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Bridgestone to Exhibit Eco Products at EPIF 2008

At the start of March the Eco-Products International Fair 2008 (EPIF 2008) will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam. This exhibition, one of the largest environment themed fairs held in the Asia region, is taking place for the fourth time, and this year tyre major Bridgestone has announced it will exhibit its products

It is unsurprising that the Japanese manufacturer has chosen to participate in such an event – in the company’s own words, the “Bridgestone Group continually strives to strengthen its environmental management and minimise its environmental footprint, all aimed at the goal of improving the world in which we all live.” At EPIF 2008, Bridgestone will showcase its environmental policy and projects related to environment and conservation.

26th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Tire Appoints General Manager, Mickey Thompson

A new general manager has been appointed to Cooper Tire & Rubber subsidiary Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels. Steve Kersh, most recently based in Melksham as Cooper Tire’s director of European sales and marketing, will oversee all aspects of Mickey Thompson operations, including finance, human resources, sales and marketing, supply chain, information technology and business development.

Kersh joined the company in 1993 as a production supervisor, and has served as a management trainee at the Bowling Green, Ohio, hose plant; as international customer service coordinator; international sales trainee; territory manager, international sales; regional manager, international sales; and manager of international sales. He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and a master’s in business administration from The University of Findlay, in Ohio.

26th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan to Increase Giant OTR and Agricultural Tyre Capacity

Production of giant OTR tyres at Titan International is set to markedly increase, says company chairman and CEO Maurice M. Taylor Jr. At a speech given to the Tire Industry Association in Hawaii on February 22 Taylor said that the company expects to produce more than twice as many giant OTR tyres as previously estimated.

25th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti Discusses South Africa Power Saving Programme

At its South African operations Continental Tyre SA has, over the course of three years, introduced a range of schemes that have seen power consumption reduced by 10 per cent. The company recently shared details of its activities in this area.

“To save electricity, we have a production monitoring system in the plant to monitor the energy systems and electricity use so that we can see peak demand, steam consumption and air pressures, for example,” commented plant engineering manager Andrew Singer. “We also have a project to improve the monitoring of incoming voltage, frequency and power usage so that we are consistently aware of the power we are using and its quality.”

22nd February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Announces Senior Management Changes

On February 19 Bridgestone Corporation announced that its board has approved a number of changes in members of the Board of Directors, Corporate Auditors and Corporate Officers. As of March 1 Kazuo Kakehi, currently Vice President & Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products, Industrial Products, Civil Engineering and Building Materials and Equipments will become Vice President & Senior Officer Responsible for Diversified Products, Industrial Products and Construction Materials Division. A number of other changes will take affect on March 27. These are as follows:

20th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

TGI Opens Management Office in China

Tire Group International (TGI) opened an office in Qingdao, China, which will be managed by Jing Dong Ling, who was most recently a quality and mixing engineer with Yellow Sea Tire. Ling will oversee TGI’s private label production in China under the Cosmo, Luna and Industar brands.

“We are now building three private labels in China. The addition of Mr. Ling will ensure that TGI’s quality standards are being met and that our supply chain is being supervised directly at the source,” said Tony Gonzalez, TGI’s CEO. “We expect this move will help us better serve our distributors throughout the world with more consistent quality.” (Tire Review/Akron)

20th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Expresses “Satisfaction” Over Toul Factory Agreement

In a statement dated February 18, Michelin has “expressed its satisfaction” following an agreement reached between the company and labour unions. According to Michelin, this agreement enables the “continued deployment of support measures for employees at the Toul plant in conditions that are conducive to moving the discussions forward.”

19th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan’s First 63-OTR Tyre Ready

Less than a year after committing itself to developing giant 63-inch radial tyres, Titan Tire has manufactured the company’s first prototype specimen at its Ohio facility. Production examples are expected to be ready for shipping to mines within 60 to 90 days.

“This project has been an unbelievable experience for a large group of Titan employees – starting with myself,” said Titan chairman and CEO Maurice M. Taylor Jr. “I know a lot of people think I’m a little different, and that’s fine, but I’m very lucky to have a great team. Titan has some of the best employees in this business and they proved it today by producing this tyre in seven months, starting from scratch. A site that used to be a soybean field is now the beginning of a state-of-the-art giant tyre facility. In addition to developing this 63-inch tyre, Titan has also filed for a patent on the new construction used in this design that will improve tyres and lower cost to manufacture.”

18th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Nokian to Install Three New Production Lines in Russian Factory

Finnish manufacturer Nokian Tyres has disclosed plans to add three extra production lines to the company’s Vsevolozhsk facility in Russia rather than the previously announced two. Chief executive Kim Gran told media on February 13 that “we are contemplating adding the third line during the second half of this year,” adding that the third line’s addition was more than 80 per cent definite and would cost some 20 million euros.

If all three lines are built the company will have seven production lines operating in Russia by the end of the year, and Gran believes the demand exists to justify their addition. “We could have grown even faster last year if we had had more capacity,” he said.

15th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

New Factory For Colway Production

Following the news that Polish retreader Mark Gum had purchased the retreading equipment and the Colway and Greenway brands, all previously owned by C-Tyres, it has been revealed that the company will build a new factory in Poland to produce the tyres.

Mark Gum’s owners, Mariona and George Krzyzagorski, have said that construction of the plant will begin this summer, with some tyres being produced later this year. Full production will come on-stream in the summer of 2009 and the range will include tyres for all sectors; passenger car, 4×4, van, light and heavy truck.

14th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Giti Sees the Woods for the Trees

In 2007 Giti Tire acted as co-sponsor for the ‘Great Turtle Race’, an international sea conservation event designed to raise awareness of and funds for the endangered leatherneck turtle. This year the tyremaker’s support for green causes continues, and Giti Tire recently announced it is donating $1 million for conservation projects in Indonesia’s northern Sumatra region and the mountains of southwest China as part of an agreement with Conservation International.

The program will protect the habitat of threatened species such as the Sumatran orang-utan in Indonesia and pandas in southwest China through the replanting of forest areas. Giti reports that, during the first year, the investment will offset the corporation’s overall 2008 carbon emissions.

13th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

CM Drawing Upon Decades of Experience

Columbus McKinnon, a company that manufactures a broad line of material handling products for use in a host of industries, has been building shredders specifically designed to meet the requirements of the tyre recycling industry since 1982. All aspects of the recycling processed can be accommodated by Columbus McKinnon produced machinery, from pre-shredding oversized tyres through to the delivery of wire-free crumb rubber – and the company proudly claims the equipment it produces has helped it become a recognised leader for the highest production, best chip quality, and lowest operating costs.

8th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Next Generation Recycling

Highly regarded turnkey project supplier Van Aarsen International can rely upon almost 60 years of experience when designing machines for the tyre recycling industry. The Netherlands based company has built-up a broad knowledge and wide experience in every area of various process industries, and over the decades has developed into one of the world’s leading companies in process technologies.

Van Aarsen machines are produced in the Netherlands, and possess the reliability and level of quality that has given equipment sourced from this part of the world such a strong reputation. The company states its main strength as the ability to keep the entire technical process in mind when developing machinery, whilst producing designs that can then be adapted to every client-specific situation. As Van Aarsen puts it, knowledge and experienced is combined in an innovative manner of thinking and working.

8th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Serbia Bans Imports of Used Tyres

Serbia banned used tyre imports on 1 February, apparently due to “environmental concerns,” Environmental Protection Ministry officials stated. Online news reports quote tyre producers as saying that they would ask for licences to continue to import used tyres, because they are needed as a basis for making their own products. According to the reports, tyre imports have steadily decreased over the years and the minimal amount used for production purposes is disposed of according to all ecological standards.

4th February 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Wants Zero Waste to Landfills

Goodyear in the US has launched a new initiative to completely eliminate shipping its tyre plant waste to landfills. All scrap tyres, mis-production and other waste is either being recycled or reused. In addition, Goodyear is taking steps to reduce the amount of scrappage and waste coming from its tyre plants.

Instead of going off to the landfill, scrap tyres are being shipped to companies that recycle tyres. Other waste, including no-production waste like paper, plastic drink bottles and other traditional garbage, is being sent to product recyclers. Tyre production waste is being shipped to waste processors. Used solvents are either reused or incinerated at an approved facility. The goal, said Goodyear, is to completely eliminate waste shipments to landfills. (Tire Review/Akron)

28th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors