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Bridgestone H1 Results Show Lower Profits

Bridgestone Corporation has released details of its consolidated business and financial results for the period January 1 to June 30, 2008, the first half of the current fiscal year. Overall net sales of 1,641.1 billion yen (£7.70 billion) were recorded during the six-month period, an increase of two per cent over the previous year. Operating income, at 83.6 billion yen (£392 million) showed an 18 per cent drop on the first half 2007 figures, and net income of 37.2 billion yen (£174.47 million) is 30 per cent down on the previous year’s result.

8th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Bandengroothandel Mast: Industrial Tyre Specialist

Based near the port of Rotterdam, industrial tyre wholesaler Bandengroothandel Mast is garnering a reputation as a market leading specialist in this particular sector. The family owned, independent company has continued to expand its trading horizons over a number of years, and today it can report that a full range of industrial tyres is available within its CargoMaster and LiftGuard private brands. The products included in these two brands include solid, pneumatic, skid steer, extra heavy duty pneumatic skid steer and forklift tyres.

During the past couple of years, however, Mast has also developed a growing sales market in the larger, heavy industrial tyre sector, supplying items such as harbour, quarry and mining tyres. The company now considers itself to be a leading option to consider when it comes to purchasing all types of robust tyres used in harbour and quarry work.

7th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Sets 10% North America Price Hike

In the US Goodyear has joined the latest round of industry prices increases, announcing a September 1 price hike of up to10 per cent. The tyremaker said the increase would cover all of its Goodyear, Dunlop, Kelly-Springfield and associate brand passenger, light truck and commercial light truck and medium truck tyres. Separately, prices on Goodyear OTR tyres will increase by up to 7 per cent on September 1. (Tire Review/Akron)

6th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Zeus Acquires Liebherr Site

Zeus recently acquired the current offices and workshop complex of Liebherr’s Dortmund plant and equipment services facility. According to company representatives, the move is designed to further Zeus’ global strategic growth programme for large earthmoving, OTR and general industrial tyre filling and puncture proofing solutions.

The new site is located adjacent to Zeus’s main manufacturing plant in Dortmund, Germany. Once the new complex is refurbished and fully equipped, it will add an extra 7,000 square metres of office space, laboratory, manufacturing, distribution and servicing facilities.

4th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Recauchutagem Northena Installs Giant Machinery

2008 has seen Portuguese retreader, Recauchutagem Northena SA, make literally huge investments in new machinery designed to retread a wide range of giant OTR tyres. The company has already installed a new MGT One63 robotic buffer, groover and peeling machine, in order to retread 63-inch tyres. Recently a large autoclave smooth and groove system for 51-inch tyres was added and before the end of the year pre-cured retreading equipment for 57-inch sizes will also be brought in.

“We’ve developed a full new approach for manufacturing cold OTR retreads. Our pre-cured tyres (a few dozen of these) have been running for a year in Portugal and Spain, and a test phase will be complete in September,” Northena representatives explained.

31st July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

6th CITExpo Bigger Than Ever

Once again China’s largest specialist tyre show is taking place in September. The 6th China International Tire Expo, or CITExpo, will be held between 17 and 19 September at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center, and this year’s show promises to be larger and offer more than ever before. Almost 300 exhibitors will be showcasing their products and technology, up from 254 in 2007, and to accommodate the extra numbers the show’s organiser, Reliable International Exhibition Services, has added a third hall to the show’s floorspace.

30th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan Delivers First Production 63-inch Tyre and Wheel Assemblies

Titan Tire Corporation shipped its first giant 63-inch OTR tyre and wheel assemblies on July 29. These tyres, each measuring nearly 14 feet or 4.3 metres tall and weighing approximately 5.7 tonnes, are being shipped to Canada’s oil sands for use in mining applications.

“A lot of people in the industry doubted that Titan could build these giant tyres in less than a year,” said Titan Chairman and CEO Maurice M. Taylor Jr. “I am happy to prove to them that we are committed to achieving the company’s goals.”

30th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

ATC Plans to Start – Or Not Start – Operating in August

American Tire Corporation (ATC), a company reporting to have “established dozens of operations in different states and countries,” states it is gearing up to begin production in its Washington, USA plant, a facility it says will be developed into the “largest giant OTR tyre manufacturing base in the world.” In a July 28 statement the company said it would begin operations in Washington in August 2008 – maybe.

“American Tire Corporation (ATC) is pleased to announce that its Washington operations will start in August 2008,” read the press statement. “ATC’s staff recruiting is undergoing in Washington. A 500,000 square feet facility for the 1st phase is almost done. Manufacturing equipments will be moved to its new facilities step by step. Production will begin as soon as everything is ready but not in August.” The company has not made clear how long the Washington site will operate before it produces its first tyre.

28th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

All-Round Investment From OTR

OTR tyres Ltd. says that the company is preparing for the future with a program of continual investment in machinery, processes and performance.This program has seen OTR upgrade a number of manufacturing facilities over the past 12 months – a process which the company says has “transformed the ethos of the factory from skilled manual processes to fully automated manufacturing.”

According to Manufacturing Director Darren Flint, OTR’s retread manufacturing process is “now more akin to new tyre manufacture – demonstrating high levels of accuracy to produce products which are as close to new tyre production as is currently possible.” An investment in new equipment has seen the installation of two fully-automated buffing and grooving machines, providing improved accuracy and the ability to guarantee specifications on retread tyres.

24th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Eastland Tire Launches Aussie Unit

Georgia’s Eastland Tire has created an Australian subsidiary and hired Martin Fester as its vice president of sales and marketing for Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Eastland, earlier this year, signed a deal with Titan Tire to buy Titan-produced 57- and 63-inch radial OTR tires.

“The creation of Eastland Tire Australia and the hiring of Martin are significant steps in our goal of becoming a best-in-class supplier of OTR tires on a worldwide basis,” said James Berresse, Eastland president and CEO.

“Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East have vast and significant mining operations and we anticipate filling a portion of the OTR tire needs for the companies with operations in these parts of the world especially in the 40.00R57, 53/80R63 and 59/80R63 tire sizes though our agreement with Titan.” (Tire Review/Akron)

18th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

OTR Keeps The Pressure Up

OTR is now supplying tyre pressure monitoring systems as part of its earthmover tyre management service. “The correct pressure in earthmover tyres not only improves the safety and stability of the vehicle, but gives operators a much improved return on investment.” That, says OTR’s Regional sales Manager Paul Skerritt, is a pretty obvious statement, but he goes on to say “you would be amazed at what we find on site sometimes.”

Graeme Manning, OTR’s Commercial Director, says: “Inflation pressure is one of the most important factors affecting tyre life. Fuel efficiency is greatly affected too – a tyre under-inflated by 10 per cent reduces fuel efficiency by 1.5 per cent.”

17th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Lone Wolf Crew Cuts its Teeth on Cooper Tyres

The Lone Wolf Transglobal Expedition made full use of the Cooper Discoverer Super Traction Tread on its 12-month trip of 30,000 miles in the wide variety of conditions present in 32 different countries. The success of the team brought lavish praise for the rugged Discoverer, which with its STT shod the crew’s Land Rover Wolf Defender. So much so, that the organisers of the successful expedition will be looking to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company once again to carry them through their next adventure.

The 12-month Lone Wolf trip saw Daniel Moylan and his crew tackle mud, ice, snow and water without a hitch Varying terrain was made all the worse by extreme temperatures, providing a demanding test not for the vehicle, the tyres and the team. The expedition made its way through Europe to Iran and the Middle East, across the jungles of South East Asia, to the USA and South America, before arriving back in the UK.

17th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Mona-flexible: Monarch Vulcanising Systems

An effect of the cost pressures of rising retail prices and the refocusing of companies onto issues relating to the environmental impact of their operations is that organisations are increasingly looking to mend, rather than replace, damaged tyres. Guernsey-based manufacturer of tyre repair machinery, Monarch Vulcanising Systems, is able to provide a number of machines for just this purpose. Not only, Monarch claims, are their Monaflex systems suitable for fixing any tyre used in the world today, they are also easily transportable, relatively simple to use, and quickly assembled.

10th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

TVS Srichakra Looks Towards European OEMs

TVS Srichakra Limited, the largest Motorcycle tyre manufacturer in India, spent its time in Essen promoting the new expansion to its range of OTR crossply tyres. Having achieved the milestone of manufacturing 11.5 million tyres for the Motorcycle and Scooter segments, the company is working towards enhancing their brand TVS Eurogrip. Additionally the company’s display of products on Flotation, OTR and MPT showed off its New Product Development programme to a large extent.

9th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Handlopex Looking to International Future

Handlopex of Poland has developed rapidly in its 19 year history under the leadership of CEO, Weislaw Ptaszek, who says of the company’s growth, “The success of Handlopex has been largely achieved by the hard work and professional attitude of our personnel, the customer orientated policy we have adopted and the continuous expansion of our product range.” In pursuing these steps, the company has made itself the leading tyre wholesaler in the country.

The company is able to supply all types of product, encompassing passenger, 4×4, motorcycle, and truck through to OTR, earthmover, industrial, agricultural and even aviation tyres. Steel wheels and tubes also have places in the company’s product portfolio.

9th July 2008/by Tyrepress Editors