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Cheng Shin Rubber increased capital in Indonesia factory

International News
Cheng Shin

On 10 November, Cheng Shin Rubber Ind., Co., Ltd. announced that it is preparing to increase the capital of PT. Maxxis International Indonesia by US$30 million (about £25.53 million pounds; 29.01 million euros). Cheng Shin Rubber said that the capital increase meets the operation’s needs.

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  1. Cheng Shin investing more in Indonesia project
  2. Maxxis/Cheng Shin investing $500 million in tyre factory construction and expansion
  3. Indonesia’s president-elect supports Maxxis tyre factory plans
  4. Chinese contingent view potential Thai rubber sources
15th November 2022/by Xuda Wang

Not if, when: Vredestein still set to enter the European motorcycle tyre segment

Product News
Christian Marx/Profil-Verlag

After entering India’s motorcycle tyre business a good two years earlier, at the end of 2018 Apollo Tyres announced plans to introduce motorcycle tyres in European markets. It even presented the first local products – Centauro ST, Centauro Road and (for Scooters) Staccata early in 2020, along with the promise of a two-wheel TPMS system. But after that, everything went quiet until Apollo Tyres confirmed suspending its European rollout due to “high demand for motorcycle tyres in the Indian market” and “limited production capacities.” Yves Pouliquen, head of sales and marketing at Apollo Tyres Europe, recently provided an update on the company’s two-wheeler plans.

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  1. Apollo aims for leadership in Indian two-wheel tyre market, Europe next
  2. Goodyear investing 16.5 million euros in Montluçon motorcycle tyre production, ends light-truck tyre making
  3. Vredestein motorcycle tyre range coming in 2019
  4. Trelleborg invests in India two-wheel tyre production JV
4th November 2022/by Christian

Goodyear Montluçon two-wheel tyre transition completing in early 2024

International News
Christian Marx/Profil Verlag

Following the news that Goodyear is investing in converting its Montluçon into a two-wheel tyre production centre of excellence, company officials have confirmed that, subject to consultation with the relevant employee bodies, Goodyear expects the plans to be “substantially complete by the beginning of 2024”.

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  1. Goodyear investing 16.5 million euros in Montluçon motorcycle tyre production, ends light-truck tyre making
  2. Seyoun Tire’s 3.2 million tyre factory project gets underway
  3. French union wants Titan talks over Amiens Nord
  4. ZC Rubber’s Anji factory starts making tyres
19th October 2022/by Chris

Goodyear investing 16.5 million euros in Montluçon motorcycle tyre production, ends light-truck tyre making

Company News, International News
Christian Marx/Profil Verlag

Following the news that it is consulting on the closure of the Cooper Melksham tyre factory, Goodyear has announced that it is set to invest 16.5 million euros into the “modernisation” of its Montluçon, France tyre production plant over the next 18 months. The news also marks the end of light truck tyre production at Montluçon. Prior to the announcement, the production of two-wheel tyres accounted for 50 per cent of the site’s activity and the site has also made motorsport tyres during its recent history.

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  1. Cooper begins consultation on plans to close Melksham factory by end of 2023
  2. Is Continental about to break into PCLT tyre global big 3?
  3. Goodyear approached Cooper Tire regarding multi-billion-dollar acquisition
  4. Decennial shift in global PCLT tyre volume market share
18th October 2022/by Chris

Continental recalls 68,770 two-wheel tyres in the USA

International News

At the start of May, in the USA, Continental issued a recall of 68,770 two-wheel tyres of which an estimated 10 per cent suffered from cracking in the tread groves during FMVSS 119 endurance testing.

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  1. Cooper recalls 1,983 Cooper and Mastercraft tyres
  2. GM recalls vehicles due to overcured Continental tyres
  3. Cooper Tire recalls certain Cooper and Hercules-branded tyres
  4. 1782 Trice-Ace tyres recalled by NHTSA
9th June 2022/by Chris

New Michelin MotoE tyre features more Enviro recovered carbon black

Company News, International News
Michelin

Michelin has produced a new version of its motorcycle racing tyre with an even higher share of environmentally sustainable material ahead of the MotoE World Cup motorcycle racing series. This is the fourth season of the MotoE World Cup electric motorcycles racing series.

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  1. UK facility to feature early in Scandinavian Enviro Systems’ global rollout
  2. Enviro reports ‘Sharp increase in interest’ in rCB due to war in Ukraine
  3. Enviro decides on site for Swedish recycling plant
  4. Enviro CEO joins post-Michelin and Bridgestone rCB presentation panel
10th May 2022/by Chris

Mitas extends its mousse range with a new rally version

Product News
Mitas

Mitas has extended its mousse range with the inclusion a new rally version. The new Mitas Rally Mousse features a durable compound that is suitable to high speeds and resistant to heat and sharp objects. It is designed for use in combination with a range of Mitas Rally tyres including E-12 Rally Star, E-13 Rally Star, C-21 Stoneking and C-17 Stoneater Dakar, and available in the 140/80-18 rear and 90/90-21 front sizes.

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  1. Mitas enters bike radial market with Sport Force
  2. Mitas to extend Sport Force motorcycle tyres range
  3. Good August demand for motorcycles despite imminent plate change
  4. Avon Cobra tyre OE on Triumph Bonneville Bobber 
31st March 2022/by Chris

Seyoun Tire’s 3.2 million tyre factory project gets underway

International News
Seyoun Tire

During January 2021, Jiangsu Seyoun Tire Co. Ltd.’s phase 2 Suqian City, China factory construction project got underway. According to industry association CRIA, the new tyre production base is expected to manufacture 3.2 million sets of “high-performance all-steel radial tyres” and become an “all-steel radial tyre production base for heavy trucks”.

