Sibur-Russian Tires Formed
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Sibur-Holding has completed the formation of Sibur-Russian Tires and has transferred stakes in companies to Sibur Russian Tyre’s books.
The UK’s First Track-Day Show
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The Trackdays.com Show – the first-ever track day-focussed event of its kind in the U.K. – gets the green flag on Apr. 30 at Rockingham Motor Speedway in Northants.
Barum Increases Capacity
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Czech tyre maker Barum Continental produced 18.52 million passenger car tyres last year, a growth of 7% year-on-year, company representative Pavel Pravec told the Prague Daily Monitor.
Natural Rubber Prices Surge
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Analysts are expecting tyre manufacturers’ raw material prices to increase by 10% in 2006 following a 15% increase in 2005.
CTNA Announces Serious Charlotte Cuts
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental Tire North America (CTNA) announced today that it will significantly cut production and lay off employees at its hometown Charlotte, N.C., passenger tire plant.
Cooper Names Kreinbrink Albany Plant Manager
(Akron/Tire Review) Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has appointed Rodney A. Kreinbrink to the post of plant manager for its manufacturing facility in Albany, Ga.
Dunlop Teams Up With Evoactive
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) As part of Dunlop’s commitment to a major investment in UK motorsport it has continued to develop its successful partnership with EvoActive, one of the UK’s highest profile trackday operators, into 2006.
Apollo Expands PCR Capacity
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Apollo Tyres Limited is to expand the passenger car radial (PCR) capacity of its Limda plant, the Business Standard has reported.
Alcoa Provides Wheels for Honda Ridgeline
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Alcoa Wheel Products announced today that its 17-inch Alcoa cast aluminium wheels are used on the new 2006 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck, recently selected by Motor Trend magazine as the 2006 truck of the year.
Falcon Tyres Polls Shareholders
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Falcon Tyres Ltd has said it will seek shareholders’ approval through postal ballot for the proposed indirect change in control of the company.
Lethal Tyre Awareness Problems in Jamaica
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) If you thought that UK tyre maintenance awareness levels were poor, spare a thought for the Jamaican tyre business.
Minor Fire at Conti’s Charlotte Plant
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Continental Tire North America’s Charlotte plant suffered a minor fire yesterday.