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Hankook joins Australian ELT stewardship scheme

International News

Hankook Tire & Technology Group is the latest tyre manufacturer to partner with Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA), an organisation set up to promote the development of viable markets for end-of-life tyres, and as such is now contributing to the National Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme. The Korean tyre maker’s engagement lifts the number of participating tyre importers to nine; in addition to Hankook, Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear & Dunlop, Kumho, Michelin, Pirelli, Toyo, Yokohama are involved with the scheme.

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  1. Tyre reuse & processing rate rising in Australia
  2. Hankook extends rugby league sponsorship in Australia
  3. Australian footballers training on UK ELT tyres recycled by Murfitts
  4. Australia set to ban waste tyre exports
3rd August 2021/by Stephen

Continental a Major Partner of Australian football

International News

Continental Tyres has signed a significant sports sponsorship agreement in Australia, and for the 2021 season becomes a Major Partner of the Australian Football League (AFL). This deal with the pre-eminent Australian rules football association also sees Continental become exclusive naming rights partner of the AFL Trade Period and official sponsor of the AFL Runners, the messengers who exchange information between the coach and players on the field.

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  1. Football: Continental extends partnership with England Women’s Senior Team
  2. Ten Consecutive Cups for Continental Tyres and Women’s Football
  3. Nexen Tire sponsoring Australian ‘A-League’ football club
  4. £200 million acquisition expands Continental’s tyre sales network in Australia
15th March 2021/by Stephen

Goodyear tyres on Brabham BT62R

Product News

After rekindling their partnership in 2019, Goodyear and Brabham Automotive have once again teamed up. Goodyear is supplying its Eagle F1 SuperSport RS as original equipment tyre for the road-going version of the Australian-made supercar, the Brabham BT62R.

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  3. Goodyear Ultra Grip Max T winter tyres OE on Schmitz Cargobull trailers
  4. Goodyear develops all-season tyre with A-rated fuel efficiency
24th February 2021/by Stephen

Positive news on Australian auto sales in January

News

News from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) reveals that Australia motor vehicles sales grew by year-on-year 11.1 per cent in January 2021.

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  1. Europe’s auto industry faces a tough 2020, says GlobalData
  2. European light vehicle market forecast to see 80 per cent fall in April – GlobalData
  3. European auto markets ‘exceed expectations’ in May – GlobalData
  4. EESL Thai investment paves way for electric two-wheelers with swappable batteries
4th February 2021/by Peter Gardner

Westlake and Arisun billboards unveiled in four countries

Company News, International News
ZC Rubber

ZC Rubber, the world’s 9th largest tyre manufacturer, has unveiled large billboards in four famous in the United States, Australia, Thailand and Germany.

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16th December 2020/by Chris

Australia’s National Tyre & Wheel grows through Tyres 4U acquisition

International News

With its AU$48.7 million (£26.7 million) acquisition of Tyres 4U assets in Australia and New Zealand, National Tyre & Wheel becomes one of the region’s largest tyre wholesalers and the largest independent, multi-branded wholesaler in both countries. The transaction was finalised in August and more than doubles National’s distribution centre footprint in the two countries, with its nine company-owned and four third-party facilities complemented by 11 Tyres 4U centres in Australia and three in New Zealand. Combined tyre volume for the Australian financial year ending 30 June 2020 exceeded 2.5 million units, with a revenue of $450 million (£247 million).

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  1. Tyremax appointed Australian distributor of Continental truck & bus tyre range
  2. Nexen targets Oceania with sports marketing in Australia and New Zealand
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4th September 2020/by Stephen

Australian tyre recycler expanding into Europe

International News, UK News
Green Distillation Technologies

As we reported last month, Australian tyre recycler Green Distillation Technologies (GDT) believes the time is right for them to expand internationally. Now the company is highlighting its intentions to move into the European market. Tyres & Accessories understands that Greece and Italy are at the top of the list, but talks are also ongoing in the UK.

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13th July 2020/by Chris

Green Distillation Technologies considering UK and other international markets

International News, UK News
Trevor Bayley, COO Green Distillation Technologies, pictured in front of the firm’s processing facility in Warren, Western New South Wales (Photo: GDT)GDT

Australian tyre recycler Green Distillation Technologies, which recycles tyres according to a kind of pyrolysis process, is considering expanding into the UK and other international markets.

Expansion began with an agreement with a tyre collection business who are so confident in the Australian technology that they have increased their commitment to GDT from 10 tyre recycling facilities across the US to 15 with the construction of three key plants to commence as soon as the regulatory agreements and government approvals are obtained.

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  1. Australian tyre recycler expanding into Europe
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16th June 2020/by Chris

Wheels win gives Continental another tyre test victory

Product News
Continental AG

More news from Australia, this time a tyre test win for Continental. The PremiumContact 6 has been named victor in Wheels magazine’s ten-tyre comparative evaluation.

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  4. Victory for Continental in Tyre Reviews’ 16” test
29th April 2020/by Stephen

Bridgestone Australia’s most trusted tyre brand – again

International News

Australian motorists have named Bridgestone as ‘Australia’s Most Trusted Tyre Brand’ for the seventh consecutive year in the annual Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brands award.The brand’s unblemished record thus remains intact, with Bridgestone the only tyre company to win the title since the tyre category was introduced in 2014.

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29th April 2020/by Stephen

Tyremax appointed Australian distributor of Continental truck & bus tyre range

International News
Continental AG

As of 1 April, Tyremax will take over distribution of Continental truck and bus tyres in the Australian market. In addition to these products being available through the wholesaler’s distribution and delivery network, Tyremax will also provide all other facets of the service in relation to product warehousing, ordering, sales, logistics and technical support.

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26th March 2020/by Stephen

Tyre reuse & processing rate rising in Australia

International News

According to a report published by Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA), 69 per cent of the 466,000 tonnes of end of life tyres generated within the country in 2018-19 were recovered for reuse or processing into tyre derived products or in thermal processing. This amount is the equivalent of 40.3 million car tyres. The 40.3 million […]

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17th March 2020/by Stephen

Pirelli: Australian GP cancellation a disappointing decision, but the right one

Motorsport

Pirelli says it “understands and fully agrees” with the decision to cancel this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. The event was stopped after confirmation came that a member of the McLaren Racing Team has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the team’s withdrawal. The FIA and Formula 1 convened a meeting of the other nine team principals on Thursday evening, which concluded with the majority favouring stopping proceedings.

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13th March 2020/by Stephen

Hankook extends rugby league sponsorship in Australia

International News

Thanks to an extension of the current partnership, Hankook will return in 2020 as official tyre of Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL). As part of the newly-extended contract, the tyre maker will launch what it says will be “one of the biggest consumer promotions ever seen” in the country’s tyre industry; this will run from April to August 2020.

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3rd March 2020/by Stephen

Queensland motor industry invests in Australian tyre recycler Green Distillation

International News

The Motor Traders Association of Queensland (MTAQ) has become an investor in innovative Australian tyre recycler, Green Distillation Technologies Corporation (GDTC), which has discovered a process that turns end-of-life tyres into high value oil, carbon and steel.

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  1. Tyre Derived Fuel reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Australia
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  4. Green Distillation Technologies signs $100 million US tyre recycling plant deal
2nd March 2020/by Chris
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