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  1. Pyramids Tires: $350 million Egyptian factory begins manufacturing
  2. Open for business: T&A tours Triangle HQ and manufacturing base
  3. ZC Rubber’s Anji factory starts making tyres
  4. Jiangsu General investing US$300 million in Thailand tyre plant
27th January 2022/by Chris

Michelin extends MotoGP tyre-supply partnership until 2026

International News, Motorsport
Michelin

Michelin and Dorna Sports have confirmed a new three-year contract extension with Michelin. The extended tyre supply deal will see the French firm continue as the sole official tyre supplier to MotoGP until at least 2026 and therefore means the partners will reach the milestone of a decade racing together.

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  1. Pirelli enjoying ongoing success with Angel GT
  2. Bridgestone furthering ‘racetrack to road’ approach with new Battlax products
  3. Pirelli joins Michelin and Dunlop as a MotoGP suitor
  4. Michelin unveils latest MotoGP tyre
15th September 2021/by Chris

Mitas extends Terra Force-MX range to include junior sizes

International News, Product News
Mitas

Mitas has extended the Terra Force-MX motocross competition tyre range, introduced at the beginning of 2019, to include junior sizes designed for motorcycles from 50cc to 85cc engine displacement. These additional sizes will be available from October.

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  1. Mitas to extend Sport Force motorcycle tyres range
  2. Bridgestone to shod new Ninjas with Battlax rubber
  3. Ducati makes Diablo Supercorsa SP OE on three performance bikes
  4. Mousse now available for Mitas off-road racing tyres
28th September 2020/by Chris

Pirelli rolls out larger Diablo Superbike Slick tyres for BSB Championship restart

Motorsport, Product News
Pirelli

Pirelli has rolled out a range of larger Diablo Superbike Slick tyres for the Bennetts British Superbike (BSB) Championship. The series will run over six rounds starting at Donington Park on 7-9 August. Each round features three Superbike races. Pirelli has continuously acted as sole tyre supplier to the series since 2008. It supplies approximately 4,000 tyres to each event, as well as offering service and support. The new tyres were developed during the 2019 World Superbike Championship. They now comprise part of Pirelli’s production tyre range, available to racers of all levels.

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  1. Pirelli enters 10th consecutive British Superbike Championship
  2. Josh Brookes crowned MCE British Superbike Champion
  3. Pirelli travels to Cadwell Park for British Superbike Championship
  4. Tyre choice critical for Byrne, Haslam head-to-head at Brands Hatch BSB finale – Pirelli
5th August 2020/by Andrew

Kenda Knarly tyres now available in UK via Cambrian

Product News, UK News
Kenda

The new Kenda Knarly extreme enduro tyre is now available in the UK via well-known two-wheel tyre specialist wholesaler Cambrian Tyres.

Developed in conjunction with top US pro riders, the road legal Knarly features a soft compound front and supersoft compound rear designed to tackle the very toughest of obstacles.

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  1. Cambrian bringing Kenda two-wheel range to the UK
  2. Road-Legal Kenda Trakmaster now available in the UK
  3. Cambrian Tyres issues 2020 Kenda catalogue
  4. Strong beginning for Kenda’s UK comeback
28th July 2020/by Chris

Pyramids Tires: $350 million Egyptian factory begins manufacturing

Company News, International News
Pyramid Tires

Pyramids Tires, a new tyre manufacturer based in Port Said, northeast Egypt, saw its first tyres roll off the production line on 9 May 2020. The factory currently manufactures motorcycle, forklift and agricultural tyres as part of the first phase of the plant’s development. The second phase, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022, will see the company add passenger car, truck and OTR tyres to its portfolio.

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  2. For Yinbao Tyre, imitation is the highest form of flattery
  3. Roadbot roadblock – Middle Eastern tyre factory stalls due to pandemic
  4. Tatneft investing 217 million euros in Kazakhstan tyre factory
3rd July 2020/by Chris

Kenda denies Indonesia relocation plans

International News

Kenda Rubber Industrial has been producing bicycle and motorcycle tyres at its Indonesia plant since 2015. According to local media reports, the Taiwanese manufacturer now wants to move production capacity from China to Indonesia.

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  1. Maxxis/Cheng Shin investing $500 million in tyre factory construction and expansion
  2. Hangzhou Zhongce confirms Thai factory reports
  3. Triangle: no Russian tyre plant…for now
  4. Linglong considering European factory
3rd July 2020/by Chris

April motorcycle sales up 7.3 per cent year-on-year

Product News, UK News

“The motorcycle market continued its upward trend in April, with sales up 7.3 per cent ahead of the same period last year and up 9.4 per cent year-to-date”, said Stephen Latham, Head of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) which represents motorcycle retailers across the UK. The figures were released by the Motor Cycle Industry Association

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  1. Good August demand for motorcycles despite imminent plate change
  2. Avon Cobra tyre OE on Triumph Bonneville Bobber 
  3. Good half year for motorcycle registrations
  4. August motorcycle sales up despite impending plate change
20th May 2019/by Tyrepress Editors
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