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Leading Turkish tire manufacturer Petlas unveiled its new tire, PT-TRAC this Sunday at SIMA Show, one of Europe’s leading agricultural trade fairs. The new product attracted a great deal of attention from the visitors and the early reviews claimed that with PT-TRAC, Petlas may well change the European agricultural tire landscape in the near future. […]
Toll fees across South Africa will increase again on 1 March, adding yet more financial pain to already embattled consumers. The Automobile Association (AA) says these increases will coincide with a likely increase to fuel prices in March, which, given the current data, look set to be significant. These increases will apply country-wide to all […]
Cooper is the very latest major tyre brand to introduce an all-season pattern to its product portfolio in Europe with the recent launch of the all-new Discoverer All Season tyre range. Cooper Tire Europe are promoting the tyre as being specially designed to deliver reliable traction in unpredictable weather all year round. The Discoverer All-Season […]
Danish onshore wind energy development firm WindSpace has formed a new company Elysium Nordic to create value from end-of-life tyres (ELT) by using pyrolysis technology to recover gas, steel, oil and especially carbon black from ELT. The upcoming site will likely to emerge as one of the worlds’ largest pyrolysis plants in Denmark. It will be […]
French tyre producer, Michelin, is expanding its footprint in the South East Asia market by acquiring majority stakes in the Indonesia tyre brand PT Multistrada Arah Sarana Tbk. Michelin has agreed to pay $439 million for 80% of MASA’s equity through internal accruals. The announcement further mentions Michelin would hold a tender offer to buy […]
Chinese tyre producers are increasingly expanding beyond borders in the Far East as the cost of production is rising in the mainland. Tyre companies are scouting for new sites in the neighbouring countries that provide cost advantage to their high-volume operations. Guizhou Tyre based in the Southwestern part of China is investing in a new […]
Member of the Executive Board, Hans-Jürgen Duensing: “Construction site of the future will not operate without digital mortar.” World premiere: ContiLogger enables optimised route management and perfectly coordinated tyre use Efficient and safe: remote condition monitoring systems for conveyor belts Air spring technology with integrated sensor ensures enhanced safety and efficiency Modular driver’s workplace allows […]
Continental is pleased to announce that ContiTech South Africa has increased its local empowerment ownership in South Africa, through the transformation of its shareholding to a 51% black and 31% black female South African ownership. As a company we recognise that transformation is not only a moral imperative but a pragmatic growth strategy that aims […]
Continental, official partner of the Tour de France from 2018 to 2022, is upgrading its sponsorship to Main Partner of the race in 2019 This year, six teams will be racing on Continental tyres Continental is to equip the official Tour vehicles with premium car tyres On July 6, when the Tour de France begins […]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is expanding its ongoing work with autonomous or driverless vehicles, which includes being named the exclusive tire supplier for a leading autonomous passenger shuttle. Goodyear has teamed with Arizona-based Local Motors to conduct tire testing with an Olli, the brand name of an eight-passenger autonomous shuttle. Local Motors also has selected […]
Over 50 percent of exhibition space already sold There are still sixteen months until the start of the second THE TIRE COLOGNE, but the new leading trade fair of the international tire and wheel industry is already clearly flexing its muscles and showing strength: upon expiration of the first early booking phase at the end of […]
Due to three years of increased growth, the 4th annual Festival of Motoring has moved from three days of motoring passion to a four-day extravaganza! The 4th annual Festival of Motoring, presented by WesBank, returns to the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit from 22-25 August 2019. The Festival of Motoring, organised by Messe Frankfurt, is the […]