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Anjityre Rubber: Tubes For All Tyres

Anjityre Rubber Industrial was established in July 2003 and is a manufacturer of high quality butyl tubes and tyre flaps, using advanced, imported equipment and techniques.

The success of the company was immediate and a second factory was built and opened in June 2005, giving Anjityre Rubber a production capacity of 12 million inner tubes and 1.5 million flaps per year.
The range of tubes covers all kinds of tyres; passenger car bias and radial, light truck and truck and bus (bias and radial), industrial, tractor, implement and OTR tyres (bias ply) as well as a comprehensive range of tyre flaps. A selection of valves (not manufactured by Anjityre Rubber) is also available.

Anjityre Rubber has been awarded ISO 9001 quality accreditation and the company exports its products globally.

14th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Mining Director Predicts OTR Tyre Shortage Over in 2008

According to global diamond mining giant De Beers, the shortage of large OTR tyres that has plagued mining operators in recent years will be over by the end of 2008. The South African publication Mining Weekly has reported De Beers director Debbie Farnaby as saying the success of Chinese manufacturers in the area of radial OTR tyre production will end the shortage sooner than previously anticipated.

China’s traditional output of cross-ply tyres was deemed unsuitable by many mine operators, and numerous estimates of the tyre shortage’s duration were based upon the assumption that this type of OTR tyre would be the mainstay of Chinese production for some time. “But they’re making radials as well, and we’re testing some at Venetia (De Beers’ largest diamond mine in South Africa) at the moment,” Farnaby said.

2nd November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Stamford Keeps Moving With Wheel Production

For the Stamford group Tyrexpo Asia has been a fixed event from the start, with both the company and exhibition being based in Singapore. Stamford, which is also listed on the Singapore stock exchange, is not only known within the tyre industry for its global wholesaling business; during the last three years it has also become very well known through its own wheel production activities. In 2004 Stamford Tyres began operating its Thai subsidiary Stamford Sport Wheels (SSW), which produces light alloy wheels in a low-pressure casting process. But because the new factory is already operating up to its capacity limits, the company is currently investing another 20 million US dollars in order to establish a second wheel factory on the same site near Thailand’s capital Bangkok, says Roger Chang, CEO of Stamford Sport Wheels Co. Ltd.

The initial plans to build its own factory arose when demand for Stamford’s private brand was growing ever stronger at a time when suitable offtake partners possessing additional capacities in the region were becoming more and more difficult to find. This led to the decision to trust in its own capabilities to install and operate a wheel factory rather than continuously exist in a state of uncertainty with regards to the supply situation, the CEO told Tyres & Accessories during an interview at Tyrexpo Asia in Singapore: “The supply situation with light alloy wheels had become an issue.” Consequently, the wholesaler and retailer decided to also become a manufacturer. Thus, since the beginning of 2004 Stamford has operated its SSW factory in Thailand and maintains about 300 employees there. These staff produce about 400,000 light alloy wheels in sizes up to 24 inches per year.

1st November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Samson Machinery – Designed to Last

Taiwan’s Samson Machinery Inc., has enjoyed steady growth since its establishment in 1975 by Mr. Lin Kun-Te. During this time the company has acquired a high level of knowledge in the area of tyre manufacturing equipment. This knowledge, along with the experience gained through 32 years in the business, has been instrumental in facilitating the company’s expansion, especially during the last few years. In order to keep pace with customer demand Samson moved into a newer and larger premises in September 2006, and from this new location it continues to provide equipment to customers worldwide.

Today Samson supplies a full range of tyre building machinery suitable for large or small tyre manufacturers engaged in a range of market segments. The company’s main products include: Tyre building machines, band building machines, ply servicers, building drums & related accessories, tyre trimming machinery, green tyre splicing machines, curing presses, and horizontal ply auto cutting & splicing machines. Machinery that is suited to the production of most tyres, including bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, passenger car radial, light truck radial, SUV, truck & bus, industrial and OTR, even aircraft tyres and radial truck tyres can be ordered. Customers can order machinery for bias and radial, semi-steel or all-steel, small and large sizes.

