing for further Eastern Europe growth

Agricultural and other primary resource industries continue to play a leading role in the economic growth and social development of the former Soviet republics. In these nations, agriculture, natural resource development and the construction industry have always been at the forefront of economic development, and this is now being further facilitated by the growth of private enterprise, an influx of foreign investment capital and a general recovery from the global economic recession.

26th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Queen’s Award for Enterprise presented to Dunlop Aircraft Tyre

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the international trade category, following six consecutive years of growth in its international sales. Based in Birmingham, and with a rich history spanning over 100 years DATL’s chairman Ian Edmondson expressed the company’s satisfaction with the reception of the prestigious award: “We are delighted that our achievements have been recognised with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise. It is a great honour for both the company and the people that work here.”

21st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Al-Dobowi opens 200 million dirham battery plant

Eternity Technologies FZ LLC plant, owned by the Al Dobowi Group, has been launched with an investment of 200 million dirhams ($54.6million). According to the company, it is the Gulf region’s largest industrial battery plant and will design and develop batteries for use in electric fork lift trucks, industrial cleaning machines, access platforms and personnel transport. The plant will be situated in the Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) Industrial Park in Al Jazeera Al Hamra and will have the capacity to produce one million 2-volt cells. The company plans to export 85 per cent of its output to global markets including US, Europe and Asia, apart from servicing the UAE and GCC countries.

21st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Federal and Hero brands comply with Reach, manufacturer says

Taiwan’s Federal has joined the likes of Giti and Westlake in responding to the ETRMA’s recent reports of “strong industry concern” existing as to whether all tyres imported into the European Union are being tested for compliance. The corporation states that it has “taken immediate action to re-test both their Federal and Hero brand tyres in the independent testing centre TARRC (Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre), certified by ETRMA”.

21st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Kanwar: European Apollo tyre sales to increase 30% by winter

Apollo Tyres’ managing director Neeraj Kanwar is expecting European aftermarket sales of its Apollo-branded tyres to grow to between 60,000 and 65,000 units a month by the winter season. According to an interview published in the India’s Hindu Business Line, the company is currently selling around 50,000 of these tyres a month in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and Italy, meaning the proposed uptick in sales will be in the order of 20 – 30 per cent. According to the reports these figures are “over and above the sales of Vredestein branded tyres manufactured in Europe.”

21st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Nexen opens European Technical Center in Frankfurt/Hoechst

Nexen Tyre opened a technical centre in vicinity of Frankfurt, Germany in March. Nexen Europe Technical Center (NETC) in Frankfurt/Hoechst aims to be Europe and Korea’s interface for Nexen’s engineering development. At the private opening celebration, Min-Hyeon Han, head senior executive and vice president of Nexen Tyre’s Research and Development Center in Korea emphasized Europe’s central role in the brand’s global expansion. Nexen has set itself the objective of becoming one of the top ten tyre manufacturers worldwide by 2015.

21st April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Triangle wins Caterpillar platinum supplier award

Triangle Group, one of the largest tyre makers in China and arguably the largest producer of radial OTR tyres in the country, is celebrating winning a SQEP platinum supplier award from well-known off-road vehicle manufacturer Caterpillar.

19th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Analysts: Michelin/Double Coin positive, but questions remain

Following on from the news that Michelin has signed an MoU partnering with Double Coin and Shanghai Huayi to create a joint venture manufacturing Warrior brand light vehicle tyres in China, analysts have responded with cautious optimism. According to analysis published by Morgan Stanley, Michelin is already producing Warrior light vehicle tyres in China, via an existing joint venture with Double Coin, with exclusive rights on the Warrior brands in China granted by government-held Double Coin.

19th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone alters senior management responsibilities

Bridgestone has announced the approval by its board of directors of three vice presidents’ changes of position and responsibilities. Yoshiyuki Morimoto is now responsible solely for products development in his senior officer role, with Tatsuro Hamada taking over responsibility for tyre research and material development. Hamada’s previous position as internal manufacturing management officer has been transferred to Masahito Tsuji, who has added this responsibility to his role as procurement officer.

19th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre firms eye Saudi Arabia as strategic growth market

With more than 13 million tyres being imported annually and a market that is set to grow by 12 per cent each year (according to the US commercial service), Saudi Arabia is the largest market for tyres and tubes in the Middle East region. This growth, fuelled by an ecomomy riding on high oil prices, high disposable incomes and an appetite for all things automobile, means that the Kingdom is firmly in the sights of tyre and tube manufacturers worldwide.

19th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone donates Australian factory land to local community

A portion of the land from Bridgestone Australia’s former manufacturing site in Salisbury, Adelaide has been donated to the local council for community use. The land was officially donated to the City of Salisbury at a ceremony held on April 12.

13th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo to acquire majority share in Silverstone manufacturer

At present Toyo Tire & Rubber is in negotiations to acquire a 75 per cent interest in China based tyre manufacturer Shandong Silverstone Luhe Rubber & Tyre Co., Ltd. The Japanese company’s Board of Directors signed an acquisition agreement on April 12 and expects to close the acquisition deal in early June 2011. Toyo plans to begin producing Toyo brand tyres at the new subsidiary “as soon as practicable” and aims to “establish an optimal tyre supply system” both in China and in all its other overseas markets.

12th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres lands five-year Icelandair Boeing 757 deal

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has announced that it has signed up to supply tyres to the 28 aircraft that are maintained by Icelandair Technical Services. The five-year agreement covers both the supply of new tyres and retreading for a fleet of 16 aircraft operated by Icelandair on passenger and cargo routes, as well as 12 flown by airlines in the Nordics and Russia. The company says the deal underlines its high-flying position with Boeing 757-200 operators like Icelandair; Dunlop also supports other major European 757-200 operators such as DHL, First Choice Airways and Thomas Cook.

11th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook begins DTM tyre supply

Hankook got underway as exclusive tyre supplier to the DTM championship at the series’ 2011 season launch in Wiesbaden, Germany on April 10. The tyre maker says the start of its season as partner to the popular international touring car championship “marks the beginning of a new era in the company's dedication to international motor sport.” Prior to its DTM involvement, Hankook was primarily engaged in endurance racing.

11th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

South African union seeks 20% pay rise for tyre workers

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, the 260,000 member union that represents tyre and metal industry workers, states it will engage in collective bargaining with employers this year to gain a number of benefits for its members, including a 20 per cent across the board wage increase. Other benefits it seeks include agreement contracts with a minimum one-year’s duration and a ban on labour brokers.

8th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors