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Eric Le Corre new BTMA chairman

Michelin UK managing director, Eric Le Corre, has been elected as the new chairman of the British Tyre Manufacturers Association (BTMA) at a recent Board meeting. The new chairman-elect replaces Continental Tyre managing director David Smith whose two year chairmanship ended recently. Le Corre will also represent the BTMA on the board of the Tyre Industry Federation (TIF). He brings with him 14 years experience in the business and takes over with immediate effect.

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Lehigh – on the way to a billion MRP tyres

US-based green materials manufacturer Lehigh Technologies has been in business for just under a decade and claims five of the top ten tyre and retread manufacturers as its customers. The company specialises in the production of micronised rubber powders (MRP), produced mainly from recycled tyres. Its main tyre product for the tyre industry is PolyDyne, a specifically-developed material that is said to offer a significant cost advantage over SBR and natural rubber; using figures published in the Rubber Statistical Bulletin, Lehigh shows that, as of September 2011, PolyDyne was less than half as expensive as SBR and around a quarter the cost of natural rubber. Furthermore, Lehigh Technolgies says that every kilogramme of its MRP used saves around nine litres of oil and some 20kWh of energy in comparison to traditional tyres, while it releases less than half the CO2 of synthetic rubber.

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Production starts at Michelin’s expanded Lexington plant

Michelin North America reports that tyre manufacture on it Lexington passenger and light truck plant’s expanded production line began on 12 October, marking a key milestone in the completion of a US$200 million investment. Once fully implemented, this investment will add 270 workers to the Lexington plant.

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Continental South Africa appoints new head of sales

Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA) has named Shaun Uys as general manager, sales. The move took effect on 1 October 2012 succeeding Eddie Jordaan who left the company in August.

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‘No comment’ replies drive further Cooper acquisition speculation

It’s now more than a day since reports of a potential Apollo Tyres acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber hit the headlines, and Tire Review observes there has been far more speculation than denial since then – which it says brings into question just what is happening. And while silence may be golden, the lack of comment – or even flat denial – from either party has led to all manner of speculation.

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‘Irregular Geometry’ concerns behind Yokohama recall

Yokohama Tire Corporation is recalling certain Yokohama Avid Touring S radials in the US due to “irregular geometry in the casing turn up area above the tire bead in the lower sidewall.” The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a notice on the recall, which covers 215/65R16 98T SL size tyres produced between February and April 2009. In all, Yokohama reports that only 10,669 tyres are affected.

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Employees fear Goodyear plant slowdown means layoffs

Goodyear is reducing production at its Fayetteville plant in the US for the second time in three months, reports Tire Review. The decision to decrease production is describes as a measure to “align production with inventory” in the slow North American tyre market.

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TIA’s Rohlwing ‘best speaker’ at ITT Conference

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US industry organisation the Tire Industry Association (TIA) shares that its senior vice-president of training, Kevin Rohlwing, has been named "Best Speaker of the Conference" following the recent Intelligent Tire Technology (ITT) Conference in Darmstadt, Germany. Conference chairperson Dr. Klaudia Malowitz notified Rohlwing of the award in early October.

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Ford’s most powerful mustang riding on Goodyear Eagle

Ford has once again chosen Goodyear’s Eagle SuperCar G:2 as original equipment on its most powerful Mustang, the Shelby GT500. The 2013 Shelby, which is now available in North America, is fitted with the Goodyear tyre in size P265/40ZR19 on the front axle and P285/35ZR20 on the rear.

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Bridgestone facing lawsuit for Kevin Butler appearance

Bridgestone Americas is one of the defendants named in a lawsuit filed by Sony Computer Entertainment America. The tyre maker is in hot water along with Wildcat Creek, Inc – a company owned by actor Jerry Lambert – for using Sony-developed character Kevin Butler to sell non-Sony products.

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SmartWay verification for two Bandag products

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added to Bandag retread products, the B710 FuelTech and B197 FuelTech, to its list of SmartWay verified low rolling resistance tyres. Announcing the additions, Bert Jones, Bridgestone Commercial Solutions manager, Product Marketing, TBR, commented: “We are constantly striving to develop eco-friendly products and processes while meeting the fuel saving needs of our customers.”

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US a 2012 focus for SD International

SD International was established ten years ago and in headquartered in Shanghai, with sales offices in the UK France, Slovakia, Argentina and Dubai. The contract tyre manufacturing specialist has a wide portfolio of private brands, including Maxtrek, Pace, Briland, Zeta and Autoguard.

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Tariff benefitted tyre exporting countries, not the US – TIA

The now-expired US tariff on consumer tyres imported from China failed to save or add new tyre industry jobs in the US, the Tire Industry Association said on 27 September. Reporting the end of the tariffs, the association reiterated its opinion that “free and open markets with level playing fields are best for the consuming public and the local tyre dealership in providing the best price for the best product possible.”

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Hangzhou Zhongce to establish US sales, distribution operation

According to US industry publication Tire Review, Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber plants to establish a foothold in the US next year. The Chinese manufacturer is said to be looking at opening a sales and distribution subsidiary, and according to reports is considering locations in Southern California. It is not yet clear whether Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber will offer a full line of passenger, light commercial vehicle and medium truck products in the US market, or will initially focus on one specific segment.

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Second investment in Bridgestone's Bloomington plant announced

An additional US$27.3 million will be directed towards expanding Bridgestone’s OTR tyre plant in Bloomington, US. The investment, announced during a press conference at the MINExpo show in Las Vegas, will primarily go towards new machinery for the production of giant loader tyres (GLT). The Bloomington plant currently specialises in producing cross-ply GLT, and therefore Bridgestone considers it the “ideal location” to increase production of these tyres. The expansion will create approximately 47 new jobs.

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