Looking back, looking forward: 2022, tyres and the word ‘permacrisis’
This time last year we sought to sum up what can only be described as a tumultuous preceding 12 months by pointing to the Oxford English Dictionary word of 2021, which was “vax” – something that harked back to the heights of pandemic-related lockdowns. But for many it is still a current reality. The year before it the word of the year was “unprecedented”.
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Bridgestone China Asia Pacific wins CSR and ESG gold awards
Bridgestone China Asia Pacific (BSCAP) won Gold in both the CSR and ESG Leadership category, and the Best Environmental Excellence Award in the suite of awards facilitated by Pinnacle Group International. Bridgestone Australia & New Zealands ongoing commitment to the RYDA road safety education program and sustainable practices embedded within the Bandag retread business were highlighted as a significant contributor to the award victories. This is the fifth consecutive year that BSCAP has being recognised for its initiatives across the region at the Global CSR & ESG Awards.
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GRI buys Klumpenaar Industriebanden BV
GRI has acquired Klumpenaar Industriebanden BV in the Netherlands, the company’s fifth global acquisition in five years. Prior to the Klumpenaar purchase, GRI acquired entities in USA, Australia, Spain and the Baltics, to capture growth in those respective markets.
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Trelleborg fined for Yokohama-TWS takeover disclosure violation
Trelleborg AB has been fined 9.6 million Swedish krone (roughly £750,000; 880,000 euros) by officials at Swedish stock market, Nasdaq Stockholm. Nasdaq Stockholm specifically sanctioned Trelleborg for reacting too slowly to international reporting of the – at the time – proposed sale of its Trelleborg Wheel Systems (TWS) business to Yokohama.
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FEDIL award for optimised Goodyear UHP tyre development
Goodyear has optimised its UHP tyre development by combining different techniques and disciplines through a statistical model, a process it used when working on the Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6. FEDIL has recognised Goodyear’s step forward with a 2022 Innovation Award. The Luxembourg-based multisectoral business federation has honoured the tyre maker in the ‘Process’ category of its awards.
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Liqui Moly names Dr Uli Weller as joint MD
Liqui Moly’s long-standing commercial director, Dr. Uli Weller, has been appointed joint managing director of the company, alongside Günter Hiermaier. Dr Weller will become the second managing director of the group of companies at the start of 2023.
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GRI names Michael Connor as US director of sales
GRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Connor as director of sales for its US operations. In his new role, Connor will oversee GRI’s sales, marketing, operations and customer service efforts in North America, covering its Material Handling, Agriculture and Construction product portfolios.
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Borbet’s Solingen wheel factory to close
The Borbet wheel factory in Solingen, Germany will close on 31 December 2022. The wheel manufacturer told its workforce on Monday 28 November at a works meeting. Around 600 employees are affected. All previous attempts to find an economically viable future for the location had failed. A transfer company will be set up.
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Marangoni’s Europe sales force meet in Spain
Recacor (Recauchutados Cordoba) recently hosted a meeting of Marangoni’s Retreading Systems’ European sales force in Spain. The event was also marked 25 years of partnership between Marangoni and Recacor.
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European Commission: Tariffs won’t be ‘levied’ during ongoing investigation
In September Tyrepress learned from China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) that, on 14 September, CRIA and the European Commission (EC) investigators held an online hearing on the European Commission’s renewed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations relating to the imports of Chinese-made truck tyres. Shortly afterwards, Tyrepress reported that Laurens Elsen, an EC investigator, said that the EC would contact EU customs to ensure that during the re-investigation, the relevant departments will not “impose” any anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on the tyre companies that prevail in the judgment of the European Court of Justice. However, European Commission representatives contested that interpretation, arguing that the language of levying rather than imposition is more appropriate.
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Decision pending – Chinese TBR tyre distributors await EC’s tariff ‘recalculation’ details
The European representatives of Chinese tyre manufacturers continue to await the European Commission’s decision on the future of tariffs on truck tyres imported from the country following the European Court of Justice’s annulment of the tariffs introduced on 8 May 2018. While the EC’s deputies of the Unit DG Trade have talked about a “re-investigation” in response to Chinese representatives calling for the EC to implement fully the judgement of the ECJ, Tyres & Accessories understands that the more likely outcome is rather a recalculation of the tariffs the EC will apply, while manufacturers’ European operations are also bracing for the possibility of the backdated implementation of newly set rates. T&A asked Corrado Moglia, general manager of Triangle Tyre’s European operation, who has been representing the company’s interests in discussions with the EC, about how the situation is developing from his point of view.
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Apollo Tyres hosts De Gea, Elanga and van de Beek in India
Apollo Tyres is hosting Manchester United footballers David De Gea, Anthony Elanga and Donny van de Beek who are in India to celebrate the launch of the third edition of Apollo’s “United We Play” grassroots football initiative. The three Manchester United first-team players will be seen in Goa on 1 December at the event, marking the maiden visit to India for any footballer from the current Manchester United first-team squad.
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Continental recycles Extreme E tyres into basketball court
Continental is donating rubber paving stones made from recycled Extreme E tyres for the construction of a community basketball court in Hanover. According to Continental, 200 Extreme E tyres have been recycled from the first season. The Extreme E tyres underwent “a particularly complex manufacturing process to extract all chemical components from the tyres” before transforming them into paving stones. Now the tyres will be given a second life as the foundation of a high-level basketball court.
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Avayler wins ATU contract in Germany
Halfords Group reports that its Avayler software is not only driving the group’s internal financial performance, but is also expanding into Europe as a product in its own right. Specifically, Halfords reports that Avayler has signed a contract to supply its services to well-known German autocentre chain ATU, which is part of the Mobivia group. According to Halfords, the roll-out is set to start in Germany through ATU’s mobile fleet.
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Marangoni expands in North India
Marangoni Group started its Franchising operations in India in mid-2018. Recently, the company established its first exclusive franchisee in North India. Manoj Tyres, an existing retreader at Kanpur, operates in one of the largest tyre markets in India in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Manoj tyres was sourcing retreading material from two leading Indian retreading companies before switching exclusively to Marangoni India. One result of the partnership is that a new greenfield facility has been commissioned with new equipment, including Marangoni’s RingTreader RT920.
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