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New Range of Super Light Alloy Wheels Launched in the UK

Solomon Alsberg has launched a new range of “Eco Super Light” forged alloy wheels in the UK and says it is looking for distribution partners in the UK and other European countries. According to the company, which makes its wheels from forged blanks supplied by Alcoa, the wheels are designed to improve handling, acceleration times and emissions.

The launch follows a three-year period of testing and development that saw the premium wheel specialist optimise its design and manufacturing techniques to produce a strong, stylish and highly durable wheel that weighs up to 35 per cent less than its cast counterparts. The result is a considerable reduction in the vehicle’s unsprung weight, which is said to improve steering feel, add faster acceleration and reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by over 10 per cent in stop-go driving conditions.

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Stamford Tyres Probing Markets for Increased Penetration following “Foundational” FY2010

Stamford Tyres is a business of two major halves. Firstly it runs a distribution business in nine countries including its home nation of Singapore; secondly it is the manufacturer of its SSW brand of wheels and the owner of its outsourced manufactured Sumo Firenza proprietary brand tyres, which it displayed in Europe recently at Essen 2010. “We help the plants with technical assistance, with our own designs for products, and we own our own tooling,” explained the company’s CEO and president, Wee Kok Wah when Tyres & Accessories interviewed him on his recent visit to London following Reifen 2010. “That way we can gear our capacity quite quickly and easily. We have a large team of engineers in China to deliver product quality assurance. The product meets the highest standard that you want.”

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Goodyear “On the Right Path” in Second Quarter

According to company president and chief executive officer Richard J. Kramer, Goodyear “pulled the right levers” during the economic downturn and is thus well positioned for growth opportunities presented by the recovery. “During the second quarter, we achieved significant progress across all our businesses, driven by a combination of sales growth and cost actions,” said Kramer during a conference call on July 29. “Versus the comparable prior year period, sales were up 15 per cent, units up 10 per cent and segment operating income was $219 million, an improvement of more than $190 million from the second quarter 2009.”

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Beissbarth Presents New Generation Wheel Service Gear

Beissbarth GmbH, a Bosch Group company, has announced plans to present its “New Generation of wheel service equipment,” at Brityrex in October. The company, which reports that “three out of four [tyre] retails choose Beissbarth” says it technical sales team will be available to answer questions and give demonstrations on tyre changers, wheel balancers and aligners as well as the new A/Ccellence air conditioning service units.

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Sumitomo Rubber to Build Chinese PCR Tyre Factory

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd has announced plans to build a new factory in China. Construction is set to begin in September 2010, with a total investment of US$297 million (267 billion yen) earmarked for the project. Production is planned to begin in July 2012 with output rising to 15,000 tyres a day (after 139 billion yen capital investment) at the end of 2014. The second phase will see the company spend another 96 billion yen of capital investment and output increasing to 30,000 tyres a day at the end of 2017.

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Goodyear Dunlop Gets OHSAS 18001 Health & Safety Certification

Goodyear Dunlop has been awarded Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series 18001 certification, following an external audited by BSI. OHSAS 18001 was created from a number of the world’s leading national standards bodies, certification bodies, and specialist consultancies to establish an occupational health and safety management system. It is designed to ensure the company is legally compliant with its major focus being on continual improvement, as well as eliminating or minimising risk to employees, contractors and visitors. The certificate was granted across both Goodyear Dunlop manufacturing sites in the Midlands based in Bushbury, Wolverhampton and in Birmingham near Fort Dunlop.

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China a Production Possibility for Dunlop Aircraft Tyres

Reports from the Farnborough International Airshow indicate Dunlop Aircraft Tyres has an eye on setting up overseas manufacturing operations. Speaking at the show, company chairman Ian Edmondson said that Dunlop Aircraft Tyres may establish a factory in China in five years time, when the tyre maker has “no room to expand in our existing location.

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Pirelli Highlights Zonda Nürburgring Connection

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You may have already heard that the Pagani Zonda R recently set the fastest lap time for a production car around Germany’s Nürburgring, but some news sources overlooked the modest hero of the day. As the Zonda R thundered around the Nordschleife circuit in Nürburgring, covering the 20.83 kilometres in 6 minutes 47 seconds – a second quicker than the previous record set last August – the Italian supercar benefitted from its P Zero Slick tyres, fitted in size 265/645-19TL for the front and 325/705-20TL at the rear.

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First OE Tyres Shipped From Apollo’s Newest Plant

The first shipment of original equipment tyres left Apollo Tyres’ new factory in the city of Chennai. A batch of 500 Acelere passenger car tyres were despatched to Hyundai Motor India Limited on July 20. To mark the occasion, the Indian National flag and the Apollo flag were formally hoisted at the entrance of the Plant by Apollo’s chief of projects and unit head.

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EM Tyre Conspiracy Verdict Awards $26 million, Defendants Likely to Fight On

On Friday 15 July 2010 Florida-based mining tyre design company Tire Engineering and Distribution L.L.C. gained a $26 million verdict against Shandong LingLong Rubber Co. Ltd. and Al Dobowi Tyre Co. L.L.C. for allegedly conspiring with a former employee (Sam Vance) to steal proprietary designs for underground mining tyres. The default verdict was issued when Vance failed to appear before the court. The news is the latest in a line of related claims and follows an Appeal Court decision to overturn an earlier $59 million award verdict earlier this year. In the latest case T&A understands that despite the jury verdict being given, the case has not yet reached the judgement stage, where the amount and even the ruling as a whole can be modified by a judge. Furthermore, due to the complex nature of the case, the defendants are expected to appeal if they are finally found against.

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Sibur Enters the Automotive Components Business

The Sibur Group has sold tyres through its Sibur-Russian Tyres subsidiary for the past eight years, but now it has also turned its attention to other vehicle components. In late June the group’s “Plastic JSC” operation signed a letter of intent with the Sollers group, a Russian manufacturer that produces Fiat, Isuzu and SsanYong vehicles under licence. The focus of the letter is to indentify the main direction future cooperation between these two parties could take in respect to the production and supply of automotive components.

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Schaeffler Announces Asia Expansion Plans

The Schaeffler Group – the German company best known to us for its dealings with Continental – has given news of its plans to carry out further expansion in Asia, an area in which it says localisation is opening up additional opportunities for growth. Investments totalling 300 million euros will be made in this region, including the construction of two factories in China to supplement the existing manufacturing facilities there which are operating at full capacity, and one factory in India. Construction of the new factories is to be completed by 2012. Research and development capacities in Japan and India will be expanded as part of the investment, and production capacity at the company’s eleven existing manufacturing locations (in China, India, Korea and Vietnam) will also be increased.

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Cooper Names Anderson Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

On July 16 Brian Anderson took over the positon of director of financial planning and analysis at Cooper Tire & Rubber, replacing Craig Durliat, who recently became director of credit for the North American Tire Organization. In his new role, Anderson will coordinate and consolidate global business plans and create the North American Tire Operations' financial plans. He will also partner with marketing and pricing to ensure strong customer relationships, and will oversee commercial analysis, working closely with sourcing, purchasing and manufacturing in all regions.

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Yokohama Achieves ‘Zero Emissions’ at Philippines Production Plant

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has announced that Yokohama Tire Philippines Inc. (YTPI), the company’s production and sales location for passenger car tyres in the Philippines, achieved what the company calls "complete zero emissions" in June 2010. Yokohama Rubber confirmed the achievement by conducting on-site investigations of all contractors commissioned to dispose of waste from the plant (based on the disposal flowchart of each contractor), confirming achievement of "complete zero emissions." By Yokohama’s reckoning, "complete zero emissions" means no waste is subject to direct landfill disposal.

YTPI began efforts towards "zero emissions" – which internally translates as landfill disposal of less than 1 per cent of total waste – in 2006. Starting by recycling paper waste from offices, the company conducted Recycle Collection Events of recyclable resources that grew to include PET bottles, plastic containers and used cans, separated and collected by each department or manufacturing process.

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Klarius Opens New Warehouse and Logistics Facility in Germany

Following its buyout of Quinton Hazell in February this year, Klarius has opened the doors on its new 2,000 square meter Emission Control Distribution Centre located in Unna, Germany.

The dedicated Klarius exhaust and catalytic Converter distribution centre is fully integrated with the substantial Quinton Hazell Germany facility already on the site. The new warehouse will initially stock over 6,500 types of exhausts, over 1,000 types of catalytic converter and well over 3,000 separate mounting and ancillary components.

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