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Nexen Tire sponsors Al-Nasr SC

Al-Nasr SC, the Saudi Arabia football team famous for signing Christiano Ronaldo, has confirmed that Nexen Tire has agreed “a significant sponsorship deal” with the team. The deal sees Nexen becoming the official shirt sponsor for Al-Nasr Club’s first team during the 2024-2025 season. In addition, through the partnership, Nexen will “engage in various marketing initiatives, including LED and digital billboard advertisements in the stadium, logo branding, and collaborative marketing efforts”. The partnership was jointly established with Nexen’s local distributor in the UAE, Al Saeedi.

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Saudi tyre JV – Kumho Tire & Blatco sign tech agreement

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Kumho Tire has entered into a technology licensing agreement with Blatco (Black Arrow Tire Co.), a Saudi company established in 2019 to kick-start tyre manufacturing within the country with joint venture partners. Under the terms of the agreement, Kumho Tire will provide Blatco its passenger vehicle tyre production technology for the next 20 years.

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Team De Rooy demonstrates solid performance at Dakar 2024 with Goodyear tires and TPMS

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There was no win for Team De Rooy, equipped with Goodyear Offroad tyres and the tyre supplier’s TPMS, after 14 demanding days across Saudi Arabia in the Dakar 2024 Rally, but the team celebrated a solid performance, showing resilience, skill, and determination. All three Team De Rooy trucks completed all the stages of the challenging course, assisted by the Goodyear Offroad tyres’ traction and durability on challenging terrains. The integration of Goodyear TPMS played an important role in monitoring tyre pressure and temperature in real time, allowing the team to make dynamic adjustments and respond swiftly to evolving road conditions.

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Goodyear supports Team De Rooy with tyres, TPMS in Dakar 2024 rally

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Goodyear

Goodyear is supporting Team De Rooy at the Dakar 2024 rally, which begins today, the latest instalment in the ongoing partnership between the companies. Goodyear is the official tyre supplier of the Dutch team, fitting Goodyear Offroad high-performance tyres and supplying its tyre management solutions in every stage of the competition. Team De Rooy will monitor its three entries’ tyre temperature and pressure levels in real time with Goodyear’s TPMS to respond to challenges and minimise downtime on the rally. Goodyear said that its support “underscores the company’s enduring commitment to truck motorsport;” it is also the title sponsor of the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship (ETRC). Goodyear says it uses the challenges it faces in truck racing as a testing ground for advancing tyre technologies and product development.

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Autotech supports Petromin’s sustainable mobility plans in Saudi Arabia

Autotech Training has collaborated with the Petromin Corporation to provide a range of ongoing training support which will culminate in the opening of a unique training facility – the first of its kind within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Pirelli forms $550 million Saudi Arabia tyre manufacturing joint venture

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The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Pirelli Tyre S.P.A signed a joint venture (JV) agreement to build a tyre factory in Saudi Arabia. PIF will hold a 75 per cent stake in the JV with Pirelli holding the remaining 25 per cent and acting as “a strategic technology partner” offering both “technical and commercial assistance”.  The plant is expected to start production in 2026.

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Conti names new Middle East leadership

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Continental

Continental AG has made significant leadership changes within its Middle East operations. Specifically, Continental has welcomed back José De la Fuente as the managing director for the Middle East. De la Fuente brings a wealth of experience and expertise, having led Continental’s operations in Mexico as general director for tyres for the past five years. According to the company, his time in Mexico showcased “outstanding leadership and strategic acumen contributing to the growth and success of the company in the region”.

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Blatco and Kingdom Tyres’s Saudi Arabia tyre factories progress

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Plans for two Saudi Arabia tyre factory projects were announced during 2022. In January 2022, Black Arrow Tire Company (Blatco) agreed to a tyre factory construction joint venture with Kumho. By June 2022, Kingdom Tyres, which describes itself as Saudi’s largest tyre producer, signed a provisional investment agreement with the Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu. Here Tyres & Accessories considers the latest developments with both projects and asks if the market is big enough for both factories?

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Arlanxeo establishing synthetic rubber plant in Saudi Arabia

Following the final investment decision by Aramco and TotalEnergies to build a joint venture petrochemical facility in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, Arlanxeo announced it would set up a 140 ktpa plant nearby to produce Ultra High cis Polybutadiene (NdBR) for tyre treads as well as Lithium Butadiene Rubber (LiBR) for use in plastics. Construction is scheduled to start next year and Arlanxeo expects commercial operations to commence in 2027.

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Crown Prince launches Saudi electric vehicle brand

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, prime minister and chairman of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced the launch of Ceer, the first Saudi electric vehicle brand that will contribute to Saudi Arabia’s automotive manufacturing sector. The launch comes in line with PIF’s strategy to focus on unlocking the capabilities of promising sectors locally that can help drive the diversification of the economy, to help achieve the objectives of Vision 2030. In addition, the company will contribute to Saudi Arabia’s efforts towards carbon emissions reduction and driving sustainability to address the impact of climate change.

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Kumho confirms Saudi tyre factory MoU

Blatco

Kumho Tire representatives have confirmed reports that the South Korean tyremaker has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Saudi tyre business Black Arrow Tire Co (Blatco). However, the two parties differ on the degree of progress made with the talks.

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Kumho and Blatco in talks over Saudi tyre factory

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Aramco

Various news sources are reporting that South Korea’s Kumho Tire signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Saudi Arabia-based Blatco (Black Arrow Tire Co. as part of the Saudi-South Korean Business Forum on 18 January 2022. As many as 13 agreements were signed during the Saudi-South Korean Business Forum, of which 10 were signed by oil major Saudi Aramco.

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Roadbot roadblock – Middle Eastern tyre factory stalls due to pandemic

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Roadbot tyres

In January 2019, the ground was broken on the US$614 million Roadbot tyre plant in Abu Dhabi. Local news sources described the project as a milestone in the capital of the United Arab Emirates as recently as January 2020. However, the project has since hit a roadblock as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tyres & Accessories has seen documents that show how recent progress has been limited, though initial steps seem to have progressed well. Specifically, the official letter from Roadbot Tyre Industries dated July 2020 confirms that all the necessary planning applications, architectural designs and structure drawings have been approved and completed. Yet critical machinery work came to a standstill in March 2020.

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Pyramids Tires: $350 million Egyptian factory begins manufacturing

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Pyramid Tires

Pyramids Tires, a new tyre manufacturer based in Port Said, northeast Egypt, saw its first tyres roll off the production line on 9 May 2020. The factory currently manufactures motorcycle, forklift and agricultural tyres as part of the first phase of the plant’s development. The second phase, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022, will see the company add passenger car, truck and OTR tyres to its portfolio.

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Kamaz-master wins at Dakar 2020 on standard Goodyear tyres

Kamaz-Master has notched up yet another Dakar victory. Last Friday, the team finished in first and second place in the Dakar 2020 after 12 challenging stages, winning the famous rally for the 17th time. As official tyre partner to Kamaz-Master, Goodyear is particularly pleased with the result.

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