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Goodyear Farm Tires to display new acquisition Carlstar at The Tire Cologne

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Goodyear Farm Tires will welcome speciality tyre and wheel manufacturer Carlstar to Hall 6.1, Stand CO19 at The Tire in Cologne next week. Titan International, the parent company of Goodyear Farm Tires in North America and Europe after it bought the licence for both markets around a decade ago, recently completed its acquisition of Carlstar Group in a $296 million purchase. Carlstar representatives will present the brand’s product range to visitors to The Tire Cologne, while Goodyear Farm Tires will display its own flagship products, between 4 and 6 June.

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Maritime Transport fits Continental OTR tyres, TPMS system at nationwide sites

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Continental

Continental has become the preferred tyre supplier of Maritime Transport, the UK’s leading provider of integrated, low-carbon road and rail freight logistics. The intermodal transport operator is running its machinery on Conti’s speciality OTR tyres at its rail and freight terminals around the country. The relationship between the companies is owned by Conti’s strategic service and distribution partner, T&C Site Services, and Conti says the account benefits from the direct input of both supplier and producer. The tyre supplier stresses the importance of a high level of collaboration and co-operation, as well as the products and services offered.

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GRI appoints former Conti leader Barry Guildford global commercial director

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Speciality and agricultural tyre manufacturer GRI has appointed Barry Guildford as its new global commercial director (GCD). The appointment bolsters the company’s increasingly international leadership team as the Sri Lanka based company proceeds with its global growth strategy. Guildford arrives with a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success in strategic leadership and sales management roles within the tyre industry over the last 23 years. He has held a variety of leadership positions within Continental, most recently as head of region Northeast Europe & head of sales ContiTrade. He joined GRI officially on 1 March. GRI has made significant strides in integrating sustainable materials in its flagship tyres in the last year, and demonstrated its leading sustainability position and expanding manufacturing base in Sri Lanka to Tyres & Accessories – see Tyrepress next week for more details.

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Titan International buys Carlstar Group for US$296 million

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Titan International, Inc. (TWI) has bought Carlstar Group LLC. for approximately $296 million in a cash and stock transaction, which closed on 29 February 2024. The transaction price represents a multiple of approximately 4x Carlstar’s full-year 2023 pre-tax profits (adjusted EBITDA) of $73 million. Carlstar reported revenues of around $615 million in 2023.

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Linglong appoints Jean Paul Spijker director sales and marketing Specialty Tire Europe

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Jean Paul Spijker joined Linglong Germany GmbH on 1 December 2023 as director of sales and marketing in the Specialty Tire segment. The Chinese manufacturer said Spijker brings OTR, industrial, construction machinery and agricultural tyre expertise into its burgeoning European organisation. It adds that he is “committed to its ambitious growth plans in Europe.”

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New ContiPT18 solid tyre for material handling operations incorporates tread wear indicators

Continental

Continental has introduced an updated ContiPT18 solid tyre with new tread wear indicators into its material handling portfolio. In addition to standard sizes, the tyre will be available in eight new sizes in the second quarter of 2024. Used primarily in intralogistics, the ContiPT18 product line is designed for indoor and outdoor use on any surface and is suitable for the highest demands and applications in three-shift operation.

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Kenda breaks ground on new Martin Wheel manufacturing plant in Ohio

Kenda

Kenda has broken ground on the construction of a new 198,000 sq ft Martin Wheel manufacturing facility in Brimfield Township, Ohio, USA. In a social media post announcing the start of construction, the Taiwan-headquartered tyre and wheel firm said the facility, which will contain a plant, warehouse and office space will support growing demand for speciality tyres and wheels in the United States. and is set to be operational in 2024.

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CEAT Specialty to launch forestry tyre range at Agritechnica

CEAT Specialty is set to launch “a comprehensive range of forestry tyres” at Agritechnica 2023. The CEAT Specialty Forestry range will cover the two key segments of log skidder and forwarder harvester.

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Continental wins Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas award for third year

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Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas (MLA) has named Continental as the winner of its prestigious “Vendor of the Year” award for the third consecutive year. The award recognizes “the outstanding commitment and operational support” demonstrated by Continental through MLA’s original equipment aftermarket program, Rapidparts, in the material handling sector.

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Maxam Tire launches MS925 LIFTXTRA construction tyre

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Maxam Tire

Speciality tyre manufacturer Maxam Tire has introduced the MS925 LIFTXTRA. The manufacturer has developed the construction tyre to deliver the superior strength and stability required for aerial work platforms. Available in six core market sizes ranging from 15-625 to 445/50D710, the LIFTXTRA has been designed to be dependable in all ground conditions.

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GRI supplies Ultimate XT forklift tyres to KION Group

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GRI

GRI has commenced its supply of original equipment tyres to the KION Group, one of the world’s leading providers of industrial trucks and supply chain solutions. KION selected GRI’s Ultimate XT premium plus tyre for its Linde Material Handling forklift trucks, produced in Germany. GRI manufactures its speciality tyres in Sri Lanka, using some of the latest technology and locally sourced natural rubber. It calls the OE deal a milestone for its product development.

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GRI’s GREEN X Circle connects rubber and crop farmers in Sri Lanka

GRI has held the latest in its series of events organised through its GREEN X Circle initiative. GRI’s Monaragala, Sri Lanka event brought together natural rubber and rice farmers to show their connectivity. Both farming communities are key stakeholders in the GRI value chain, the Sri Lankan speciality and agricultural tyre manufacturer states. The initiative’s purpose is to foster connectivity and collaboration between the two farming ecosystems while placing emphasis on sustainability principles.

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GRI breaks ground on phase 2 of $100 million speciality tyre plant

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GRI

GRI has laid the foundation stone for the second phase of its $100 million manufacturing facility in Badalgama, Sri Lanka. The plant, in the Mirigama Export Processing Zone will expand production of speciality tyres as global demand for its products grows. The company has been expanding rapidly since its $40 million-plus investment in the “world-class” manufacturing facility, inaugurated in 2018. Phase two will include a new mixing facility, expanding the original plant by the end of 2021.

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Continental launches ContiConnect Live

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Continental

Continental is launching ContiConnect Live, a digital tyre pressure monitoring solution designed to complement ContiPressureCheck and ContiConnect Yard. With ContiConnect Live, the collected data on tyre pressure and temperature are sent in real time to the cloud using a central telematics unit. In addition, the unit transmits the vehicle’s location using GPS and records the operating hours of the tyres. Fleet managers have a quicker and more comfortable overview of the condition of the vehicles regardless of their location. By evaluating the information, the fleet benefits from reduced downtime, lower maintenance costs and an extended operating time.

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GRI expands capacity, continues building distribution networks

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GRI

During the last 18 years GRI has expanded significantly. Across the material handling, agricultural and construction segments, GRI now produces a total of 100 tonnes of tyres a day. Most recently the company added new mixing capacity in a bid to expand the company’s overall production output. So how does this particular action fit into the wider strategy? Tyres & Accessories interviewed GRI managing director Prabhash Subasinghe in order to find out.

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