31st October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Manny Cicero Named Alliance President

(Akron/Tire Review) Manny Cicero, former president of both Denman Tire Co. and Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire’s OTR unit, has been named president of Alliance Tire USA.

31st October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

CMA Launching New OTR Tyres at SEMA

(Akron/Tire Review) The SEMA Show will see the launch of new 33- and 35-inch radial OTR tires by China Manufacturers Alliance. The Double Coin 35/65R33 L-5 loader tyre and 24.00R35 E-4 haulage tyre are the latest additions. Company officials stated the new tyres have “uniquely aggressive tread patterns for long wear, a smooth ride and excellent traction, as well as an all-steel casing for puncture resistance and enhanced retreadability.” CMA said the 33-inch loader tyre comes with a 122/32nds of original tread depth while the 35-inch radial haulage tyre has an original tread depth of 86/32nds.

30th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan Reports ‘All-Time Record’ Q3 Sales

Titan International reports that its third quarter sales reached an all-time record figure of US$195.5 million, an increase of 25.2 per cent over the previous year’s third quarter result. This strong result has contributed towards record year to date sales of $632.1 million, a 23 per cent increase on the nine-month figures for 2006. Gross profit was $18.3 million for the third quarter, a 7 per cent increase over the $17.1 million obtained in the third quarter of 2006.

“The agricultural market for wheels and tyres is finally starting to show the growth we’ve been waiting for since 2006,” said Titan chairman and CEO Maurice M. Taylor Jr. “The orders for wheels and tyres are as strong as we’ve seen since 2004, and we believe it could continue to grow not only through 2008, but also into 2009 and beyond.

“The OTR mining tyre business remains strong. Since Titan announced the decision to build super giant 57- and 63-inch tyres, almost every mining company in the top 30 has made plant visits to Titan and found that we will be able to supply them with both wheels and tyres for all equipment they use in open-pit or underground mining. This should add tremendous volume going forward for Titan.

30th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

CMA to Open First North American Warehouse

(Akron/Tire Review) China Manufacturers Alliance has opened its first North American distribution centre. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, the 14,000-square metre facility is set to open later this year. “Acquiring this new Memphis distribution centre was necessary to support Double Coin’s rapid growth in North America, and will help us continue providing industry-leading service to our customers,” said company officials.

The centre is located on 4.25 hectares near Memphis International Airport. It will serve as CMA’s primary distribution point for OE and replacement Double Coin brand medium truck and bus radials and radial OTR tyres. CMA also leases warehouse space in Urbana, Ohio, for OE distribution.

The company also said that future distribution centres are being considered.

25th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Net Profit Trebles for JK Tyre

The financial quarter between July and September has proven to be a healthy one for JK Tyre & Industries, who on October 23 reported that its quarterly net profit had more than trebled from a year earlier, the result of lower raw material prices and better realisations. Net profit rose from Rs 69.8 million (£863,800) to 243.9 million (£3.02 million) in spite of sales decreasing 2.8 per cent to Rs 6.9 billion (£85.4 million) since a year ago.

On top of the growth in net profit, the manufacturer forecast sales growth in the area of 20 per cent for the year ending September 2008. “We are hopeful that in the coming year new product development and tinkering with [our] market mix will continue, which will help us drive volumes and higher profit margin,” managing director Raghupati Singhania informed media. Sales of truck tyres, a product that reportedly generate four fifths of JK Tyre’s revenue, were down during the quarter, however they are anticipated to increase again in the October to December quarter, which corresponds with India’s festival season, traditionally a time for making purchases.

24th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Visitor Pre-Registration Opens for Tyrexpo Africa 2008

Visitors and delegates to Tyrexpo Africa 2008, southern Africa’s leading tyre trade exhibition, can now pre-register online for next March’s event by visiting www.eci-international.com The opening of the easy-to-use online registration process marks another milestone in the countdown to the exhibition, which takes place in the Sandton Convention Centre from March 4 to 6 2008.

In addition to taking advance registrations, show organiser ECI has launched a major promotional drive to market the show to tyre industry professionals in Africa and around the world. Over the next four months, more than 80,000 free-entry visitor tickets will be distributed to potential delegates via an extensive campaign featuring direct mail, trade press advertising, ticket inserts and exhibitor mailings. In addition to the mainstream tyre industries, the exhibition will target interest from the important mining, quarrying and industrial tyre markets.

ECI sales director Rowena Suthers says that the drive to attract visitors is a vital stage in the build up to the exhibition: “Our visitor marketing campaign is now in full swing with just four full months to go before the exhibition opens its doors. We’ll be distributing around 80,000 tickets to trade buyers who we think will have an interest in attending Tyrexpo Africa.

23rd October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Opens Second Onomichi OTR Plant

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., held an opening ceremony for the second plant at its Onomichi site in Japan on 22 October. The plant is located in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and specialises in the manufacture of off-the-road (OTR) tyres. Tooru Kobayashi, director and corporate officer of Yokohama Rubber, announced that the company would further increase production capacity at the Onomichi plant by another 2.2 times above its 2007 production to 2,500 tons a month by the end of 2012.

22nd October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop India Confirms Aero Tyre Plans

Dunlop India has reiterated its intention to re-enter the aero tyre market. In July the company’s vice-president Dhrubojyoti Nandi reported Dunlop India was “focused to take advantage” of the country’s aviation boom, and in recent months it appears that the company’s factory in Sahaganj, in the state of West Bengal, has been earmarked for this purpose.

“We hope that it will start production in another two months,” chairman Pawan Kumar Ruia told The Times of India. The newspaper printed reports that the company aims to achieve an output of 90 tonnes per day at the Sahaganj facility by the end of October and 130 tonnes by the end of March 2008, the close of India’s current fiscal year.

Further comment was also made on the group’s intention to gear up for OTR tyre production through its Falcon Tyres operation. These products, if and when they are produced, will be marketed under the Dunlop brand, not under the Falcon Tyres label as previously reported. The latter brand name will continue to see use exclusively on tyres for two and three wheeled vehicles.

4th October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Falcon Tyres Contemplates Industrial, OTR Tyre Market

Indian two and three wheeler tyre manufacturer Falcon Tyres has plans to diversify, a move the company says will lead to a doubling of production capacity. This news comes from no less a figure than company chairman Pawan K. Ruia, who said that Falcon is considering entering the industrial and OTR tyre market.

“We are working on the plan and it should be finalised in two months,” he announced to media after the company’s AGM in the city of Bangalore. To achieve this goal Falcon will either expand its existing facility in the city of Mysore, in southwest India or establish a new one in a state that offers tax concessions. The states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal have been named as contenders for this investment.

In addition, Falcon is expanding its tyre capacity from 550,000 to 750,000 tonnes and that of tube production from 250,000 tonnes to 375,000 tonnes. Overall, 110 tonnes of rubber products a day will be produced. The new lines will employ an additional 300 persons and most likely enter production before the end of the year.

1st October 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

BFS And Pirelli Hike North American Prices

Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire and Bridgestone/Firestone Canada are increasing prices on all Bridgestone, Firestone, Fuzion and associate brand tyre lines by up to 4 per cent.

25th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

New TIA Board Set

(Akron/Tire Review) Members have spoken, and TIA has 13 newly elected board of directors members. The new board members will officially take office Oct. 29 at TIA’s annual membership meeting in Las Vegas, just prior to the SEMA Sow.

Thirteen seats were open including 10 seats with three-year terms, one seat with a two-year term and two seats with a one-year term. Elected to serve three-year terms were:

20th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors