Category: Industry News

Falken reveals tyre range expansions

Falken Tire Corp. announced plans to expand its Ziex, Wildpeak, Sincera and Ohtsu lines to help it compete in a larger segment of the market during its dealer meeting last week. Rick Brennan, Falken’s new executive director of marketing, says…

Ceat Ltd reports revenue growth

In spite of subdued single-digit revenue growth, Ceat Ltd posted decent results for the March quarter, in line with expectations on the Street. Lower raw material price and a dip in interest outgo helped clock net profit of Rs.69 crore,…

Toyo launches European sales subsidiaries

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. says it will establish an overseas subsidiary in Germany on May 1, 2014. It will be called Toyo Tire Deutschland GmbH (TTD). Previously, all tire sales for the German and Austrian markets were handled…

Goodyear reports net sales decline in Q1

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reported a net loss of $58 million on net sales of $4.5 billion for its first quarter ended March 31, 2014. That compares to income of $26 million on sales of $4.9 billion for the…

Lanxess butyl rubber facility in Belgium restarts operation

Lanxess is in the process of restarting its world-scale butyl rubber plant in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, after union-represented production employees agreed to accept the terms of a new two-year collective labor agreement and subsequently ended their strike. Normal supplies to customers…

MAN Truck & Bus picks Continental tyres

Continental is one of the major tyre OEMs for MAN Truck & Bus, with MAN now using Continental’s 3rd generation truck and bus tyres as original equipment. From May 2014, new vehicles from the Munich-based truck and bus manufacturer will…

Tyre companies develops fuel efficient tyres

Companies are now designing products to help reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Times have certainly changed since the early 1800s when Charles Goodyear added sulphur to latex in a bid to cushion tyres for carriages and cycles. With…

Kenda introduces new clincher road tyre

The Kountach from Kenda is a performance-focused clincher road tyre that aims to provide a complete package of low-rolling resistance, low weight, confident cornering grip and reliable puncture protection. All these qualities often don’t go hand in hand, but Kenda…

Asian rubber prices, close to the bottom

Some tentative signs are emerging that the worst may be behind for natural rubber prices in Asia. Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures slumped to 196.7 yen ($1.92) a kilogram earlier this week, the lowest since September 2009, before recovering to 204…