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WBCSD research: tyre wear particles are safe

CEOs from 11 leading tyre companies have announced results from an international research project studying the potential environmental and health impacts of tyre materials and tyre road wear particles. The research reportedly shows that “there are no adverse effects from inhalation exposures to tire and road wear particles” and “the concentration of tyre and road wear particles in air and sediment were well below toxicity levels.”

The group of tyre CEOs of firms based in Europe, Japan, Korea and North America met outside Washington, DC on 7 October to review the project’s progress and set a forward-looking agenda for continuing research. The group formed the Tire Industry Project (TIP) in 2005.

12th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

SEMA to receive US export development grant

The US Department of Commerce named the Specialty Equipment Market Association, or SEMA, as one of the five recipients of its Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) for 2011. As a result, the trade association will receive US$500,000 in matching funds over the next three years to support US manufacturers that export automotive specialty-equipment products to booming emerging international markets. The grant is intended to stimulate US exports of specialty-equipment products as part of the Administration's National Export Initiative, which aims to double US exports by 2014 in support of several million US jobs.

10th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti turns 140

Tomorrow one of the world’s largest tyre and automotive component manufacturer will celebrate 140 years in the business. On October 8, 1871 nine bankers and industrialists from the German city of Hannover founded Continental-Caoutchouc & Gutta-Percha Compagnie as a joint stock company. The firm began life with joint stock valued at some 300,000 thalers, an amount equating to a present-day purchasing power of approximately 6.3 million euros, and at its first plant in Hannover a workforce of around 200 produced a range of rubber products including hot water bottles, toy dolls and solid tyres for carriages and bicycles.

7th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Price rise for Yokohama’s US consumer tyres

Prices for Yokohama’s consumer tyre products sold in the US will increase by as much as eight per cent as of November 1. Yokohama Tire Corporation director of sales, Shawn Denlein, says the new prices for its passenger, performance and light truck tyres are being introduced due to “the costs of raw materials, energy and transportation remaining at very high levels.”

7th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Proposed US state bill lays cleanup cost at retread sellers’ feet

Retreaders and retread sellers in the US state of Michigan may be forced to perform the tyre industry equivalent of cleaning up dog doo from the front lawn – even though someone else’s puppy left the mess. A new Bill introduced into the Michigan House of Representatives recommends imposing a US$5.00 fee upon every retreaded tyre sold by a retailer within the state, with the funds generated by this fee used for the “cleanup of roadside waste from deteriorated retread tyres” and other recycling and littler cleanup.

7th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti building US plant in South Carolina; work to start mid-2012

The county of Sumter, South Carolina has been named as the location for Continental’s planned US passenger car and light commercial vehicle tyre facility. Construction work on Conti’s first own greenfield project in the US will get underway there in mid-2012, and Conti anticipates a 2013 completion date. When first phase production targets are fully reached in 2017, an annual capacity of nearly five million tyres is expected. A second phase project should lift capacity by a further three million units per year by 2021. Continental reports the project’s initial phase involves an investment of more than US$500 million and the creation of more than 1,600 jobs.

7th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Museum unveils Yokohama green tyre exhibit

On October 4, Boston’s Museum of Science officially opened its “Making a Greener Tire” display, which highlight’s Yokohama Tire Corporation’s use of orange oil as a raw material. The tyre maker is represented in the display by one of its orange oil-infused tyres, the Yokohama BluEarth-1, and its Airtex inner liner, a product aimed at reducing air seepage from the tyre.

6th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Birthday boy Bibendum joins advertising ‘Walk of Fame’

Bibendum the Michelin Man celebrated his 113th birthday yesterday by being inducted into Advertising Week's ‘Walk of Fame’ as “Icon of the Year”. A ceremony acknowledging the rotund white one’s special day was held in New York as part of the annual event’s activities; Michelin’s famed mascot was chosen for the honour following an online voting contest.

5th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Euro Car Parts sold to LKQ Corporation in £225 million deal

LKQ Corporation, purportedly the largest provider of aftermarket and recycled collision replacement parts in the US and Canada, has acquired Euro Car Parts. The initial purchase price was £225 million, however in addition the purchase agreement provides for the price to increase by a further £55 million if Euro Car Parts meets certain growth targets.

4th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo lifting prices in Canada

Toyo Tire Canada has announced price increases of up to five per cent for its all-season and summer passenger and light truck tyre. These new prices take effect December 1, 2011 and are being implemented due to “escalating raw material costs.” Toyo notes that “certain select sizes” may not be subjected to the abovementioned increases

4th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Commitment to the truck tyre segment

September’s official launch of numerous additions to the Pirelli :01 Series presented Tyres & Accessories with the opportunity to visit the Italian manufacturer’s production site in Izmit, Turkey, where some of the range is produced alongside passenger car and motorsport tyres. It also gave us the chance to sit down with Ugo Forner, who has worldwide responsibility for Pirelli’s ‘Truck’ business unit, and listen to his views on Pirelli’s plans and the changing nature of the global commercial vehicle business.

29th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Rapid growth for Michelin US service network

In the nine months since Michelin launched its new service option for US-based commercial vehicle operators, network coverage has increased by almost 70 per cent. The tyre maker reports that some 200 locations have been added to the Michelin Commercial Service Network in this time. Alongside this growth, Michelin says it has beefed up its ONCall Emergency Road Service (ERS); the tyre maker reports the ERS network now handles a projected 80 per cent more events this year than it did in 2010.

29th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook opens fifth US warehouse

Hankook Tire America has officially opened a new distribution centre in New Jersey, reports Tire Review. The new 400-000-square-foot warehouse is Hankook’s fifth in the US – the others are located in Tennessee, Texas, Illinois and California – and it will service customers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. The centre’s opening ceremony was attended by some 100 guests, including Hankook Tire America President Soo Il Lee, Frank Gambatese, the mayor of South Brunswick, and Hankook dealers and employees.

28th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear, Michelin awarded US military contracts

The US Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Goodyear Tire and Rubber and Michelin North America contracts to supply tyres to US military users had home and abroad. Goodyear’s fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract is to a maximum value of US$61,409,317 while the maximum value of the Michelin fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract is $35,987,004. Both contracts cover supply to Army, Air Force and Marine Corps users and have a completion date of September 22, 2013.

27th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Thai JV project “running according to plan”, says Hangzhou Zhongce

Senior management at Hangzhou Zhongce have responded to a Bangkok Post article that suggests its joint venture plans with Thailand’s Thai Hua Rubber have been placed on hold. Tyres & Accessories was told that management has “no idea” why its Thai partner claims Hangzhou Zhongce is postponing its joint venture tyre factory plan due to “concerns about the uncertain outlook in Europe.”

27th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors