Del-Nat Tire Corp. is no stranger to working with Chinese tire manufacturers. For years the dealer co-operative, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has been sourcing tires from China. According to Del-Nat President Jim Mayfield, that country accounts…
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API maintains unique business model
API is a distinct player in the Chinese tire market in that it imports most of the tires it sells from Chinese factories but owns the brands and the molds. “We’re wholly owned. We’re not owned by an investment banking…
US forest products industry recovers, tyre market predicts growth
In recent years, the crash of the US construction market has played a huge role in the forest products industry in North America. A worldwide economic downturn has also impacted exports of lumber from the region. Now, the forest products…
Danish company builds tyre recycling plant in Texas
Texans probably don’t spend much time considering what happens to the millions of worn-out or busted car and truck tyres that are discarded throughout the state each year. But Genan Inc. does. The Danish company has made a lucrative business…
Mexican cement plant plans to use tyre-derived fuel
New Mexicans produce roughly 2 million scrap tyres every year, many of which end up in illegal tyre dumps around the state while the rest are shipped out of state or recycled into other products. GCC Rio Grande has a…
Brazilian ministry imposes anti-dumping duty on Vietnamese tyres
Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade has announced the imposition of an anti-dumping duty on bicycle tyres imported from Vietnam. This was reported by the national English daily Vietnam News. Brazil launched an anti-dumping investigation on the import…
South Dakota tyre manufacturer relocates headquarters
TreadWright, a small but growing manufacturing company that converts recycled tyres into new tyres for light trucks, SUVs and off-road vehicles, has moved its headquarters from South Dakota to Houston. The company recently began local recycling and manufacturing production at…
SON concerns the import of used tyres into Nigeria
The Director General of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Joseph Odumodu has expressed deep concern over the influx of used tyres into the country. Odumodu, who blamed this trend on the porous Nigerian borders, said these tyres are not only…
UK farming company impressed with Michelin tyres
When the dealer who fits your tractor tyres calls to ask if you’ve moved your business elsewhere, you’ll know that they’re lasting longer than expected. According to Michelin that is what happened at Moundsmere Farming Company, a large-scale UK farming…
Rana Motors tied-up with Ghanaian rubber growers
Rana Motors, an automobile firm in the country, has gone to the aid of rubber growers by providing them with various financial packages to acquire trucks for carting their produce. Under the package, a farmer pays 20 per cent of…