BASF invests 16 million euros into Pyrum waste tyre oil recovery
23rd September 2020
BASF SE has announced that it is investing 16 million euros into Pyrum Innovations AG, a technology company specialized in the pyrolysis of waste tyres, headquartered in Dillingen/Saar, Germany.
Kama Tyres Tatneft’s Nizhnekamsk Truck Tyre Factory has signed an agreement with Siemens to expand the logistics system previously installed within the plant.
UK could lose out to Europe in battery recycling market
22nd September 2020
The UK is at risk of losing out to the rest of Europe when it comes to the automotive lithium ion battery recycling market, according to a new research report published this week by WMG at the University of Warwick and backed by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and Faraday Battery Challenge at Innovate UK.
Cooper Tire publishes 2019 Global Sustainability Report
22nd September 2020
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company released its eighth annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability Report – “Responsibility the Cooper Way” – on 21 September.
Pirelli CFO partners with UN Compact ‘Principles of Integrated SDG investments and finance’
22nd September 2020
The UN Global Compact CFO Taskforce for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), brought together Chief Financial officers from leading companies around the world to launch “CFO Principles of Integrated SDG investments and finance” in the context of the 75th UN General Assembly on 21 September 2020.
John Sutch Cranes has confirmed it will specify Michelin tyres across its fleet of mobile cranes, tractor units, trailers and rigid trucks, after a trial set of Michelins covered more than twice the distance normally seen from the firm’s previous tyre of choice.
Much has been written about the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown and it is fair to say that, in general, these effects are perceived as negative.
Itochu sold 26 Kwik-Fit freeholds in the first half of 2020
22nd September 2020
While speculation continues relating to the apparent sale of the Kwik-Fit tyre retail business, we do know that the Itochu-owned enterprise sold the freeholds to 26 of its branches in a double-digit million-pound series of transactions during the first half of 2020.
ETEL, Kwik-Fit decline to comment on sale speculation
21st September 2020
On Friday 18 September 2020, it emerged that Kwik-Fit and European Tyre Enterprises Ltd (ETEL) owner Itochu has appointed investment bankers Nomura to act as its strategic investment consultancy with relation to the future of its European tyre business.
Strong used car market and busy aftersales, latest franchised dealers’ survey reveals
21st September 2020
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers in the UK, has published the findings of the latest ‘post-lockdown automotive retail’ survey.
We are continually being told that electric vehicles are the future – indeed, petrol and diesel-engined vehicles are scheduled to be phased out in the UK market; the original deadline was 2040, but this was brought forward to 2035, and there is talk of possibly introducing the ban in 2030.
DriveRightData partners with Bridgestone on Mobox project
21st September 2020
DriveRightData is partnering with Bridgestone, providing tyre identification and product matching capabilities data for the tyre manufacturer’s recently-launched Mobox monthly tyre and car maintenance subscription service.
Béthune tyre factory closure ‘the only viable path’: Bridgestone
18th September 2020
Tyres & Accessories contacted Bridgestone for its response to the statement put out by French authorities following its decision to shutter its tyre factory in Béthune, France.
During the first eight months of this year, 3,481,721 fewer new cars were registered throughout the UK and the European Union than in the same period of 2019.
The five-year-old sponsorship arrangement between Linglong Tire and German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg has been given a further boost with a two-year extension of the 2019-initiated sleeve partnership.
Bridgestone Béthune closure ‘a premeditated assassination’ – Bertrand
16th September 2020
The president of the Hauts-de-France region has labelled Bridgestone’s planned closure of its Béthune tyre manufacturing plant “brutal” and a “premeditated assassination.
Double Coin Tires engineers praised the benefits of Eastman’s Eastman Crystex Cure Pro insoluble sulphur alongside scientists from the chemicals manufacturer Eastman during a joint speech at the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) conference on 15 September.
18 and 19-inch 4×4 tyres sizes experience price recovery
16th September 2020
4x4 tyre sales may have fallen due to the effects of coronavirus and lockdown, but prices in certain key sizes are actually higher than they were before those challenges presented themselves at the start of the year.
