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RockTron Seals Energy Deal in Malaysia

Fly-ash recycling technology innovator, RockTron International has announced that it has signed an MOU with Malaysia energy provider TNB, following the launch of RockTron Asia in Kuala Lumpur this October. The company is also in discussions with major companies from across Asia regarding the company’s new licensing proposition. Tyre industry interest in RockTron stems from its technology’s ability to manufacture “eco-minerals” from stockpiled coal-fired power station waste (otherwise known as fly ash), which can be used to manufacture tyre rubber filler, or indeed as fillers and extenders in any polymer, rubber and coatings manufacturing and as cementitious substitutes, dramatically cutting costs and CO2 emissions.

8th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Australian Formula Ford Extends Contract with Avon

The Genuine Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship has extended its deal with Avon Tyres, with the brand continuing as the championship’s control tyre supplier for at least the next three years. Avon’s tyres will be distributed and engineered through the season by Gordon Leven Motorsport Tyres, which continues its 15-year involvement supplying Avon rubber to the championship. All tyres will be manufactured at Cooper Tire’s plant in Melksham, England.

8th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

New TRIB MD Appointed

The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau has appointed David Stevens, 42, as its new managing director, reports Tire Review. Stevens will replace interim managing director Marvin Bozarth, who had filled the role after the TRIB board of directors dismissed long-time managing director Harvey Brodsky on 5 October. Stevens’ appointment was unanimously agreed upon by the board, which had been searching for a new managing director for the last few weeks, incoming TRIB board president Bob Majewski told media during a press conference Wednesday at the Global Tire Expo/SEMA Show.

4th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Will UK State Spending Cuts Affect the Tyre Market?

Today the axe fell on UK state spending, with some of the largest cuts in public service budgets in decades. But how will the small, medium and large scale business of the tyre industry be affected? The validity of concerns that some public service fleets are considering altering tyre fitment policies to incorporate changes at 1.6mm rather than 3mmt tread depths have yet to be confirmed. One might think that – quite apart from the clear safety benefits and the cost implications that road traffic injuries bring to public coffers – that the revenues MOT fees bring in may lead the government to reconsider recent talk of doubling the length between MOTs and therefore halving the test fee income. There has been no confirmation of that yet either, but there is some good news when it comes to the taxes businesses have to pay.

20th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Latest Pirelli Figures Show Tyre Market Was Strong in 3Q 2010

Pirelli’s latest “Tyre Market Watch” figures show that first half 2010 passenger car tyre volumes increased by approximately 20 per cent. Third quarter volumes are said to have remained strongly in the double digit growth range, but moving at roughly half the pace of the first half at +10 per cent. Truck tyre volumes were said to have been much stronger growing at +20 per cent and +25 per cent respectively.

19th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Johnson Controls to Build $118 million Chongching, China Battery Plant

Johnson Controls, Inc. has announced it is investing $118 million in building a third automotive battery plant in China, this time located in Chongqing. The company's existing plants are located in Shanghai and Changxing.

"Our recent investments in China are an indication of the importance of this market for Johnson Controls," said Alex Molinaroli, president of Johnson Controls Power Solutions. "In three years we will be growing from a single plant to three plants that will produce more than 18 million automotive batteries annually. These plants support our plan to install capacity for 30 million batteries annually in China by 2015."

19th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Tire Sponsors Bull Riders for Breast Cancer Charity

Cooper Tire is getting involved with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s October “Think Pink” campaign in the USA. “Cooper is thrilled to join hands with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to support and raise awareness of this disease that affects not only women, but the men in their lives, as well,” said Dave Craig, Cooper's director of channel and consumer development. “The Professional Bull Riders is a wonderful demonstration of this, proving that men are just as passionate about fighting breast cancer and are not afraid to show their true colours — pink.”

15th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Price Advantage Driving Online Sales

According to research undertaken by market research company fast.MAP for mytyres.co.uk, price, choice and convenience are the main reasons why UK motorists are increasingly buying tyres online rather than from high street retailers. One thousand motorists were surveyed in September for the UK Delticom online operation, and price was identified as the most important reason for buying online. Delticom reports that over 80 per cent of respondents indicated that buying online was cheaper and more than 70 per cent said it was easier and quicker than more traditional methods: in excess of half of those surveyed cited the ability to order from the comfort of home as an important factor.

14th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

New Dunlop LT/SUV North American Line Rolled Out

Goodyear has launched a new Dunlop SUV tyre line, aimed at mid-market SUVs and light trucks, Tire Review reports. The Dunlop Rover H/T, which replaces both the Dunlop Grandtrek AT 20 and the Dunlop Rover A/T, is now available to US and Canadian dealers. Officials said about half of the 33 total sizes are now available for shipment, with the remainder slated for early 2011 release.

11th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop ‘Most Iconic’ South African Tyre Brand

Apollo Tyres reports that its south African Dunlop brand has emerged as the country’s number one tyre brand in an independent survey. The iconic brands survey, conducted by TGI South Africa and commissioned by the Afrikaans language newspaper Rapport and English language paper City Press, measured the usage of more than 8,000 brands within 19 different product categories.

6th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Axeon, Ricardo Combine Efforts on ‘Headline Grabbing’ Project

An unnamed European vehicle manufacturer is said to have sought the expertise of UK-based lithium-ion energy systems supplier, Axeon, and automotive technology, innovation and systems integration provider, Ricardo, to supply and integrate an advanced, lightweight battery pack for a pioneering plug-in hybrid vehicle, which both companies say “is guaranteed to grab worldwide headlines” when it is launched.

5th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

SRI Receives Technology Innovation Award

Sekhar Research Innovations (SRI) has been awarded the 2010 Asia Pacific Technology Innovation Award for Tire Recycling Technology by Frost & Sullivan. SRI received the Asia Pacific award in recognition of its performance in terms of uniqueness of technology, impact on new products/applications, functionality, customer value and the relevance of SRI’s innovation to the tyre recycling industry.

1st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Golf Day Goes With A Swing

Hankook Tyre UK recently (16th September) hosted its second annual Golf Classic Day at the Hellidon Lakes Golf & Country Club, near Northampton. As the name suggests, water features strongly in the layout of the course and it proved a stern test for the 64 golfers, made up of tyre retailers and fleet managers. Joining the guests were Matt Cornwell and James Elliott, two first team players from Northampton Saints Rugby Club, sponsored by Hankook and currently riding high at the top of the Aviva Premiership.

28th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Conti to Establish Production at Leased Romanian Site

According to Romanian news source Bursa, Continental has leased a hangar from Schaeffler in the town of Braşov and intends to establish a production site employing up to 1,800 workers there. This year the German company intends to invest 70 million euros in Romania, where it already operates eight factories, three research facilities and a central warehouse for Eastern Europe. Recently the company stated its intention to invest some 50 million euros in the mixing facilities at its Timişoara factory by 2012 in order to increase production capacity.

17th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

A123 Systems Opens Lithium Ion Auto Battery Plant

Nanophosphate lithium ion battery and systems developer and manufacturer A123 Systems has announced the opening of what it claims to be North America’s largest lithium ion automotive battery production facility. The grand opening of the plant in Livonia, Michigan was held on September 13, and A123 Systems says that when the facility is fully operational it will expand the company’s manufacturing capabilities by up to 600MW hours per year. The Livonia factory’s opening comes just over one year after A123 Systems was awarded a US$249 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help the company execute its strategy to ramp up US manufacturing capabilities to meet increasing, market-driven demand for innovative technologies.

13th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors