Outside stand and German warehouse attract SD International visitors
This year SD-International took an outside booth between Halls 19 and 22 of Autopromotec. According to the company, this meant the contract manufacturer attracted “a constant stream of visitors including established customers and potentially new international distribution partners”. Peter Nicholls, SD-Internationals sales and marketing director explained, stating: “With a recently opened new warehouse in Germany enabling swift delivery throughout Europe, we were initially intending to attract increased customer sales in Italy and other parts of Europe.
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Dealer partners “Enjoy” Italian dining experience
With International Contract Tyre Manufacturer – Enjoy Tyre making its Autopromotec debut at the 2015 Show in Bologna, the company saw it as “the perfect opportunity” to stage a dedicated European Partners Evening Dinner Event to express “immense appreciation” for the support and enthusiasm of its Rotalla and new Routeway dealers across Europe.
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Rollout of Michelin’s global consumer tyre platform commences
In future, prospective tyre buyers will be able to gain information about Michelin consumer products via a global platform. The tyre maker has begun the platform’s rollout and gone live with it in the first market, the USA, at http://www.michelinman.com.
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Toyo Tire supplying its North American best-seller to Ram Rebel
The Open Country A/T II is the best-selling Toyo product in North America, and is described by its manufacturer as a “favourite among truck enthusiasts”. Ram Trucks, the pick-up truck brand established by Fiat Chrysler in 2010, has selected the tyre as the exclusive original equipment fitment for its new Ram 1500 Rebel. And the Toyo tyre is present inside the pick-up, too. In addition to being shod with the Open Country A/T II in size LT285/70R17, the Rebel’s front and rear passenger seats are embossed with the tyre’s tread pattern.
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TyreTalk debut for Tyrexpo India 2015
Taking place on 7-9 July at the Chennai Trade Centre the latest Tyrexpo India will seek to promote discussion through three major initiatives.
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1.75m UK motorists ‘could struggle’ to access online driving licence: Licencecheck
Following the abolition of the driving licence paper counterpart yesterday, more than 1.75 million motorists could struggle to access their driving licence online, according to a licence checking and monitoring company. Licencecheck said that it had seen evidence of “teething problems” with the new system, introduced by the DVLA for drivers to access or share their driving licence information.
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Hutchinson Superstock TT victory gives Metzeler back-to-back wins
Ian Hutchinson’s dominant victory in the RL360 Superstock TT has given tyre supplier Metzeler back to back wins. A ferocious pace was set for the race, with all of the first four riders completed the four lap event under the existing race record.
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Goodyear to release rice husk silica tyre in China this year
Global rice paddy production amounts to around 700 million tonnes each year, and some 20 per cent of this total paddy weight is made up of rice husk, which is separated in the rice milling process and has traditionally been discarded by burning (including to generate electricity) or by dumping in landfill. But in recent times new uses have been found for this former waste. Goodyear Tire & Rubber, for example, has tested silica derived from rice husk ash over the past two years. The tyre maker has now reached a supply agreement with China’s Yihai Food and Oil Industry for silica derived from rice husk ash, and will begin manufacturing a tyre containing this silica at its Pulandian factory in China this year. The tyre will be sold in the Chinese domestic market.
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Stamford Tyres and Sumitomo celebrate 40 years of partnership
Singapore-based Stamford Tyres Corporation Limited recently celebrated its 40th anniversary of partnership with Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI).
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