Goodyear now selling tyres online throughout the USA
In April, Goodyear Tire & Rubber chairman and chief executive Richard Kramer shared plans to introduce a company-owned online tyre retail platform in the USA. After opening for business in September, the tyre maker reports that the goodyear.com tyre sales site is now serving customers across the entire country. More than 4,000 outlets, including 600 Goodyear tyre and service centres, have joined the programme and will act as fitters for tyres purchased through the site.
Continue Reading2016 North American Tire & Retread Expo to feature special recycling exhibit
The North American Tire & Retread Expo will include its first annual Tire Recycling World exhibit in its 2016 show. Taking place 19-21 April at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, the three-day expo brings together a wide variety of tyre and retread industry professionals for networking, buying, and selling opportunities.
Continue ReadingHelmut Ehmann in memoriam
Kraiburg has announced the sudden passing of “friend and former colleague” Helmut Ehmann. Ehmann died suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday 28 October 2015 at the age of 74 due to “the debilitating effects following a critical illness”.
Continue ReadingChemChina proudly showing Pirelli connection
Now ChemChina has completed the purchase of Pirelli and the de-listing of the well-known Italian tyre firm’s shares, the first signs of how Pirelli will be integrated into the ChemChina tyre group are emerging. Walking onto the ChemChina stand, the first thing you notice is that the Pirelli logo now features at the head of a list of group-owned tyre business in at least two prominent positions on the large stand. While for many in Europe the sight of Pirelli alongside Aeolus, Double Happiness, Yellow Sea and Torch may feel a little strange, the obvious implication of ChemChinas decision to present it this way is that we all need to start getting used to the new reality. Secondly, you can’t ignore that this move communicates the underlying intention to integrate Pirelli into the ChemChina group rather
Continue ReadingBridgestone’s Garfield to head RMA board
The Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) has elected Bridgestone Americas’ chief executive officer and president Gary Garfield the chairman of its Board of Directors. Garfield will serve for a two-year term and succeeds Pete Selleck, chairman and president of Michelin North America, who held the position of RMA board chairman since 2013.
Continue ReadingKumho shifts US headquarters
The new corporate headquarters for Kumho Tire USA is now officially open. Formerly situated in Rancho Cucamonga, California, the head office is now located in Atlanta, Georgia. The new site offers closer proximity to Kumho’s new factory in Macon, which occupies a 21 acre site close to Atlanta Airport, and its distribution centre in McDonough, Georgia; Kumho Tire USA says the positioning of its relocated headquarters will “help streamline communication and cooperation within our company.”
Continue ReadingNokian reshuffles management team
At the end of October Nokian Tyres changed its operational structure to “strengthen the companys product and innovation leadership, end-to-end supply operations and sales and distribution management”. The move also follows the departure of one of the firm’s senior executives. According to Nokian, the former head of Passenger car tyre operations, Rami Helminen, has decided to leave the company and “continue his career elsewhere”. Rami Helminen was appointed as Nokian vice president, Car and Van Tyres nine years ago, a role he took on on 1 March 2006.
Continue ReadingChinese production of Rhein Chemie tyre curing bladders begins
Rhein Chemie Additives has opened a production line for Rhenoshape tyre curing bladders at its Chinese production site in Qingdao. The Lanxess business unit set up the facility with a “low single-digit million euro” investment and initially the new production line will expand Rhein Chemie Additives’ global production capacity by around ten per cent. The operation in Qingdao is the company’s fourth bladder plant.
Continue ReadingZafco launches new tyres at SEMA 2015
Zafco has unveiled two new tyres at Las Vegas’ SEMA show. The all-season Zeetex ZT3000, an eco-friendly alternative in the PCR category that offers exceptional wet grip and balanced driving behavior, and the slick Accelera Delta Sport, the brand’s first racing tyre engineered with the “R-Compound” are the new models on stand, which also featured Zeetex’s Café Zee concept.
Continue ReadingReifen China 2015 underway
Reifen China 2015, held at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre, opened its doors for a ninth consecutive time on 11 November. In his welcoming address Wei Yun, chairman of China United Rubber Corporation (CURC) who jointly organise the show with Messe Essen GmbH, pointed out that “This year RubberTech continues to run in association with the 9th Asian Essen Tire Show. We aim to set up a platform for exhibitors to present the latest technology and products in both the upstream and downstream rubber industry. During the three-day exhibition and conference, more than 600 exhibitors both from home and abroad from over 20 different countries...”
Continue ReadingA strong presence for Bridgestone at EICMA
Bridgestone will be much in evidence at the EICMA 73rd International Motorcycle Show in Milan, Italy, from 19 to 22 November, with a 178m² stand. The company will display new products, innovations and the wide range of Battlax tyres for all types of riders and motorcycles and there will be world premières for two new tyres; the Battlax Hypersport S21, fitted on the stunning new 1-litre Yamaha R1, and the Battlax Racing W01, Bridgestone’s new flagship hypersport wet racing tyre.
Continue ReadingCooper Tire Europe launches first Arabic website for Middle East market
Cooper Tire Europe has launched its first full Arabic website, www.coopertire.me. The new site has extensive content including product pages, company information and a dealer locator. The company stated the site demonstrates its continued commitment to the region, coming shortly after Cooper Tire Europe announced that it will be the official tyre sponsor of this year’s Dubai International Motor Show.
Continue ReadingMichelin publishes Germany Guide with special ‘Bib Gourmand’ value listings
Michelin Guides has published ‘Bib Gourmand Germany 2016’, a new guide to the country featuring 288 pages of restaurant recommendations in the country. A favourite feature of Michelin’s inspectors, “Bib Gourmand” recommends restaurants that offer high value: 469 restaurants in Germany qualify for the status, around 30 per cent more than in 2010. 50 restaurants […]
Continue ReadingMarangoni to exhibit at Solutrans
Marangoni Commercial Tyres is to exhibit at the forthcoming Solutrans show, to be held in Lyon from 17 to 21 November.
Continue ReadingFirst Trelleborg agricultural tyre manufactured in North America
Trelleborg has manufactured its first agricultural tyre in North America, marking the start of operations at its new production facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. The 40,000sqm production facility is Trelleborg’s first in North America dedicated to the manufacture of premium radial tyres for agricultural machinery. The facility boasts state-of-the-art machinery designed according to the latest Trelleborg technology standards.
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