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66 Million Additional Euros Earmarked for Nokian’s Russian Facility

Russia’s AK&M Information Agency reports that investment in the second stage of the Nokian Tyres facility in Vsevolozhsk, St Petersburg will this year be increased by 66 million euros. Total investment in the project, which will double the factory’s output to 10 million units per year by 2011, is expected to reach 195 million euros.

Stage one of the project required an investment of 155 million euros and production at the facility began in June 2005. Plant production reportedly covers 27.4 per cent of Russia’s output. In 2006 the factory’s net profit rose 30.5 per cent to 107.3 million euros, with net sales increasing 21.8 per cent to 835.9 million euros.

24th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Lanxess India to Begin Tyre Chemical Production in 2010

Specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG intends to invest 50 million euros in relocating production of rubber chemicals from Thane, in the Indian state of Maharastra to Jhagadia, in Gujarat. Production will begin in 2010 and will supply the rapidly growing Indian tyre market. Lanxess is the only western company to establish such operations in India.

Lanxess will employ about 250 people at the Jhagadia site during its first stage of expansion. The head office of Lanxess India Private Limited will, however, remain in Thane. Jhagadia will become the company’s second production site in India after Madurai in Tamil Nadu, southern India, and will be the larger of the two.

18th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Former Goodyear Division Forms China Joint Venture

Company News, International News

Veyance Technologies Inc., formerly Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s Engineered Products division, has entered into a joint venture with Ruiyuan Rubber and Plastics Co. Ltd. to make conveyor belts in Yanzhou, China. Veyance said the new entity, Shandong Aneng Conveyor Belt & Rubber Co. Ltd., is the largest manufacturer of conveyor belts in China, with 20 production lines producing more than 12 million square metres of conveyor belts each year.

17th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

New Air Spring Brochure From ContiTech

“Air Spring Competence for the Commercial Vehicle Replacement Market” is the title of a new, high-class image brochure just released by ContiTech Air Spring Systems. In it ContiTech draws attention to an expertise born of more than fifty years of experience in the development and production of air springs for commercial vehicles.

“The image brochure is geared to providing purchasers all they need to know.
With no false modesty, we provide an overview of our material competence, product quality and customer orientation,” says Meike Zettel-Sümnick, sales manager of the commercial vehicle replacement business at ContiTech Air Spring Systems.

16th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear US Factory Cited for Safety Violations

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may penalise Goodyear US$52,000 for five safety violations it discovered during an inspection of the company’s facility in Social Circle, Georgia. Inspectors from the Administration noted two repeat violations, for which they proposed penalties of $42,500 after it became apparent that management had not performed certified periodic inspections of its energy control procedures, and that a production machine lacking proper safety guards was in use. Goodyear had been cited for similar failures after an inspection at the same facility in 2006.

16th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

ViaMichelin to End GPS Production

ViaMichelin, the subsidiary of the French tyre manufacturer specialising in digital travel assistance products, has stated it will no longer participate in the GPS navigation device market. According to a report published in France’s La Tribune, the company, which holds 14 per cent of the French GPS market, has found it difficult to expand in Europe in the face of strong competition from rivals such as TomTom. Sixty of ViaMichelin’s 170 employees are affected by the decision, La Tribune reported.

14th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Equipment Defect Caused Production Shutdown at Fulda

Goodyear’s Fulda Reifen unit in the German town of Fulda was forced to halt production on Tuesday due to defective equipment, and production remained shut down for about 24 hours. This enforced down time led to the loss of production of approximately 20,000 tyres. A spokesperson from Goodyear Dunlop confirmed that production resumed on Wednesday afternoon, however she declined to comment on how much the lost production will cost the company.

11th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

RMA Co-Hosts Scrap Rubber, Plastic Conference

The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), Asphalt Rubber Technology Service at Clemson University and the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) are sponsoring the second “Scrap to Profit – Using Ground Rubber in Rubber and Plastic Products” conference, May 8-9 at the Solamar Hotel in San Diego, Calif.

The conference will feature presentations on several major issues affecting this use of ground rubber, including looks at production, marketing, product development, and health issues pertaining to recycling rubber and plastic products. (Tire Review/Akron)

10th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

New Hoses From ContiTech

Higher performance, smaller installation spaces and more demanding customers – these are the typical challenges facing automobile manufacturers. New hydraulic, flat, and moulded hoses from ContiTech Fluid Technology can help them handle these challenges.

The dynamically high-strength flat hoses are already in series production at Porsche, providing a very large volume increase at minimal pressures. They are also planned for use in BMW and Mercedes-Benz’s power steering systems.

7th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Continental Plans Hungarian Brake Testing Facility

Reports in the Hungarian press state that Continental is to invest “billions of Forints” in a new testing facility for electronic braking systems (EBS) and their components in Hungary, around 15 to 20 kilometres from the city of Veszprém. The exact location will be decided on later this month and the project will be completed by the end of the year, creating 30 new jobs.

4th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Production Ends At Tyler

Tyre production at Goodyear’s factory at Tyler, Texas ended on December 21st; just over 50 days after the company announced its intention to cease making tyres at the plant. Around 600 jobs were lost.

4th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

50 Pirelli Carlisle Workers to Strike Over Pay

50 tyre production staff that are members of the GMB Union, will reportedly strike at Pirelli’s Carlisle. They are reportedly planning a walkout on 9 January. GMB Cumbria regional organiser, Ged Caig, told the Carlisle News & Star that negotiations are still open in an attempt to stop the strike going ahead and that he would be happy to meet them. There has been no official comment on the matter from Pirelli.

2nd January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Indian Tyre Exports up 40%

Indian tyre exports swelled to 518,603 units in October, up 40 per cent year-on-year. According to the latest ATMA statistics, year-to-date exports are 22 per cent ahead of where they were this time last year. The truck and bus (TBR), passenger car (PCR) and off-the-road (OTR) segments faired particularly well rising to 203,103 units (up 18%); 90,194 (up 185%); and 4308 units (up 97%) respectively.

18th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Amtel-Vredestein in Moscow Plant Sale Talks

Amtel-Vredestein NV is in discussions with “a number of companies” regarding the possible sale of its Moscow tyre manufacturing unit, “Moscow Tyre Plant-M”, which is located near the centrE of Moscow. In this event, the Company may relocate the tyre production plant to its Voronezh, Russia facility. “These negotiations may or may not lead to any agreement. A further announcement will be made in due course,” the official statement added.

18th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Malaysian NR Output Down 6.7%

Malaysia natural rubber production is down 6.7 per cent year-on-year, according to the local national statistics board. In October production was recorded at 97,627 tons, down 5.7 per cent compared with September. However, exports increased 1.8 per cent compared with October 2006. In October 2007 NR imports totalled 60,212 tons, up 13.8 per cent compared with September. Imports were up 64.3 per cent over October 2006. According to the data, the tyre industry consumed 11.7 per cent of Malaysia’s NR in October 2007.

17th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors