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Ex-Bridgestone plant in Russia resumes operations

The Cordiant Group of Companies reports that the former Bridgestone tyre plant in Ulyanovsk, Russia – now rebranded as a Gislaved facility – has resumed operations. In a statement, Cordiant shares that the relaunch of the Ulyanovsk facility begins with the production of a new Cordiant-branded summer tyre model. The plant’s product range will gradually expand in 2025, including the introduction of premium models under the Gislaved brand name. Winter tyre production is scheduled to commence in the first half of 2025.

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  1. Goodbye Continental & Bridgestone – hello Gislaved
  2. Gislaved – new name for Continental Kaluga plant
  3. Cordiant takes on former Bridgestone tyre plant in Russia
  4. S8 Capital aiming for 2.4 million tyres a year at ex-Bridgestone plant in Russia
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Sailun – 18 million tyres sold in Q2 2024

Sailun Group has published its operating data for the second quarter of 2024, reporting having produced 18.1579 million tyres in the three months to 30 June 2024 and selling 17.9620 million tyres. Revenues from these products amounted to 7.57 billion yuan (£809.02 million) for the period.

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  1. Sailun Group anticipating 133% profit growth for 2023
  2. Sailun: Record operating income in H1 2022
  3. Earnings decrease, but larger tyre sizes grow in importance for Hankook Tire
  4. Sailun Group net profit rises 62% in H1 2023
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Avon tyre production restarts with Nova Motorsport in Portugal

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Nova Motorsport has produced the first Avon Motorsport ACB9 Formula Ford and Avon Traction Mileage tyre for classic Land Rovers at its new manufacturing facility in Portugal. The plant, acquired from Camac in May 2024, is equipped with moulds and manufacturing equipment from the former Avon factory in Melksham.

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  1. New Portuguese home for Avon motorsport tyre production equipment
  2. Nova Motorsport acquires Camac
  3. SPC Rubber forms new tyre brand Nova Motorsport, appoints ex-Avon motorsport head
  4. Nova Motorsport signs 5-year RallyX Championship tyre supply agreement
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Temporary layoffs scheduled for Nokian Heavy Tyres employees

Nokian Heavy Tyres Ltd. has completed negotiations concerning the employees at its factory in Nokia, Finland. The negotiating parties have agreed that all employees at the Nokian Heavy Tyres plant in Nokia, around 160 people in total, can be temporary laid off for a maximum period of 90 days per person.

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  1. Nokian Tyres stopping production for two weeks in April
  2. Nokian Production Cuts Mean Layoffs on the Cards
  3. Nokian Tyres ‘pushing the boundaries’ with Tractor King
  4. Nokian Mine King E-4 range grows with new sizes
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Russia’s tyre production down 30% since 2021

According to Rosstat, Russia’s Federal State Statistics Service, tyre makers within the Russian Federation produced 45.6 million tyres and rubber tubes last year, 10.2 per cent fewer than in 2022 – a figure in turn 21.4 per cent lower than the 65.1 million tyres and rubber tubes manufactured in 2021. In total, tyre and tube production decreased 30.0 per cent between 2021 and 2023.

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  1. Nokian Tyres adjusting output in Russia, freezes hiring at new USA plant
  2. Bridgestone suspending Russia manufacturing activities, imports
  3. Duty of care – Continental restarts tyre production in Russia
  4. Russia: Premium tyre makers bear brunt of 15% market decline
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Ceat resumes production in Bhandup plant

The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, the environmental regulatory body in India’s Maharashtra state, has permitted Ceat Ltd. to restart operations at its Bhandup plant. It issued directions to this effect on 13 November 2023; these allow the tyre maker to resume production in Bhandup provided it complies with “certain conditions”. Notifying the BSE and National Stock Exchange of India of this development, Ceat does not mention specific details of these conditions but confirms it is “taking necessary steps” to fulfil them.

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  1. Pollution board orders production stop at Ceat factory
  2. Ceat begins production at newest plant
  3. Tribunal approves Ceat Specialty Tyres merger
  4. Amit Tolani named Ceat Specialty chief executive
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Pollution board orders production stop at Ceat factory

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The environmental regulatory body in India’s Maharashtra state has ordered tyre maker Ceat Ltd to pause operations at one of its plants. In notifications supplied to the BSE and National Stock Exchange of India, Ceat reports that the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board told it to “close down operations” at the Bhandup factory in the suburbs of Mumbai. According to Ceat, the Board’s correspondence of 4 November 2023 claims “certain alleged violations of the pollution control norms.”

