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Brisa Aims to Establish Lassa Brand in Russia

One European tyre manufacturer that clearly is expanding at the moment is Brisa-Bridgestone Sabanci Tyre Manufacturing and Trading Inc. Since 2003 the Turkish joint venture company has invested about $174 million into the expansion of its local production capacities which will eventually increase by 55 per cent to more than 10 million units.

In order to distribute this growing production capacity the Turkish tyre manufacturer is looking for new customers that should come from Russia, says Haldun Kuran. Right now there is no market for Brisa in Russia, the international sales director continues. But very soon the company will sell its first Lassa branded tyres on the Russian market through the “Pole Position” francise, which is linked with Bridgestone and operates about 100 point of sales.

3rd May 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Award for Goodyear

For its breakthrough Fortera featuring TripleTred Technology tyre, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been chosen to receive the “2006 Manny Award” from Inside Business Magazine, as a winner in the “New Product Development and Innovation” category.
Goodyear will be honoured at the Manny Awards banquet on May 23 in Cleveland.

28th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

“A World of Tyres” at the Marangoni Village

The Marangoni Group will this year share one impressive stand at the Reifen exhibition. This initiative will be called the “Marangoni Village” and will feature all the latest news, products, technology and services offered in the Marangoni Group’s areas of business: For Car Tyres, the Marangoni high and ultra high performance car tyre ranges, together with specialist winter and SUV products, will be on show.

26th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Hanksugi Japan – Latest Tread Patterns on Show

Power and Technology moving forward is the theme of the Hanksugi Japan stand at this year’s Essen show. As a result of the company’s on-going research and development programme, Hanksugi Japan is pleased to be able to launch the latest tread patterns for 2006 at Essen. These are HS26+ HS28+ HS38.

26th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Sibur to Strengthen the Strategic Direction of its Tyre Holding

Sibur-Russian Tires’ (SRT) current restructuring programme brings with it a lot challenges. Hundreds of millions have already been invested, meaning some of the company’s figures are in the red. Talking to Tyres & Accessories, SRT’s new director for strategy and business development explains what the Russian market leader is aiming for and where the company is looking for assistance. There is even the possibility that the company could be the subject of a merger talks.

26th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Goldspark Presents Infinity

Reifen Essen 2006 sees the launch of a new private brand label tyre, named Infinity. The rights for world-wide distribution are held by the Al Dobowi Group, based in Dubai and its divisional Company responsible for marketing in Europe is Goldspark Trading Ltd.

26th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

High Speed Laser Sensor for Sidewall Inspection

Selcom Sensors That See™ has introduced a high speed laser line sensor for tyre sidewall inspection, radial runout measurement and other applications in the rubber and tyre industry. The market leader in triangulation sensor technology, Selcom® is a leading brand of LMI Technologies, Inc.

25th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Kyoto Japan Tire – Getting Established in Europe

Kyoto Japan Tire Corporation Ltd. is a Japanese company specialising in the development, design, manufacture and marketing of various sizes of automotive pneumatic tyres and car batteries for international markets. The company designs and develops its tyres in Japan and produces them in China. Kyoto Japan has marketing offices in strategic countries throughout the world to better serve its demanding clients.

25th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Sumo Tyres: Firenza Truck and High Performance Car Tyres

Making an appearance as an exhibitor at Reifen 2006 will be Far-East based Sumo Tyres who will promote their growing range of Firenza radial truck tyres and launch a new Firenza high performance pattern at the same time.

As a thriving division of the Stamford Tyres group of companies, Sumo will be using the show to further enhance the company’s Firenza brand in the European market and an extensive collection of truck tyres will be on display for inspection by both existing and potential new customers.

24th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Retreading Companies Remain Confident

The size of today’s Russian truck tyre market is about 12 million units per year. Together with improving road infrastructure – in particular in urban areas – and the increasing importance of Western products and technology, the retreading industry too is moving ahead in Russia. It is not only the demand for retreaded truck tyres, which is growing, but also the demand for truck tyres that were retreaded in Russia and other former Soviet states. But one problem remains: in general casings have to be imported because Russian-made truck tyres are not good enough quality to be retreaded, say most market experts.

21st April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Russian Market Gains Additional Brands

At first sight it is difficult to tell whether the Tires & Rubber show, held for the ninth time in Moscow recently, is a show for the industry or the trade. Compared with the number of new tyre manufacturers, material suppliers, machinery and equipment providers, the tyre trade seems to have gained some ground at this year’s show compared to 2005. This statement applies to Russian as well as European companies.

For example this year Dutch company Van den Ban Autobanden was exhibiting in Moscow for the very first time. The goal was to introduce the company and sound out the market. “First we want to present ourselves here,” explains commercial manager Cyril Versteeg in an interview with Tyres & Accessories. In fact, there have been business contacts with Russian companies in the past but Van den Ban concentrated mainly on the Eastern markets of the recently enlarged European Union. “These markets are more accessible,” Versteeg adds. At Van den Ban’s headquarter in Hellevoetsluis there are sales personnel that speak all the local languages of these markets, he adds.

21st April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Investment Bottleneck in Russian Tyre Industry

Investors have ploughed hundreds of millions of euros into the Russian tyre industry in recent years, of which the largest part has been invested in machinery and equipment. Market leader Harburg-Freudenberger from Hamburg in Germany has been operating its own distribution subsidiary in Moscow since earlier this year. This is responsible for the co-ordination of all activities on the growing Russian tyre market. In particular it is the high performance PC tyre sector where machinery and equipment suppliers see a lack of sophistication on the part of the domestic manufacturers.

“Harburg-Freudenberger was able to preserve its contacts” during the breakdown of the Soviet Union, explains sales director Jens Ritter in an interview with Tyres & Accessories. The traditional German company, which was listed until last year as ThyssenKrupp Elastomertechnik, had good contact with Russian tyre manufacturers and the central Muscovite research institute for the tyre industry decades ago.

21st April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Inter-Sprint to Market Double Coin Truck Tyres

Well-known Dutch wholesaler Inter-Sprint is to jointly market and distribute Double Coin truck tyres across Europe. Tyres & Accessories has learnt that Double Coin manufacturer Shanghai Tire and Rubber Company is to open a European subsidiary called “CMA Europe.” CMA and Inter-Sprint will share marketing duties while the Dutch company will be responsible for distribution. The European agreement does not include the UK or Ireland where Double Coin truck tyres are distributed by Kirkby Tyres.

20th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Truckers Flunk Inflation Check Test

(Akron/Tire Review) So, just how accurate is a tyre billy or a boot at gauging a tyre’s inflation pressure? According to TRIB, not even close. The Tire Retread Information Bureau held a contest at the recent Mid-American Trucking Show, challenging truckers to demostrate their inflation guestimation skills – and none of the participants could come within +/- 5 psi, according to Harvey Brodsky, TRIB’s managing director.

TRIB’s Pump ‘Em, Don’t Thump ‘Em Tire Contest, co-sponsored by the Meritor Tire Inflation System by PSI, was designed to test the ability of CDL-carrying truck drivers to determine the pre-set inflation pressure of tires by just by giving the tire a good “thump.” Three truck tyres on wheels, provided by Hankook Tire Co., were inflated to a certain pressure and staged at the TRIB booth. Contestants got to kick, thump, bang or hit a tyre and then report what they believed to be the tyre’s inflation pressure.

11th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Stephanie Tires Moves Into Europe

Stephanie Tires, Corp. a company established since 1989 in Miami, Florida, USA will commence its operations in Europe starting in June of the present year. Stephanie Tires, Corp. is currently conducting business from its headquarters located in Miami to its markets in Latin America and the Caribbean.

10th April 2006/by Tyrepress Editors