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Retreading Special September 2010

September 2010's Retreading Special supplement produced in both English and German by Tyres & Accessories and Neue Reifenzeitung is now available for virtual viewing online. The latest edition of the increasingly popular retreading publication features exclusive articles on Bridgestone/Bandag's arrival in Europe, the latest innovations from Kraiburg and an interview with the chairman of Dunlop Aircraft Tyres concerning the company's new Chinese retreading facility, as well as latest profit and loss reports from the sector. Click more to read the complete 32-page product.

2nd September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone, Bandag and Bulldog Enhance Retread Production and Range

Bridgestone UK’s success in the retread market has seen some significant milestones reached in 2010, along with major investments in equipment and integration with both the Bandag and Bulldog product lines (for further details of how this is panning out across Europe see this month’s Retreading Special supplement). In the UK the integration has resulted in advancements into new sectors, one of which is waste management. SITA UK is one of its contract gains with Bridgestone providing tyres to support SITA’s core business of providing a range of recycling and resource management services to business and local authorities throughout the UK. They collect recycling and general waste from 12 million residents and 40,000 businesses across the country via 300 facilities.

26th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Vipal to Present Fuel Saving “ECO” Retreads

Vipal has announced that the company will launch a new range of fuel saving retreading products at Reifen, 2010. The new treads, named ECO reportedly form part of Vipal’s Transport Sustainability Project. According to the company, these are products that go “far beyond the savings from retreading: they also contribute for the environment and for the success of the transport activity.”

After fuel tyres represent the second highest product cost for the transport sector. “This is why we heavily invest in technology in order to produce treads that can help to reduce operational costs besides offering quality and safety. Furthermore, we have most recently achieved another pioneering landmark: we developed the first fuel-saving tread lines”, highlights João Carlos Paludo, CEO of Vipal.

28th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres & Accessories March 2010

The March 2010 edition of Tyres & Accessories magazine is now available online and is viewable as a virtual flash “e-magazine” to all subscribers. This latest issue particularly focuses on the private brand business, 4×4 tyres and brake components. Click more to have a look.

19th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreading Special March 2010

Magazine and online subcribers can now view the March 2010 issue of Tyres & Accessories/Neue Reifenzeitung's Retreading Special supplement. The latest edition of the increasingly popular retreading publication features exclusive articles on Maragoni's rise to prominence as a retreading global player; Michelin on converting customers to a four-life strategy; Vipal's ecological sensitivities; what the future holds for truck tyre retreading; Goodway's Chinese plant expantion; Malatesta's belief in retreads and Obo Banden's establishment in a new market niche. Click more to read the complete 32-page product.

10th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Outlines Steps Taken to ‘Green’ its Tyres

Bridgestone Europe’s updated environmental report is a document the company says sets out its “commitment to high environmental standards and the latest steps to achieve them.” This third edition of the ‘Environmental Commitment and Performance’ brochure continues the focus on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of tyre environmental impact from cradle to grave that has been a feature of the publication since its initial launch in 2006, and this year’s report also includes additional information on Bridgestone’s ‘Ecopia’ tyre range.

4th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyres & Accessories September 2009

September's magazine covers the truck tyre market and developments in the battery sector. Also, look out for the latest edition of our Retreading Special supplement, which was published alongside the magazine.

25th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreading Special September 2009

This edition of the bi-lingual Tyres & Accessories/Neue Reifenzeitung Retreading Special supplement contains articles on: The completion of Kraiburg's first large scale OTR tyre retreading project in Russia; Treads Direct's European marketing strategy, Bandvulc's move to wholesale Fulda new truck tyres and much more.

24th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Safety First a Goodway to Go

In Tyres & Accessories’ September 2008 Retreading Special, Goodway Rubber Industries, the Malaysian retreading compound and materials supplier, spoke at great length about its continuing mission for safety within the workplace and its concern for the wellbeing of its staff, culminating in its Nilai factory’s attainment of OHSAS 18001 certification. In the time since then, this attention to safety has been reflected in the company’s products, specifically with reference to its Supercool-branded flagship retreading material, which has been given the new tagline, “Engineered For Safety”. Despite the current economic turmoil, Goodway says that its trademark brand registered growth last year, stemming from well-positioned branding efforts and aggressive marketing strategies. Indeed, the company is optimistic that the financial woes could represent it – and retreaders in general – with a significant opportunity.

16th April 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

When is a Price Cut Not a Price Cut?

International News

When is a price cut not a price cut? Answer: when international tyre imports and global exchange rates are involved. This month a number of Chinese tyre factories lowered their gate prices in response to the recent easing of raw material costs. Combined with decreases in shipping costs, you’d think this would result in cheaper tyres for mature markets. However, according to industry sources, if the mature market you had in mind was the UK – or most of Europe for that matter – you would be wrong.

Aeolus Tyres, for example, apparently became the first tyre maker to openly cut its rates, saying it was aiming to send a clear signal that as a “runner-up among major tyre brands,” it is taking the lead in terms of pricing. Clearly the idea here was for the economy tyre producer to steal a march on the premium tyre manufacturers that are fighting hard not to cut product prices, despite market analysts’ predictions that the days of price increases are over and the opposite is likely, and take advantage of raw material price stabilisation.

4th March 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Plenty of Room for Large Retreads

Just months ago, the earthmover tyre market faced production shortages so severe that manufacturers and vehicle operators alike were glad to fit any tyre they could find. Things are different now. At the end of February Tyres & Accessories met with OTR Tyres (OTR) production manager, Wayne Cornell, and asked how retreads are competing now the earthmover tyre market has switched from shortage to surplus.

The earthmover tyre shortage was great news for low cost tyre importers and retread manufacturers alike and those quick enough to react experienced significant sales increases. Now however, as the world’s media has reminded us all ad nauseam, the global financial crises has brought a recession in its wake that is affecting all areas of business. Construction was the first to feel the effect of the downturn in demand that has ensued, and at the time of going to a certain multinational mining company is negotiating with the Chinese government for investment. This in turn shows just how much the recession has slowed the growth – and therefore tyre needs – of key consumers. With OEMs and major end users requiring fewer tyres than before, tyre supply is much less of a problem. There are still some shortages giant tyres and some loader tyres, according to industry sources, but it’s a world apart from the situation 12 months ago.

2nd March 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

In Tyres & Accessories, March 2009: 4×4 Tyres Retreading Special Supplement

4×4 Tyres
In these trying economic times the popularity of 4x4s is not what it once was Buyers are avoiding new off road vehicles in droves in order to cut down on motoring costs, and dealers are resorting to heavy discounts in order to clear unsold stocks. However the 4×4 is by no means an endangered species in the UK, despite costs, taxes and action groups such as the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s.

3rd February 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreading Special – 2008

The latest edition of our regular Retreading Special feature again looks at the industry in the UK, Europe and around the world. Companies included in our September 2008 special include Goodyear Dunlop, Bandvulc, Galgo, Vipal and Goodway.

26th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

The Greenest Tyres

Tyre manufacturers have been using recycled rubber in agricultural and OTR tyres for some time, but new research shows that lower rolling resistance passenger and truck tyres could be greener still if they also used ultra fine recycled rubber powder in their compound recipes.

At the end of May, Rice University’s Marc J Epstein and business academic Tamara Bekefi published a fascinating paper entitled: “The Value of Green Tyres to Corporate Pofitability.” The paper looks at the current environmental and economic situation and points out that there is a “real possibility that the supply of virgin rubber will not be able to meet demand in the coming years.” It may not get to this point immediately – research conducted by Deutsche Bank analysts shows that, having gained a huge 40 per cent this year, natural rubber prices are now beginning to level off to their 18 month average and may follow fuel price falls – however, looking to the longer term, Epstein and Bekefi’s point still stands.

19th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

With Chinese input Prices on the Up Could there be a Retread Renaissance?

International News, Retreading

Raw material price increases affect every part of the tyre production and distribution chain. At the moment all the new tyre manufacturers (from the largest to the smallest) are feeling the raw materials pinch, which has been reflected in a run of less profitable financial reports. Even the Chinese manufacturers that were able to offer the “economic option” for so long are being forced to restructure their prices. Prior to this the low price of new Chinese made truck and bus radials had been hindering sales of quality retreads, so now that the price differential appears to swinging back against the Far Eastern budget producers, will this provide the opportunity for a resurgence in retread sales?

Take Qingdao, Shandong province-based Aufine Group Co Ltd. In August Tyres & Accessories received notification that the company was bringing in a second “unfortunate” price increase in three months, brought on by the “not small” (23 per cent) increase in Aufine’s natural rubber costs. The fact that the Chinese government clamped down on production in regions adjacent to Qingdao during the last quarter has also affected the distribution of these products. Furthermore, in addition to pressures mentioned above, the supply of Chinese tyres is also described as “inconsistent” since the pound’s value has fallen against the Euro. As a result Chinese manufacturers are increasingly ‘cherry-picking’ sales in the most lucrative international markets.

15th August 2008/by Tyrepress Editors