A controversial plan to introduce a levy on new tyres to pay for the recycling and collection of used rubber has been halted by the South African government. The Recycling and Economic Development Initiative (REDISA) Waste Tyre Management Plan, which would mean a 2.3 rand (19p) per kilogramme charge on new tyres, had been approved and was open for registration by the end of January.
Tyre manufacturers, transporters, dealers and processers in South Africa have until January 31 to register for the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative (REDISA) Waste Tyre Management Plan, which was approved by the country’s Department of Water and Environmental Affairs in November 2011. Registration is compulsory and is required for calculating a new levy intended to cover the cost of end of life tyres. The levy will take effect as of 1 February 2012.
Stéphane Peterhansel in his ALL 4 Racing Mini completed victory in the Dakar rally, aided by American tyre brand, BFGoodrich, recording its twelfth Dakar win – its tenth in a row. The rally finished in Lima, Peru on Sunday, with Peterhansel taking his personal score on the event to 10 wins. BFGoodrich’s maiden Dakar success was in 1999, and the American tyre brand, which belongs to the Michelin group, hasn’t been beaten on the off-road rally since 2002.
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South Africa is on the verge of introducing a levy on all tyres manufactured in, or imported into the country in order to finance the creation of a waste tyre collection network. REDISA (Recycling Economic Development Initiative of South Africa) is a government approved scheme to establish a sustainable waste tyre collection infrastructure for South Africa. The financial levy of Rand 2.3 (0.22 Euros) per kilogram of manufactured or imported product, will apply to all tyres, including those fitted to imported equipment, from the beginning of February this year.
Henry Johnson has been appointed Goodyear Dunlop’s EMEA vice president, Emerging Markets, leading “the strategic growth and development of the company’s complete product range in South Africa, Turkey, Middle East, Russia and the Nordic countries.” Johnson was previously responsible for the Commercial Product business unit.
As of 1 January Marc Preedy will take over from Nigel Sowerby as Goodyear Dunlop’s Commercial business unit director for the UK and Ireland. In announcing the customer strategy manager’s promotion, Goodyear Dunlop states the appointment “recognises Marc’s major contribution to the business since his recruitment just two years ago.”
In recent times the Starco name has been no stranger to the pages of Tyres & Accessories and tyrepress.com; much has been happening within the Danish company. Indeed, in the last few years we have witnessed Starco’s development from a Europe-focused small wheel specialist into a wheel and tyre manufacturer with global ambitions. Yet this transformation is just the latest chapter in the history of a company that, as of 11 December, has been in business for fifty years. To mark the company’s golden anniversary, Tyres & Accessories recently spoke with Starco chief executive officer Peer Ejlersgaard, who gave an insight into where the company has been and where it plans to go.
In an interview with the Hindu Business Line, Apollo Tyres vice-chairman and managing director Neeraj Kanwar stated he expects to see more gains like those the company experienced in Europe during the second quarter of the financial year. “The trend will continue, Kanwar told the paper. “Already we are seeing good growth even in Q3. In fact, in Europe, Q3 will be much better than Q2, both on sales and profitability.”
Infinity Tyres’ involvement with tyre industry golfing events continued with its support of the annual St Francis Bay Golf Club fund-raising competition in the Eastern Cape Province. The tyre brand’s support was given in conjunction with its South African partner, Tyrecor. Around 300 players took part at this year’s three-day event. Charl de Villiers, manager of Tyrecor, stated that: “The Eastern Cape is one of our star regions and we have managed to build a tremendous following for the Infinity brand.
South Africa’s Competition Commission has settled its price fixing case with Apollo Tyres South Africa. Under the terms of the deal struck between the tyre maker and the government body, Apollo will pay a 45 million rand (£3.5 million) fine and admit to its prior participation in the tyre manufacturers’ pricing cartel that also allegedly included the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (Pty) Ltd (SATMC), Goodyear South Africa, Continental Tyre South Africa and Bridgestone South Africa. The penalty Apollo Tyres South Africa is required to pay represents 4.75 per cent of its total 2008 turnover.
Apollo Tyres Ltd chairman, Onkar S Kanwar, was inducted into the Tire Industry Association’s (TIA) Hall of Fame 2011 at a special ceremony held on 31 October in Las Vegas.
Every year the TIA honours the outstanding individuals who have created lasting value for the tyre, rubber and transportation industries. This year, along with Onkar Kanwar, three others have been honoured for their significant contribution to the American tyre industry. Kanwar, who is the only non-American to be inducted into this year’s Hall of Fame, unfortunately was not able to attend the ceremony in Las Vegas.
Federal has announced the first shipment of its new XUV all-season touring tyre to a dealer in Australia. National Tyre Whosaler (NTW), based in Canberra will be receiving the first delivery of new shipment to its warehouse at Sydney, Australia.
SA Tyres and manufacturer Federal have hosted a riding experience for its clients and salesmen at Gerotek Testing Facility near Johannesburg, where business partners participating in the 2011 One Day Test Drive programme from all over the country. The event was designed to give dealers the opportunity to see how Federal tyres are evaluated in a test in hazardous driving conditions.
Persistence may soon pay off for South Africa’s tyre manufacturers. In early September the Supreme Court in the city of Bloemfontein will hold the final hearing on an appeal regarding the dumping of Chinese tyres in South Africa. If the decision goes its way, the local industry will be given the means of resisting something said to be injuring its viability.
Gareth Passmore has been appointed as marketing head for Apollo Tyres South Africa (Pty) Ltd, which manufactures the Dunlop brand in Southern Africa. The rapid expansion of Apollo Tyres internationally, with the acquisition of the European tyre manufacturer Vredestein Banden being the latest example, has necessitated the restructure and realignment of key positions and departments within the Apollo Tyres Group and the appointment of new personnel in order to achieve the company vision of dynamic growth into new markets.
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