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  1. Ceat begins production at newest plant
  2. Tribunal approves Ceat Specialty Tyres merger
  3. Amit Tolani named Ceat Specialty chief executive
  4. Tyre making resumes at Apollo Tyres plant
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Continental Timisoara plant celebrates double milestone

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Hats off to the team at the Continental tyre plant in Timisoara, Romania, who have produced 300 million tyres. The Timisoara plant recently celebrated both its silver anniversary and this impressive production milestone.

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  1. Love thy neighbour: Continental to further cut odours at Romania tyre plant
  2. Continental acquires site adjacent to Romania tyre plant
  3. Continental recruiting 1,500 new employees in Romania
  4. Interview: Continental’s Tires head Christian Kötz on tyres, sensors and sustainability
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Tyre making resumes at Apollo Tyres plant

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Production at the Apollo Tyres Ltd. OTR tyre factory in Limda, India has “fully resumed” after being stopped by industrial action, the tyre maker reported on 24 September. Apollo Tyres had announced on 20 September that tyre making at the Limda plant in had stopped due to “certain concerns amongst shop floor employees” relating to the renewal of a long-term settlement agreement.

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  1. Apollo Tyres restarting production in Hungary & India
  2. Apollo Tyres suspends production at four plants in India
  3. Apollo Tyres takes first step to resuming production in India
  4. Apollo Tyres hoping to restart Perambra plant production next week
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Siemens joins Zeppelin Sustainable Tire Alliance

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Plant engineer and equipment manufacturer Zeppelin Systems launched the Zeppelin Sustainable Tire Alliance in March 2023 to pursue a goal of increasing sustainability within the tyre industry by rethinking production and recycling within the context of a circular economy. The Alliance brings together firms from around the world in order to put this vision into practice at various points in the tyre value chain. The latest to join is Siemens AG.

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Russian tyre production drops 23% in 2023

A total of 25.2 million tyres and rubber tubes were produced in Russia from January to July 2023. The country’s Federal State Statistics Service reports that this represents a production volume of just 77.3 per cent compared with the same months of 2022.

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  1. Nokian Tyres adjusting output in Russia, freezes hiring at new USA plant
  2. Bridgestone suspending Russia manufacturing activities, imports
  3. Duty of care – Continental restarts tyre production in Russia
  4. Russia: Premium tyre makers bear brunt of 15% market decline
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Sentury supplied tyres to Nokian in the first quarter

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On 13 June, Qingdao-based tyre manufacturer Sentury announced that it had supplied products to Nokian Tyres in the first quarter of 2023. Writing in a stock exchange filing, Sentury representatives specified that the company has delivered Nokian-branded winter tyres. Sentury said that “the supply will continue in the second quarter” and the current cooperation with Nokian is “good”.

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  1. Manufacturing Agreements Signed Between Nokian And Michelin
  2. Sentury internationalising with US tyre factory investment
  3. Nokian’s US staff travelling to Europe for training
  4. Nokian re-opens Russia factory
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Russia: Premium tyre makers bear brunt of 15% market decline

A total of 35.1 million tyres for all powered applications were sold in Russia in 2022, reports daily newspaper Kommersant. This figure represents a year-on-year decrease of 14.9% that disproportionately weighed upon the premium tyre segment. Tyre makers based within the country produced 42.7 million tyres within the year.

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  1. Nokian Tyres drops 2022 guidance due to Russian invasion
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  3. Nokian Tyres staying in Russia
  4. EU sanctions: “significant impact” on Nokian Tyres’ European sales
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Goodyear EMEA reducing tyre production, exiting TrenTyre after third-quarter operating income fell $51 million

Goodyear’s latest financial results show that third-quarter 2022 group sales grew 7.6 per cent to $377 million up from $5.311 billion and $4.934 billion respectively the preceding two years. According to the company, the increase was driven by pricing actions that drove revenue per tyre (excluding foreign currency) 16 per cent higher than Q3 2021 level. At the same time, sales were impacted by lower tyre volumes, which declined 3 per cent.

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  1. Goodyear reaffirms 2015 targets with ‘strong’ 2Q results, despite EMEA troubles
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  4. Goodyear approached Cooper Tire regarding multi-billion-dollar acquisition
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Yokohama quitting karting tyre business

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Yokohama Rubber has announced it will cease supplying karting tyres at the end of this year. The tyre maker says its management team reached this decision “after careful consideration of various viewpoints” related to restructuring as part of the company’s mid-term management plan.

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  1. ‘Motorsports Department’ to replace Yokohama Rubber’s motorsport subsidiary
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  3. Yokohama shares 2022 motorsports activity plan
  4. Yokohama renews online motorsports presence
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