Conti UK: High quality service to continue following Aachen tyre factory closure
16th September 2020
Following the closure of Continental’s Aachen, Germany tyre production facility, Tyres & Accessories asked representatives of the company’s UK operation (Continental Tyre Group) what the impact will be on local customers.
Having exited US sanctions in May 2020, Nynas – which supplies oils to the tyre and rubber industries – has continued an eventful year by announcing significant ownership changes that put Bitumina in a commanding position amongst its shareholders.
Axing for the sake of axing: Unions denounce closure of profitable Continental tyre plant
16th September 2020
The union representing employees at a closure-threatened Continental factory has responded angrily to the decision, accusing Continental of “sacrificing” a “profitable tyre plant” as part of its savings programme.
Nexen Tire renews Manchester City partnership for third time
16th September 2020
Nexen Tire’s renewal of its Manchester City partnership for a third term sees the tyre manufacturer aim to “further boost co-branding opportunities, media and marketing partnerships, and much more for both parties”.
Some 35 years after its last race appearance on our side of the Atlantic, this summer the Goodyear Blimp will once again be seen at some of Europe’s most prestigious motorsport events.
Maxam Tire has expanded its portfolio for mining applications with the addition of the largest tyre it has ever made, the MS453 53/80R63 open pit mining radial.
SME Bank lends 48.7 million rubles to tyre pyrolysis firm Intech Eco
23rd September 2020The Russian SME Bank has lent 48.
Continue ReadingBASF invests 16 million euros into Pyrum waste tyre oil recovery
23rd September 2020BASF SE has announced that it is investing 16 million euros into Pyrum Innovations AG, a technology company specialized in the pyrolysis of waste tyres, headquartered in Dillingen/Saar, Germany.
Continue ReadingOverall positive result – European clubs test winter PCR tyres
23rd September 2020Three leading European motoring associations have published the results of their joint 2020 winter car tyre test.
Continue ReadingSiemens to bolster Nizhnekamsk plant logistics
23rd September 2020Kama Tyres Tatneft’s Nizhnekamsk Truck Tyre Factory has signed an agreement with Siemens to expand the logistics system previously installed within the plant.
Continue ReadingMarangoni introduces Ringtread Blackline ICE202 drive pattern
23rd September 2020Marangoni has enlarged its range of pre-cure rings and treads for winter applications with a new product, the Ringtread Blackline ICE202.
Continue ReadingGiti launches 17.5” GAU867v1 for hard urban distribution
22nd September 2020Giti Tire has extended its Giti GAU867v1 all-position tyre range to size 215/75R17.
Continue ReadingNokian shifts tyre retail model focus
22nd September 2020Nokian Tyres has shifted away from its Vianor retail franchise concept in Germany.
Continue ReadingUK could lose out to Europe in battery recycling market
22nd September 2020The UK is at risk of losing out to the rest of Europe when it comes to the automotive lithium ion battery recycling market, according to a new research report published this week by WMG at the University of Warwick and backed by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK, the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and Faraday Battery Challenge at Innovate UK.
Continue ReadingCooper Tire publishes 2019 Global Sustainability Report
22nd September 2020Cooper Tire & Rubber Company released its eighth annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainability Report – “Responsibility the Cooper Way” – on 21 September.
Continue ReadingPirelli CFO partners with UN Compact ‘Principles of Integrated SDG investments and finance’
22nd September 2020The UN Global Compact CFO Taskforce for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), brought together Chief Financial officers from leading companies around the world to launch “CFO Principles of Integrated SDG investments and finance” in the context of the 75th UN General Assembly on 21 September 2020.
Continue ReadingMichelin gives family crane business a lift
22nd September 2020John Sutch Cranes has confirmed it will specify Michelin tyres across its fleet of mobile cranes, tractor units, trailers and rigid trucks, after a trial set of Michelins covered more than twice the distance normally seen from the firm’s previous tyre of choice.
Continue ReadingIt’s an ill wind…
22nd September 2020Much has been written about the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown and it is fair to say that, in general, these effects are perceived as negative.
