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Maxam Agrixtra tyre series approved by New Holland, Case IH Equipment in North America

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Maxam has expanded its global original equipment supply commitment with the approval of the Agrixtra product line to select Case IH and New Holland brand equipment in North America. Maxam says the series has been helping it make inroads into the OEM supply sector since its launch almost a decade ago. Agrixtra tyres are building a reputation for performance in the value end of the global tyre market, assisted by the new deal with two leading global agricultural manufacturers.

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  1. Maxam to supply Agrixtra agricultural tyres to New Holland tractors
  2. Maxam enters agricultural tyre market
  3. Maxam exhibiting at Agritechnica for first time, following Agrixtra launch
  4. Maxam Tire expands Agrixtra 70, 65 agricultural tyre sizes
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Pirelli raises car and light-truck tyre prices in US

In the United States, Pirelli has announced a price increase relating to car and light truck tyres. Effective 15 January 2023, the company will increase prices by 10 per cent, varying by line and tyre size.

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  1. Sailun raising prices in North America
  2. Pirelli USA raises tyre prices 5%
  3. Pirelli announces USA price rise
  4. Michelin raises light truck- and car-tyre prices in North America
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Pinza HT joins Vredestein range for North America

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The Vredestein tyre brand has been present in North America for two years now, and Apollo Tyres is expanding the range offered there with the USA launch of the Vredestein Pinza HT. This newest addition to the Pinza family is a highway all-season tyre designed for trucks, SUVs, and crossovers.

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  1. New kid on the block: Vredestein launches full North American range
  2. New Offices for Vredestein US
  3. Cooper acquisition is a game changer – Apollo MD talks to T&A
  4. Reports: Apollo planning to re-enter US market
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Nexen Tire adds Chicago Blackhawks to sports sponsoring programme

Nexen Tire has entered into a further sporting partnership, this time with US ice hockey team the Chicago Blackhawks. Beginning with the 2022–23 season, the tyre maker will feature on a variety of physical and digital marketing assets, including signage at the Blackhawk’s home rink, Fifth Third Arena.

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  1. USA: Nexen Tire begins Ducks ice hockey sponsorship
  2. New HQ for Nexen Tire America
  3. Pirelli sponsors Princeton professorship
  4. Kumho continues Lakers basketball sponsorship
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TBC Brands names Wolak Director of Sales

TBC Brands, one of the largest distributors of proprietary brand tyres in North America, has promoted Brent Wolak to the role of Director of Sales. In this capacity he will lead all sales and growth efforts for TBC Brands’ business.

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  1. TBC Brands president Marty Krcelic retires
  2. TBC promotes Doster
  3. TBC Brands introduces Wild Trail All-Terrain XT
  4. Cooper reaching 10,000 US students in October via ‘Dream It. Do It.’ programme
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Canada’s Group Touchette completes NTD acquisition

On 7 September, American Tire Distributors (ATD) announced the completion of its Canadian subsidiary’s sale to Groupe Touchette, Canada’s largest locally-owned tyre distributor. By divesting the National Tire Distributors (NTD) business, the wholesaler says it is now “better positioned to serve its customers across the US” and to “invest in the enhanced innovation that is driving its transformation efforts.”

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  1. ATD releases inaugural ESG report
  2. Groupe Touchette acquires ATD’s Canadian subsidiary
  3. ATD acquires Monro’s Tires Now business
  4. US wholesaler expands in Canada
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Kordsa investing in North American tyre cord operation

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Tyre and construction reinforcement specialist Kordsa is investing US$20 million in its North American facilities with the goal of boosting its cord fabric production for the tyre industry. The company says the investment will enable it to expand the tyre cord dipping line at its facilities to meet increased demand from tyre manufacturers.

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  1. Kordsa wins Platin Global 100 award
  2. Kordsa Global a ‘great place to work’
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  4. Kordsa appoints chief operating officer for APAC
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ISCC Plus certification for Firestone Polymer facility

The Firestone Polymer Engineering Pilot Center (PEPC) in Akron, Ohio has become the first Bridgestone facility in North America to gain International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus recognition for sustainable raw material transparency and traceability. PEPC is part of the Bridgestone Americas Technology Center, which serves as a hub for Bridgestone’s entire innovation, research and product development within the Americas region.

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Goodyear joins quest to commercialise Lunar mobility

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This week marks the 53rd anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the surface of the Moon, a date of particular significance for The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Goodyear supplied a number of essential components for this history-making mission and later developed non-pneumatic tyres for the Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle. The tyre maker is once again looking spacewards and is developing tyres for a lunar vehicle that in future may extend commercialism to the Earth’s rocky satellite.

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  1. Goodyear applying its artificial intelligence technology to on-demand mobility
  2. Goodyear pilots predictive digital service solutions for electric vehicle fleets
  3. Goodyear buys two VI-grade driving simulators for tyre development
  4. Cooper shareholders approve Goodyear merger
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Michelin appoints North America motorsports director

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Jason Anzalone is Michelin North America’s new director of motorsports. From 1 August, he succeeds Tony Ménard, who will return to Michelin headquarters in France after three years in North America.

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  3. Scott Clark appointed chairman & president of Michelin North America
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TireHub hires former Hankook regional president Brison

After a short tenure as president of Hankook Tire North America, Curtis Brison has taken on the role of vice president of sales, marketing and strategic growth at TireHub, the US-based national tyre distributor jointly founded by Bridgestone Americas and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The vacancy he leaves within Hankook’s regional operation is being filled on an interim basis by Sooil Lee, chief executive officer of Hankook Tire & Technology.

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  1. TGI appoints Wheeler to head North American sales team
  2. Becker succeeding Gibbons as interim TireHub CEO
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  4. Becker confirmed as TireHub CEO
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Toyo Tire names new bosses for US manufacturing business

As of 1 July 2022, new faces will join the management team at Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing, Inc. Shinji Tanabe will become chairman and chief executive officer of the company responsible for Toyo’s tyre plant in Georgia, whilst Patrick Matthew Lenz takes on the roles of president and chief operating officer.

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  1. Toyo USA promotes Roy Bromfield to president and CEO
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US launch for Goodyear’s soybean truck tyres

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This week, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company achieved a further step towards its goal of fully replacing petroleum-derived oils by 2040. Selected products within the Goodyear Metro Miler range, a city transit tyre available to customers in North America, are now produced using a bio-based soybean oil compound that replaces a portion of the petroleum-based materials used.

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Bridgestone & LanzaTech partner on ELT solutions

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Bridgestone Americas has commenced an exclusive partnership with carbon capture and transformation (CCT) specialist LanzaTech NZ, Inc. to address end-of-life tyre waste. The two companies will co-develop the first dedicated end-of-life tyre recycling process leveraging LanzaTech’s proprietary CCT technology.

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  1. Bridgestone boosts fleet portfolio with Azuga acquisition
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  4. Bridgestone an FCA Supplier of the Year
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Hankook now supplying numerous tyres for Mercedes S-Class

It is the ‘MO’ label on the sidewall that Hankook Tire is particularly proud of. The two letters stand for ‘Mercedes Original’, and only tyres that match strict quality criteria are approved as original equipment for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. These letters appear on the sides of three Hankook tyre models that Mercedes-Benz fits on the S-Class, continuing a supply arrangement that began almost a decade ago.

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  1. Hankook debuts UUHP tyre on Mini John Cooper Works GP
  2. Hankook supplying OE tyres to Audi RS Q8
  3. Audi approves Hankook tyres for e-tron GT
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