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Ceat begins production at newest plant

Company News, International News

Commercial production at Ceat Ltd.’s new production facility near Chennai, India began yesterday, reports the tyre maker. Ceat says production capacity at the plant in Sriperumbudur Taluka will now be “ramped up progressively in a phased manner” up to a daily capacity of 28,500 car tyres and 2,500 motorcycle tyres.

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  1. Ceat signs India factory MoU
  2. Ceat lays foundation stone for new tyre factory
  3. Ceat commissions Buti Bori plant
  4. Ceat acquires land for new tyre plant
13th February 2020/by Stephen

Linglong car tyre plant commissioned

Company News, International News

A ceremony was held on 11 January to officially inaugurate car tyre production at the Hubei Linglong Tire Co., Ltd. facility in Jingmen, China. The event was held in the same location where TBR tyre production was commissioned in December and was attended by nearly 600 guests.

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  1. Linglong Hubei TBR tyre plant officially opens
  2. Car tyre production starts at Linglong’s new plant
  3. New high for Linglong’s brand awareness
  4. Linglong Tire cancels NBA China Games partnership
13th January 2020/by Stephen

Car tyre production starts at Linglong’s new plant

Company News, International News
Linglong

Linglong Tire has begun making car tyres at its newest factory in China. These first Linglong Crosswind 4×4 HP tyres from the Hubei Linglong Tire Co. Ltd. car tyre plant in Jingmen were produced on 30 December, five weeks after the production of truck and bus radial tyres commenced. Company employees and local dignitaries were on hand to witness the occasion.

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  1. Linglong Tire signs cooperation agreement with Geely
  2. Safe-Run equipping Linglong’s Serbia tyre plant
  3. Linglong Hubei TBR tyre plant officially opens
  4. Linglong car tyre plant commissioned
6th January 2020/by Stephen

Linglong Hubei TBR tyre plant officially opens

Company News, International News

Several weeks after entering operation, TBR production at the Hubei Linglong Tire Co., Ltd. factory in Jingmen, China was officially commissioned yesterday. Linglong Tire reports that nearly 600 guests, including government and industry representatives, attended a ceremony to mark the occasion.

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  1. Linglong Tire confirms Serbia factory plans
  2. Linglong Tire begins Serbia factory project
  3. Car tyre production starts at Linglong’s new plant
  4. Linglong car tyre plant commissioned
12th December 2019/by Stephen

Better late than never: Bridgestone opens Thailand OTR plant

Company News, International News

A ceremony was held yesterday to mark the official opening of Bridgestone’s new OTR tyre factory in Thailand, marking the conclusion of a long and at times less than certain construction and preparation programme. The ceremony was attended by Bridgestone Group executives as well as members of the Board of Investment, Thailand, Rayong Province, and Japanese Embassy.

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  1. Bridgestone postpones Thailand plant start as mining slowdown continues
  2. Bridgestone to show ‘world’s largest’ 4m tyre at Bauma 2019
  3. Australia centre a model for Bridgestone’s global mining solutions
  4. Official opening for Continental’s Thailand tyre plant
25th October 2019/by Stephen

Faster & less wasteful: Prinx Chengshan’s Thailand plant

Company News, International News

The tyre plant that Prinx Chengshan is building in Thailand is expected to enter operation next year, and the tyre maker reports that it will extensively use intelligent manufacturing systems to achieve greatly enhanced efficiencies. It says production efficiency will be increased by 20 per cent in the new plant. The production cycle itself will be shortened by 20 per cent, work efficiency increased by 40 per cent and raw material wastage reduced by 80 per cent.

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  1. Prinx Chengshan breaks ground on Thailand tyre plant project
  2. Prinx Chengshan: Milestones reached in Thailand, China plant projects
  3. Continental chooses site in Thailand for new APAC region tyre factory
  4. TBR tyre production begins at Prinx Chengshan’s Thailand plant
21st October 2019/by Stephen

Nokian Tyres opens USA factory

Company News, International News

Just over two years after groundbreaking, Nokian Tyres officially opened its new North American production facility. A ceremony was held at the Dayton, Tennessee plant on 2 October to mark the start of operations. The facility is currently engaged in trial production and is expected to be ready to make tyres for commercial use in early 2020.

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  1. Commercial production starts at Nokian Tyres’ USA plant
  2. Nokian Tyres starts trial production in USA
  3. Nokian Tyres’ US plant on track for 2020 start
  4. Nokian Tyres: US factory launch team training in Europe
10th October 2019/by Stephen

Prinx Chengshan: Milestones reached in Thailand, China plant projects

Company News, International News

Prinx Chengshan reports that “steady progress” is being made at its new tyre factory in Thailand. Construction work commenced on 31 March and the purchase of key equipment by invitation to tender has now been completed. The company estimates that all steel production workshops, mixing workshops, and supporting public works will be completed by the end of this year. Production at the site should commence in 2020.

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  1. Linglong Thailand tyre factory up and running
  2. Continental chooses site in Thailand for new APAC region tyre factory
  3. Prinx Chengshan the only HKEX-listed tyremaker at Tire+
  4. Prinx Chengshan hosts dealer conference in Xi’an
2nd September 2019/by Stephen

Toyo Tires appoints Kuribayashi president of European production subsidiary

Career Tracks

Kenta Kuribayashi has been named president of Toyo Tire Corporation’s tyre production subsidiary in Europe, effective 1 September. He has taken on this role in addition to serving as president of Toyo Tire Europe GmbH and as chairman and chief executive officer of Toyo Tire RUS LLC.

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  1. Toyo Tires adjusting management team to facilitate Europe tyre plant project
  2. Toyo Tires setting up European R&D centre
  3. Sentury Tire: Plans for USA tyre plant on hold
  4. BKT: No USA plant for the “foreseeable future”
2nd September 2019/by Stephen

Nexen Tire inaugurates European plant

Company News

An official opening ceremony is being held today for Nexen Tire’s new tyre factory in Žatec, Czech Republic. Numerous dignitaries have attended the event, including Petr Očko, the country’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Travis Kang, Nexen Tire’s global chief executive officer, and Byung-Joong Kang, the company’s chairman.

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Related news:

  1. European Commission approves Nexen Tire investment
  2. Nexen distances itself from Czech Republic plant rumours
  3. Czech government approves Nexen investment plan
  4. Nexen Tire opens central R&D facility
28th August 2019/by Stephen

BKT: No USA plant for the “foreseeable future”

Company News, International News

The likelihood of seeing BKT tyres ‘Made in the USA’ appears even more uncertain following an earnings call held by Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) on 13 August. Although the tyre maker reported three days earlier that the 20,000 tonne per annum factory project was just “in abeyance”, comments made during the call suggest the pause on work is more than temporary.

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  1. BKT preparing for 51-inch giant tyre production at $500 million plant
  2. BKT outlaying up to $100 million to build US tyre plant
  3. Balkrishna to build carbon black plant
  4. Early 2016 opening for BKT R&D centre
15th August 2019/by Stephen

Toyo Tires setting up European R&D centre

Company News

In just a few months’ time, Toyo Tire Corporation will begin research and development work at a new site in Europe. The tyre maker is setting up an R&D centre in Willich, Germany to support its future factory in Serbia, and intends to start operations there in the autumn. Having a local R&D presence in the vicinity of vehicle manufacturers and related companies will, says Toyo, be beneficial in terms of the quality and freshness of the information gained.

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  1. Toyo Tires adjusting management team to facilitate Europe tyre plant project
  2. The Tire Cologne: Cooper, Toyo no longer exhibiting
  3. Continental AG measures ‘encouraging’, but R&D budgets and European tyre factories could be cut – analysts
  4. Toyo Tires appoints Kuribayashi president of European production subsidiary
8th August 2019/by Stephen

Toyo Tires adjusting management team to facilitate Europe tyre plant project

Career Tracks

Yukio Hasegawa has been named the new president of Toyo Tire Corporation’s subsidiary in Russia, effective tomorrow. He succeeds Kenta Kuribayashi in this role. Kuribayashi remains chief executive officer of the Toyo Tire RUS LLC operation (and president of Toyo Tire Europe GmbH) and will additionally, as of tomorrow, become the Russian subsidiary’s chairman.

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  1. Toyo Tires setting up European R&D centre
  2. Toyo Tires appoints Kuribayashi president of European production subsidiary
  3. Shigeno appointed Toyo Tires’ UK president
  4. Toyo Tire U.S.A. names new VP of Sales
31st July 2019/by Stephen

Nokian Tyres starts trial production in USA

Company News, International News

Trial production at Nokian Tyres’ new factory in Dayton, USA has begun with the production of the very first test tyre. Nokian Tyres says the manufacture of the Nokian eNTYRE 2.0 in size 205/55R16 marks the start of a half-year trial period in which “thousands” of tyres will be produced for “testing and machine calibration purposes” prior to the commencement of series production in early 2020.

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Related news:

  1. Nokian Tyres: US factory launch team training in Europe
  2. Nokian Tyres opens USA factory
  3. Commercial production starts at Nokian Tyres’ USA plant
  4. Nokian Tyres’ US plant on track for 2020 start
12th July 2019/by Stephen

Continental starts work on motorcycle tyre plant in Thailand

Company News, International News

The foundation stone for a new Continental motorcycle tyre factory in Thailand was laid yesterday. The facility in Rayong province will be built alongside the Continental passenger car tyre plant that entered service in March.

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Related news:

  1. New tyre plant: Conti talking incentives with Thailand
  2. Continental chooses site in Thailand for new APAC region tyre factory
  3. Continental begins equipping new Thailand tyre plant
  4. Official opening for Continental’s Thailand tyre plant
11th July 2019/by Stephen
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