Continue ReadingItochu sold 26 Kwik-Fit freeholds in the first half of 2020
22nd September 2020While speculation continues relating to the apparent sale of the Kwik-Fit tyre retail business, we do know that the Itochu-owned enterprise sold the freeholds to 26 of its branches in a double-digit million-pound series of transactions during the first half of 2020.
Continue ReadingETEL, Kwik-Fit decline to comment on sale speculation
21st September 2020On Friday 18 September 2020, it emerged that Kwik-Fit and European Tyre Enterprises Ltd (ETEL) owner Itochu has appointed investment bankers Nomura to act as its strategic investment consultancy with relation to the future of its European tyre business.
Continue ReadingStrong used car market and busy aftersales, latest franchised dealers’ survey reveals
21st September 2020The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers in the UK, has published the findings of the latest ‘post-lockdown automotive retail’ survey.
Continue ReadingPodium finishes mark Goodyear’s return to Le Mans 24H
21st September 2020Goodyear’s return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans was marked by two podium finishes and a flyover by the Goodyear Blimp during the race.
Continue ReadingAddressing the EV ‘charging anxiety’ problem
21st September 2020We are continually being told that electric vehicles are the future – indeed, petrol and diesel-engined vehicles are scheduled to be phased out in the UK market; the original deadline was 2040, but this was brought forward to 2035, and there is talk of possibly introducing the ban in 2030.
Continue ReadingDriveRightData partners with Bridgestone on Mobox project
21st September 2020DriveRightData is partnering with Bridgestone, providing tyre identification and product matching capabilities data for the tyre manufacturer’s recently-launched Mobox monthly tyre and car maintenance subscription service.
Continue ReadingHankook, SK Planet partner on road hazard detection sensor project
21st September 2020Hankook Tire & Technology Co.
Continue ReadingDouble Coin opens its largest US warehouse in Texas
21st September 2020Double Coin has expanded its distribution infrastructure in the USA with the addition of a new warehouse in Houston, Texas.
Continue ReadingKwik Fit owner Itochu prepares for sale scenario
19th September 2020The UK’s largest tyre retailer, Kwik Fit, is being prepared for a sale.
Continue ReadingGuizhou Tyre raises 1 billion yuan for Vietnam tyre factory in private share issue
18th September 2020On 4 September 2020 Guizhou Tyre Co.
Continue ReadingToyo given free land as part of 364 million euro Serbia tyre factory investment
18th September 2020The Serbian state is set to give Japanese tyre manufacturer Toyo 637,455 square metres of land worth roughly 3 million euros for its newest factory.
Continue ReadingLandsail named official tyre partner of Leicester City
18th September 2020Landsail Tyres is the new Official Tyre Partner of Leicester City.
Continue ReadingWall Street Wolves with a taste for tyres…Goodyear & the hostile takeover attempt of 1986
18th September 2020Robert (Bob) Mercer died in August 2020, aged 96.
Continue ReadingBéthune tyre factory closure ‘the only viable path’: Bridgestone
18th September 2020Tyres & Accessories contacted Bridgestone for its response to the statement put out by French authorities following its decision to shutter its tyre factory in Béthune, France.
Continue ReadingMichelin supplying 54 cars in delayed 24 Hours of Le Mans
18th September 2020This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans commences tomorrow, but you’re not invited.
Continue ReadingNew Hankook winter tyres – 1st test success with Auto Bild
18th September 2020As reported earlier this month, Hankook Tire has released its latest winter products for motorists and Western and Central Europe.
Continue Reading2 new affiliate members join TRA
18th September 2020Two supplier businesses closely linked to the end-of-life tyre recovery chain in the UK have joined the Tyre Recovery Association.
Continue ReadingTyreSafe launches Tyre Safety Month campaign with online briefing
17th September 2020TyreSafe has launched its 2020 Tyre Safety Month campaign with its first online briefing.
Continue ReadingTyre particulate solution wins James Dyson Award
17th September 2020The Tyre Collective – winners of the James Dyson Awards 2020 – have designed a device to capture tyre particulate at source.
Continue ReadingEuropean tyre industry to help achieve new EU climate goals
17th September 2020The European Commission’s new target of a 55 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 has been welcomed by the tyre industry.
Continue ReadingTerminalMaster V.ply: Continental renames port tyres
17th September 2020Continental is changing the name of its StraddleMaster+ port tyre line to TerminalMaster V.
Continue Reading10 Chinese rubber firms receive national green factory status
17th September 2020On 12 September 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published its fourth batch of green manufacturing lists.
Continue Reading3.5 million fewer new cars on UK & European roads
17th September 2020During the first eight months of this year, 3,481,721 fewer new cars were registered throughout the UK and the European Union than in the same period of 2019.
Continue ReadingLinglong’s Serbia factory faces local environmental opposition
17th September 2020Environmental campaigners have been protesting against Linglong’s Zrenjanin, Serbia tyre factory.
Continue ReadingNew kid on the block: Vredestein launches full North American range
17th September 2020Dutch tyre brand Vredestein, part of the Apollo Tyres family since 2009, is a name well-known amongst European motorists.
Continue ReadingLinglong renews VfL Wolfsburg sleeve partnership
17th September 2020The five-year-old sponsorship arrangement between Linglong Tire and German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg has been given a further boost with a two-year extension of the 2019-initiated sleeve partnership.
Continue ReadingBridgestone Béthune closure ‘a premeditated assassination’ – Bertrand
16th September 2020The president of the Hauts-de-France region has labelled Bridgestone’s planned closure of its Béthune tyre manufacturing plant “brutal” and a “premeditated assassination.
Continue ReadingAuto Bild tests winter tyres
16th September 2020The latest issue of Auto Bild warns motorists not to buy a pig in a poke.
Continue ReadingDouble Coin tyre experts praise Crystex Cure Pro
16th September 2020Double Coin Tires engineers praised the benefits of Eastman’s Eastman Crystex Cure Pro insoluble sulphur alongside scientists from the chemicals manufacturer Eastman during a joint speech at the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) conference on 15 September.
Continue Reading18 and 19-inch 4×4 tyres sizes experience price recovery
16th September 20204x4 tyre sales may have fallen due to the effects of coronavirus and lockdown, but prices in certain key sizes are actually higher than they were before those challenges presented themselves at the start of the year.
Continue ReadingConti UK: High quality service to continue following Aachen tyre factory closure
16th September 2020Following the closure of Continental’s Aachen, Germany tyre production facility, Tyres & Accessories asked representatives of the company’s UK operation (Continental Tyre Group) what the impact will be on local customers.
Continue ReadingBitumina becomes Nynas’ largest shareholder
16th September 2020Having exited US sanctions in May 2020, Nynas – which supplies oils to the tyre and rubber industries – has continued an eventful year by announcing significant ownership changes that put Bitumina in a commanding position amongst its shareholders.
Continue ReadingAxing for the sake of axing: Unions denounce closure of profitable Continental tyre plant
16th September 2020The union representing employees at a closure-threatened Continental factory has responded angrily to the decision, accusing Continental of “sacrificing” a “profitable tyre plant” as part of its savings programme.
Continue ReadingBridgestone to close Bethune, France plant
16th September 2020Bridgestone has announced its plan to close its Bethune plant in France.
Continue ReadingNexen Tire renews Manchester City partnership for third time
16th September 2020Nexen Tire’s renewal of its Manchester City partnership for a third term sees the tyre manufacturer aim to “further boost co-branding opportunities, media and marketing partnerships, and much more for both parties”.
Continue ReadingGoodyear Blimp returning to European motorsport
16th September 2020Some 35 years after its last race appearance on our side of the Atlantic, this summer the Goodyear Blimp will once again be seen at some of Europe’s most prestigious motorsport events.
Continue ReadingMaxam introduces 63” mining tyre
16th September 2020Maxam Tire has expanded its portfolio for mining applications with the addition of the largest tyre it has ever made, the MS453 53/80R63 open pit mining radial.
Continue ReadingDunlop Sport All Season claims ‘breakthrough’
15th September 2020Dunlop has confirmed its entrance onto the all-season tyre market.
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