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First Reifen China Attracts Over 5800 Visitors

The organisers of the first Reifen China exhibition have published visitor attendance and exhibitor numbers from the inaugural “Asian Essen Show.” A total of 5812 visitors from 41 countries passed through the show between 14 and 16 November. Of these, 16 per cent were described as overseas visitors. 88 exhibitors from 13 nations took stands in Shanghai, with the vast majority (68 per cent) directly from the tyre, casing and tube business. 16 per cent of exhibits represented press, publishing and associations; while 4 per cent originated from the equipment and vulcanisation sectors.

30th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

YTC Chief Named Yokohama Corporate Officer

(Akron/Tire Review) Norio Karashima, president and CEO of Yokohama Tire Corp. and president of Yokohama Corporation of America, was promoted to managing corporate officer, effective June 28. The Seikei University (Tokyo) graduate joined Yokohama 1976, becoming president of Yokohama’s U.S. operations and a corporate officer in 2004. He also served as president of Yokohama Reifen in Germany from 2000 to 2002 and was general manager of the OE Planning Department from 2003 to 2004.

21st May 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Sibur to Target UK Market

Sibur tyres may soon be available at your local independent garage or tyre fitter. Russia’s largest tyremaker is preparing to launch its push into the UK market at the Brityrex International 2007 show in May.

9th January 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

New Organisation For Nokian In Europe

Sources inform us that Finnish tyre manufacturer Nokian seems set to expand their distribution centre. The company’s Prague (Czech Republic) distribution centre, which already services a number of East European countries, will apparently see its role upgraded into a European-wide distribution centre. T&A has also been told that a re-organisation of the centre will accompany this expansion. Dieter Köppner, current Managing Director of Nuremburg based Nokian Reifen GmbH, Nokian’s German subsidiary, will be responsible for the new European Centre.

19th December 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Reifen Lindinger: A Bandag Partner for 35 Years

German tyre distributor Reifen Lindiger has been producing Bandag retreaded tyres since 1971. In May, Bandag honoured its loyal partner and celebrated the 35th anniversary of this ongoing business relationship. Christian Gross, production manager, was presented with a commemorative plaque from Ralf Schnelle, Bandag regional sales manager on the Bandag stand at Reifen Messe, the biennial tyre fair in Essen, Germany. Reifen Lindinger is located in the centre of St. Ingbert, Saarland, Germany. The company is a member of Point-S Deutschland, a cooperation of over 200 independent tyre distributors, totalling more than 350 service outlets. Founded in 1921 by Adolf Lindinger as a tyre curing, repair shop and wholesaler, the family company is currently run by Ulrich Ernst, the son-in-law of Karl-Heinz Lindinger, the founder’s sons.

25th October 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Wintry Infinity

Infinity, the private brand label, has complemented its range of passenger car, van and 4×4 radial with 15 sizes of winter tyres. The tyres, produced for UK based Goldspark Trading Ltd by the Shandong Linglong Company in China, have been well-received throughout Europe in their first year of distribution.

4th September 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Kraiburg Shows New EM Products

Retreading specialist, Kraiburg used the Essen show as a launch pad for its new range of earthmover (EM) tyres. According to the company, Kraiburg’s new range covers the entire retreading process of tyres for use in quarries, mines and other similar applications – including for example dump trucks, wheeled loaders, road graders and mobile cranes. “Practical tests conducted in a large open cast mine have already successfully proven the performance and effectiveness of the Kraiburg compounds,” company representatives told Tyres & Accessories.

5th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Heuver Banden Distributes Expanded Aeolus Range

The Chinese-manufactured Aeolus range of truck tyres first appeared on European markets in 2004, since when they have gained a reputation as a value-for-money product. Research and Development is on-going and the range has been enhanced by the introduction of new radial profiles on existing tyres and the addition of ten new tyres to the range.

5th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

B&J Rocket: Changing Times

Over the past two years since the last Reifen show, B&J Rocket, the buffing blade inventor, has developed from a well-known but slightly old-fashioned company, to a young, modern and highly productive manufacturer and sales company, according to general manager Andreas Müller.

4th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Citexpo Organisers Hope to Repeat the Reifen Success

Last December the organisers of the China International Tire Expo (Citexpo), staged a successful tyre show with record breaking figures in terms of visitors and exhibitors. According to the organisers, there’s a good chance that at the next Citiexpo (in Shanghai this September) this success will be repeated. Wilko Fong and Joe Ho from the organising company explain why: During the Reifen exhibition in Germany – the world’s biggest tyre exhibition – they actively contacted potential exhibitors and have introduced themselves to potential visitors with their own stand in Essen. You may think that the Reifen show in Germany is impressesive with 470 exhibitors and 17,000 visitors – Citexpo has already reached a third of this with last year’s show.

4th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Bandengroothandel Mast: Heavy Tyres, Heavy Interest

This year’s Reifen show proved to be yet another successful international event for Netherlands based tyre wholesaler – Bandengroothandel Mast, who used the event to announce the company’s increasing specialisation in large harbour and quarry tyres. Directors, Wim and Sander Mast point out that Mast has been working with these large industrial tyres for specific port and quarry use for the past two years and it is the company’s firm intention to establish itself as a leading specialist in all sizes for harbour activities as well as the extreme sizes suitable for heavy mining use.

4th July 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Trax – All in the Design

Leading balancing weight producer Trax, received much positive feedback about its lead-free weight design during the Essen show. This was at least partly due to the company’s excellent position in hall one, but was also because the 2006 exhibition was the first Reifen Show since the lead weight ban came into place last July. Since 2004 the company has ramped up production by some 15 per cent to 100 million units a year and anticipates signing an OE deal with at a large French car manufacturer soon.

29th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis – ‘Major Interest in New Products’

Maxxis International reports that it attracted major interest from UK distributors and dealers alike when it launched a series of new products at Reifen 2006. “Reifen 2006 proved to be an exceptionally good platform for us, as we showcased some exciting new products for the UK market, gave customers the opportunity to see the winter and all season tyres we are looking to develop and dealt with a lot of OE enquiries,” said Maxxis International UK managing director Derek McMartin.

29th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SMC Automotive: New Production and Quality Management System

Together with leading Asian wheel manufacturer the Malaysian BSA group of companies, SMC Automotive has recently introduced a new production and quality management system.

A separate production unit consisting of melting, casting, heat treatment, machining and finishing has been established specially for the production of all SMC wheels. Only machines that are TÜV certified are being used. In order to avoid casting variations only primary aluminium is being used, while permanent quality checks ensure a constant casting quality.

27th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Reifen Essen Review

Anyone who visited the Essen Reifen Messe will know that walking around all of the world’s largest dedicated tyre exhibition requires marathon-esque stamina. Despite this, next month Tyres & Accessories will report on all the breaking news from the show. From the recent influx of new Chinese companies, to Cooper and Marangoni’s decision to launch their passenger car run-flat technology, we hope to bring you all the information you need if you didn’t attend, and more detail if you did. Look out the comprehensive exhibition review in July’s Tyres & Accessories.

19th June 2006/by Tyrepress Editors