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Goodyear Dunlop to ‘Renew’ Passenger Car Product Range

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company may have had a difficult time in the recent past, but the company’s management is irrepressibly optimistic about the future. At the beginning of the year the company won what had become a war of attrition with the United Steelworkers Union in the US – a fight that cost the company approximately $370 million. However, despite the upheaval on the global scale, European president Arthur de Bok told Tyres & Accessories that Goodyear Dunlop is increasingly becoming known for its drive, determination and strong brand portfolio.

Arthur de Bok is not only confident about Goodyear Dunlop’s future, he also is also quick to put the wider ramifications of the strike into perspective. In his words “there has been no impact” on the production and distribution of Goodyear Dunlop products in Europe.
Instead, perhaps representing a wider corporate philosophy, de Bok suggests taking a look at the bigger picture. While the strike face-off cost Goodyear Tire $370 million, the reaction from the stock markets (not to mention various financial analysts) has been uniformly positive. “The world around us sees the progress and drive of Goodyear despite the tough calls we have had to make,” he explained.

23rd March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

New Proposed Tyre Waste Laws for Ireland

Manufacturers, wholesalers and any other business that supplies tyres to the market in the Republic of Ireland will become responsible for the ultimate fate of the tyres they sell at the end of their working life if new regulations currently under review are approved. On March 14 Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government released a draft paper outlining an initiative intended to track the flow of waste tyres back to their source.

The draft regulations are the result of discussions the Department has held with the tyre industry via the Irish Tyre Industry Association (ITIA). The proposed new system of tracing tyres is to be known as TRACS, and it will follow the movement of waste tyres from the time they are discarded until they either reused or processed for recycling or other uses.

22nd March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop Defend UK Product Rights

At the end of February Goodyear Dunlop released details of its campaign to “to protect UK customers from unknowingly buying tyres that were not designed for road conditions in this market.” As a result of this campaign, three companies have submitted to a high court injunction and have had to send 600 Dunlop tyres for recycling, to prevent these tyres from being used on UK roads. According to the company, this is the start of an initiative to remove unapproved tyres from the EU market.

The Goodyear Dunlop campaign targets all unauthorised imported tyres bearing the famous Dunlop and SP trademarks, but designed for their local markets, and not imported or recommended by the UK company. The company found that a number of these tyres originate from, and were designed for, Asian markets.

Apollo Tyres Ltd bought Dunlop Tyres International (Pty) Ltd (Dunlop South Africa) for US$62 million in January 2006.

22nd March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Dash Selects Granutech-Saturn For New Tyre Recycling Facility

Recycled rubber products manufacturer Dash Multi-Corp has selected Granutech-Saturn Systems to provide equipment and support for its new crumb rubber facility in Portland, Oregon. The 72,000 sq ft facility, that has cost more than US$13 million to build and is expected to become operational in the first quarter of 2008, will be fitted with parallel crumb rubber lines manufactured by Granutech-Saturn. This equipment will produce around 3.5 million pounds of crumb rubber per month when it initially comes online, an amount that should exceed 5 million pounds a month when full capacity is reached.

16th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Reifen Tyre Show for China

REIFEN Essen, arguably the world’s leading tyre industry fair, is heading for China. Between November 14 and 16, 2007, the first Reifen China, 1st Asian Essen Tire Show, will open its doors to the international trade public. Held at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center, the project is a joint venture between Messe Essen GmbH and the Chinese company China United Rubber (Group) Company (CURC).

12th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Rubber 2007 Hosted by Expocenter of Ukraine

Between 31 October and 3 November 2007, Ukraine’s national Expocenter will play host to Rubber 2007, the 9th National Specialized Exhibition with foreign participation. The event, which is supported by the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine and the Union of Chemists of Ukraine will cover a diverse range of topics including:

6th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Derbyshire Firm in Alliance With Global Mining Giant

Derbyshire earthmover tyre specialist OTR Tyres Limited (OTR) has announced the formal opening of a pioneering new production facility in Perth, Western Australia. The plant is a joint venture with Rio Tinto plc, which last year selected OTR as its partner in a new project to begin recycling the large earthmover tyres it uses at it open cast mines. Tyres & Accessories initially reported on this story last week, but since then further details of the arrangement have come to light.

6th March 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Waste Processing Booming for BMH

The environmental division of BMH Wood Technology Oy has sold the world’s largest tyre shredder to a company in the UK. In July 2007 BMH will deliver a Tyrannosaurus plant to Credential Automotive Ltd. The plant will be able to process around 70,000 tonnes of used car tyres into shreds of approx. 60 mm in size each year. According to the company, the amount represents approx. 20 per cent of all used car tyres in the U.K.

23rd February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Komei Appoints Sole UK Agent

Ecosystem Ltd has announced its appointment as sole UK agents for the Italian Komei range of recycling equipment. Komei specialise in the manufacture of granulation equipment for wood, plastic and rubber, and their 15600kg KG-1R granulator has been designed specifically for shredding used tyres. The features of this unit include a heat exchanger to maintain low temperatures for the rotor and counter blade, and the machine is powered by an 180kw motor.

21st February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre De-vulcanization Concept Gains WRAP Commercialisation Support

Tyre recycler Rubber-Regen LLP has become the first company to sign up for support through the Recycling Commercialisation Centre, the facility established by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) to support and accelerate the growth and development of early stage technologies in the recycling sector.

20th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Safety Group Warns of Used Tyre Danger

A prominent motoring safety group in the US has voiced concerns about the number of used tyres sold throughout the country each year and the unregulated nature of used tyre sales.

The group, Safety Research & Strategies, say that used tyres are often repaired, repainted or patched before sale, making it difficult for purchasers to get an accurate idea of their safety, and such tyres are the cause of countless accidents every year. “Without self-policing and a more transparent business model, used tyres sellers are courting disaster,” said Sean Kane, the organisation’s president. “Regulators should examine how to ensure consumers are getting safe tyres.”

20th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Recovery Association Elects Two New Officers

The UK’s Tyre Recovery Association has elected both a new President and a new Vice President / Treasurer each to serve two year terms. The Association’s new president for 2007/08 leading industry figure Tim Stott, general manager of Sapphire Energy Recovery Ltd, the Lafarge/Michelin joint venture. Tim replaces Roger Hicks, managing director of Charles Lawrence International Ltd and the TRA’s first ever President, who also served a two year term.

14th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Scottish Company Set to Receive Funding for Tyre Recycling Process

A young Scottish company that has developed an environmentally friendly process for recycling used tyres is close to securing a million pound funding deal. RecyclaTech, established last year after being spun out from Edinburgh’s Napier University, is in line to receive this cash injection so it can establish a pilot processing plant, hire additional staff and look at ways to get production going.

9th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyrexpo Africa 2006 Proclaimed a Resounding Success

(SA Treads, Douglasdale, South Africa) After months of discussion, planning and hard work, Tyrexpo Africa 2006 – the first dedicated tyre show in the country after more than a quarter of a century – has come and gone. And by all accounts it was a resounding success. The three-day exhibition was based at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg in September, where over 110 national and international exhibitors and wholesalers took part, including Bandag, Ceat, Continental, Leaderquip, Malas, Maxxis, Michelin, Silverstone, Stamford and Vipal.

5th February 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Sapphire Sets Industry Service Delivery Standards

Sapphire Energy Recovery has launched a Service Charter for Sapphire regional collectors. Sapphire and its network of six regional collectors have all signed up to a Service Charter that outlines to new and existing customers, a level of service and commitment that tyre retailers can expect to receive.

31st January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors