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Nankang employees contribute to Japan disaster aid

Taiwan based tyre maker Nankang Rubber Tire Corp. reports its management and employees raised two million yen (£15,000) for the Japan Red Cross in order to aid victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami. “After the March 11 earthquake hit, our eyes, hearts and browser windows have been trained on Japan,” Nankang commented in a press statement. “As one of global citizens, we just do our responsibility to express our deepest condolences to the suffered people.”

27th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Report: Indian Tyre Firms ‘Demand Suspension of Rubber Futures’

Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (Atma) reportedly sought suspension of futures trading in natural rubber (NR) on 20 October. According to India’s Business Standard newspaper Rajiv Budhraja, director general, ATMA wrote to the Forward Markets Commission (FMC) and the Rubber Board after rubber futures went up by 5 rupees for the November contract in one day reaching 191 rupees/kg from 186/kg earlier. By 20 October NR futures are said to have risen to 200 rupees/kg.

21st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Nankang Releases Eco-1 Range

Nankang has developed a new environmental tyre, the Eco-1, and reports it takes further the fuel-saving performance of the company’s Eco tyre range. The Eco-1 is, says the Taiwanese manufacturer, designed with a silica ‘eco-compound’ material that reduces rolling resistance 14 per cent in comparison to a conventional tyre. Despite this, Nankang states that this focus on fuel efficiency has not sacrificed or compromised the tyre’s wet grip.

18th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Nankang Raises European Prices 6 – 8%

Nankang Rubber Tire Corp., Ltd has increased production prices across its entire range of passenger, 4×4, SUV, van and snow tyres effect 20 April. Nankang said the price increases are due to the escalation of raw materials and energy-related expenses. “We appreciate the support and understanding of our customers. It was a very difficult decision to raise prices, and we need relative income to maintain same service to our valued customers,” said Eric Shih, Nankang Tire manager of export department. According to the company, Nankang last raised prices in November 2009.

21st April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

CITEXPO Shows Stability Despite the Crisis

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There are exhibitions where people are encouraged to “see and be seen.” And there are other exhibitions where employees from various market players meet and engage in what is important: doing business. One such exhibition is the China International Tire Expo, or CITExpo for short. At the start of September numerous representatives from the international tyre business met in Shanghai, and many of them attended to meet the stated aim of doing business with international (preferably Western) distributors. The particular quality – the meeting of Chinese manufacturers and exporters with overseas importers – has clearly evolved during the previous seven years and today is CITExpo’s greatest strength.

9th October 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Autocar Tyre Test Reports on Premium/Budget Quality GAP

Autocar’s latest tyre test reports on the extent of the performance gap between premium and budget products when it comes to wet weather handling. Autocar tested five leading budget brands (GT Radial, Linglong, Nankang, Triangle and Wanli) against an established Continental tyre. The magazine conducted its own tests for wet handling and braking, dry handling and braking and aquaplaning, plus a stringent high-speed test at the Contidrom test centre in Hannover. Summing up Autocar senior tester Jamie Corstorphine said: “We expected the bargain tyres in this test to fall short of the Continental, but we were not prepared for just how poorly some performed.”

30th January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Nankang Launches New Commercial Snow Tyre

Nankang has further expanded its winter tyre portfolio with the inclusion of the SL-6 commercial snow tyre. According to the company, this new product offers particular improvements in handling and safety performance. The handling response is said to be based on the tyre’s V shaped groove design and the “3D curve” located on the tyre’s shoulder, which enhances braking performance. The new ECO compound recipe is said to add a cap tread designed to reduce pollution. The silica-based compound the SL-6 uses has the dual benefit of maintain grip performance and economy, while maintaining driving safety on icy roads.

8th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Nankang Launches the NS-20

Nankang Rubber Tire has released a new tyre range this summer. Named the Noble Sport NS-20, Nankang reports the new tyre is an ultra high performance product that provides for luxury performance saloons the perfect balance of comfort and technical performance.

