Textile Firm Enters Tyre Business

(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Indian textiles company Gupta Synthetics seems set to be entering the tyre raw materials market after announcing plans to invest 2.23 billion rupees (≤25.5 million) to set up a nylon tyre cord fabric (NTCF)-making and nylon filament yarn (NFY)-making factory in the city of Silvassa.

Published: December 19, 2006

The facility will produce the cord fabric and yarn for the tyre, textile and furniture industries and will have an output capacity of 8,128 tonnes per year. The NFY side of the operations should be producing output by October 2007, while NTCF production fabric will commence in 2008.

Suni Gupta, director of Gupta Synthetics, said that the company has already spoken with a number of tyre manufacturers, including MRF, Ceat, Apollo and J&K tyres. Once successful manufacturing trials have been conducted, the company will proceed with its expansion plans. “We want to bridge the wide demand-supply gap in the nylon tyre cord fabric segment in the country,” said Gupta.

Chapel Hill Tire introduces nine-month leadership program

The company said its program aims to boost productivity through time management and workforce management techniques.

By Christian Hinton

Published: May 4, 2024

Chapel Hill Tire introduced a Leadership Development Program (LDP), developed under the leadership of L2 Manager Stephen Hall. This initiative aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders within the company, Chapel Hill said.

“With the Chapel Hill Tire Leadership Development Program, we sought to create a comprehensive platform that not only equips participants with the necessary skills for effective leadership but also challenges them to think critically about their processes," Hall said. "Our goal is to cultivate a cohort of leaders who are not only capable of driving results but also passionate about continuous improvement and innovation."