Italy’s retreading company Marangoni says it has entered into a partnership with Chinese firm Prinx Chengshan’s Austone brand, focusing on truck and bus tyres.
The tie-up comes as Prinx Chengshan has reorganised its commercial vehicle tyre business in the Germany, Austria, Switzerland (DACH) region.
Marangoni says its experts tested the technical integrity of Prinx Chengshan’s truck tyre casings in Italy and found them to be of “very good quality and suitable” for retreading.
After conducting successful trials in Italy, Marangoni says it plans to expand it across Europe, beginning with Germany and potentially extending to the Baltic and Iberian regions.
The partnership was officially announced recently at The Tire Cologne in Germany.