The NS-20, uses dual layer tread design to enhance dry traction while its 4-groove directional pattern enhances wet traction. Furthermore, the lateral groove and multi-sipe design is designed to reduce tyre noise, ensuring greater driving comfort. The Noble Sport NS-20 is available to fit rim diameters between 16 and 20-inches, with seep ratings from H to Z. An additional feature on the NS-20 is Nankang’s new Step Wear Indicator, intended to make it easier for customers to gauge the condition of their tyres and remaining tread.

21st April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Nankang Launches NS-20

Nankang Rubber Tire Corp. Ltd. has launched the Noble Sport NS-20 ultra-high performance tyre. According to the company, it is designed to deliver “the perfect balance of comfort and technical performance,” and is intended for fitment on luxury performance saloons. The Noble Sport NS-20 is available in a range of 16 to 20 inch diameter sizes, covering H, V, W, Y and Z speed ratings (for speeds in excess of 210 km/h to 300 km/h).

16th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

De Klok Promotes Delfin Brand to Essen Visitors

De Klok Banden BV, one of the largest tyre wholesale businesses in Holland, will be exhibiting its range of exclusive brands on its show stand in Essen (Hall 3:330). In addition to dealing with all the well-known names, De Klok operates as something of an exclusive brand specialist, distributing: Accelera, GT Radial, Nankang and Nokian tyres. According to the company special attention will be paid to the promotion of the Delfin private brand to show visitors.

9th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Nankang to Sell Taipei Factory

Nankang is proceeding with the sale of its factory in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei. The facility, located in the city’s Nankang district, mainly engaged in the manufacture of bias tyres and passenger car radials, ceased production in February 2008. The site will be redeveloped according to a Tapei municipal urban redevelopment plan.

8th April 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Nankang Tyre Prices up 10% not 5%

Nankang Rubber Tire representatives have confirmed that the recent price increase was five percentage point higher than first thought, making the increase 10 and not 5 per cent as was previously reported. The price rise covers all products in all global markets, effective from 1 March 2008. Company representatives told Tyres & Accessories the price hike is the result of the continuing increase of raw material, energy and freight costs.

25th March 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Nankang Puts Tyre Prices up 10%

Nankang Rubber Tire has announced it has increased its prices by 10 per cent on all products all global markets, effective from 1 March 2008. Company representatives told Tyres & Accessories the price hike is the result of continuing increase of the raw material, energy and freight costs.

14th March 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Nankang’s Sonar PF-1: Good for Winter, Good for the Environment

Nankang Rubber Tire has introduced a new winter tyre range for its house brand, Sonar. The Taiwanese tyremaker’s latest cold weather offering, the Sonar Polar Fox (PF-1) studless winter tyre will be available on the market in time for the 2007 northern hemisphere winter.

According to Nankang, the launch of the PF-1 represents a new era for the Sonar brand, and the company highlights the steps towards an environmentally responsible approach it has taken with the design of the PF-1 – the tread compound used in the entire series contains no carcinogenic high aromatic oils, eliminating a potentially serious health risk to both humans and the ecosystem.

The PF-1 features a unidirectional tread pattern with 3-Dimensional sipes reduce tread block stiffness, thereby improving performance on icy roads. The central tread’s arrow pattern and zigzag grooves enhance snow and ice surface traction, as do the mutli-sipe tread blocks in the central tread area.

16th August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Mytyres Promotes Cold Weather Tyres

Mytyres.co.uk, the Delticom AG owned online retailer, is promoting the use of winter tyres by offering products priced as low as £18.10 per tyre. While it is not clear exactly which product is priced at this level, Delticom’s house brand is Star Performer produced by Nankang. Delticom published details of the promotion in a recent email which also included consumer information on air pressure and irregular wear advice. It even recommended a tread depth of at least 4mm for ideal tread depth.

25th October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors