Mesnac elected President Council Member of CRIA rubber machinery branch
On 25 October, 2024 Member Assembly of China Rubber Industry Association’s Rubber Machinery and Mold Branch and Industry Development Seminar was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. The theme of the conference was Innovation Leads to Prosperity - Promoting High-Quality Development and Building a Sustainable Future. More than 150 industry experts and corporate representatives from tyre, rubber machinery, tyre moulds, and supporting enterprises attended the event to discuss the “hot issues of concern” in the current rubber industry and its development trends”. The conference was “co-hosted by the Rubber Machinery and Mold Branch of the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) and Mesnac Co., Ltd.
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Mesnac invests US$20 million in Mexico tyre manufacturing machinery plant
Mesnac, the Chinese-based rubber processing machinery maker, is investing US$20 million in a new production plant in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. According to the company, this strategic move seeks to consolidate its presence in North America.
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Autodoc invests 40 million euros to automate Czech operation
Autodoc SE, a leading online part retailer, is planning to invest around 40 million euros in the automation of its logistics centre in Cheb, Czech Republic. The site is to be converted into a highly automated warehouse by 2026.
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‘Sustainable’ Toyo tyres for Dakar rallyers
Toyo Tires is bringing its sustainable content off-road tyres to January’s Dakar Rally, supplying two versions of its Toyo Open Country M/T-R to selected competing vehicles. This means that Toyo tyres containing up to 60 per cent non-fossil materials by weight will negotiate the approximately 5,000-mile route around one of the world’s largest oil producing countries.
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Nokian Tyres achieves production record at US plant
Despite market conditions it refers to as “challenging,” Nokian Tyres claims to have “set production records” at its North American factory in 2024, and also expanded its product range and grew market presence within the region. Monthly production highs in October and November contributed towards the “best year ever” at the 2019-opened Dayton, Tennessee factory.
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Huasheng Rubber and GTR sign strategic agreement to build Pakistan tyre factory
On the eve of Automechanika Dubai, Shandong-based tyre manufacturer Huasheng held two signing ceremonies for Ghandhara Tyre and Rubber (GTR), a manufacturer based in Pakistan, and Al Rabee Al Akhder (AR), a distributor based in the UAE, respectively. In short, it means Huasheng has made further in-roads into developing its position in the Middle East and South Asian markets.
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EUDR: European Parliament gives extra year to comply with deforestation rules
Companies will have one more year to comply with new EU deforestation rules after the European Parliament adopted the provisional political agreement with the Council to delay the application of the new rules by 546 votes to 97 with 7 abstentions. Large operators and traders will now have to comply with regulation from 30 December 2025. For “micro- and small enterprises” it will be another six months – from 30 June 2026. According to the European Parliament,” this additional time is intended to help companies around the world implement the rules more smoothly from the date of application, without undermining the objectives of the law.”
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Pyrum Innovations reaches important milestones at new & existing plants
A little over a year after first selecting a site near Germany’s border with Luxembourg for its second wholly owned waste tyre pyrolysis facility, Pyrum Innovations AG has progressed plans further by submitting approval documents relevant to Germany’s Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG).
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Liqui Moly appoints new marketing director
On 1 January 2025, Liqui Moly marketing director Peter Baumann is retiring after 39 years. His successor is Marco Esser, who was previously deputy marketing director.
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US recall for more than half a million Fortune & Prinx tyres
Up to around 541,600 Fortune and Prinx branded tyres are subject to recall in North America. According to information published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Prinx Chengshan Tire North America’s voluntary recall involves certain Fortune Tormenta and Prinx Hicountry light truck tyres sold in the Aftermarket. Documentation related to the recall indicates that the tyres are marked with a sidewall symbol they’re not entitled to in North America.
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OESAA closes after 11 years
The Original Equipment Suppliers Aftermarket Association (OESAA) will cease operations at the end of 2024. OESAA created waves when it launched in 2013, highlighting disparities in parts quality in the aftermarket. Over time, the organisation evolved to support independent workshop owners and technicians – both in the garage and in the training arena. More recently, it has worked to inspire the next generation of automotive experts.
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Oak Tyres and Linglong celebrate first anniversary of partnership
Oak Tyres, part of Oak Group Holdings, and Linglong Tires have celebrated the first year of their strategic partnership. Since the partnership began, Oak Tyres has exclusively distributed Linglong’s comprehensive range of summer, winter and all-season PCR tyres across the UK and Ireland. To commemorate this milestone, president of Linglong Tires, Wang Feng, attended OGH’s […]
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Groundbreaking for Yokohama Tire plant in China
Yesterday morning, Yokohama Rubber held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Hangzhou Qiantang Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd plant in China. Yokohama Rubber intends for the factory to begin operations in 2026 with an initial production capacity of 9 million passenger car tyres a year, a quantity that will deliver estimated annual revenues of RMB 3.5 billion (£379.6 million). The factory’s planned final yearly capacity is 14 million tyres.
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Phase 2 expansion begins following Haohua Vietnam inauguration
Some six weeks after the actual start of production at the Haohua Vietnam Co., Ltd tyre factory, company officials hosted national and local dignitaries for the facility’s inauguration on 14 December. During the ceremony, the company shared details about the planned second phase of development at the site.
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Ecolomondo awaits replacement milling line
With the installation of a new milling line at its Hawkesbury site in Canada, Ecolomondo Corporation will have the capacity to mill an additional tonne or so (2,200 lbs) of recovered carbon black (rCB) hourly. This milling line replaces a previously installed line which failed to achieve the promised output of 725 kg (1,600 lbs) per hour of rCB and additionally didn’t yield the particle size of 10-15 microns required by many Ecolomondo rCB off-takers.
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