BKT Named Port Tyre Manufacturer of the Year

BKT honored as Port Tyre Manufacturer of the Year during the Terminal Operator Excellence Awards 2016 in Dubai.

Published: January 12, 2017

During the Terminal Operator Excellence Awards 2016 in Dubai, BKT was honored with the Port Tyre Manufacturer of the Year Award.

Port Tyre Manufacturer of the Year is awarded to a tiremaker for technological innovation, product performance, durability, sustainable manufacturing and ease of recycling for port and terminal cargo handling equipment.

BKT supplies port application tires to major terminal operators in the Middle East and recently launched a new line of radial port tires available to the region: the Portmax PM 90 for reach stackers, Portmax PM 93 for straddle carriers and Liftmax LM 81 for forklifts.

Yokohama Rubber holds groundbreaking for Mexico tire plant

The facility is set to begin production in early 2027 with a planned annual output of five million tires.

By Christian Hinton

Published: April 22, 2024

Yokohama Rubber held a groundbreaking event on April 15 for its new consumer and light truck tire plant at the Alianza Industrial Park in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. The company said the event was well attended by a crowd of state and local officials, as well as management from Yokohama companies, including YRC Chairman and CEO Masataka Yamishi; Yokohama Corporation North America (YCNA) CEO Shinichi Takimoto; and Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) President and CEO Jeff Barna.