Federal Tire Co. plans to introduce its new Himalaya ICEO winter tire at the upcoming Reifen Essen, June 5-8 in Essen, Germany. 
The Taiwan-based tiremaker said the new tire is “dedicated particularly to meet Northern European and Japanese market demand,” and features “innovations of the new-generation high distribution silica and advanced compounding that deliver the grip to face the challenges of severe weather road conditions.”
The studless tire tread includes multiple three-dimensional tread sipes for snow and ice traction and to keep water and slush from building up at the point of road contact. Federal said that in the center block of the tread, the knife-edge-thin grooves are cut into the tread elements and lock together to enhance grip in freezing cold, and rapidly changing weather. Additionally, sipes in the shoulder area “provide a solid footprint for excellent handling capability in snow and icy conditions.”
Three different circumferential tread pitches help to reduce vibrations and road noise, Federal noted, and wide grooves improve footprint pressure distribution to aid handling.
Initially, the Himalaya ICEO line will be available to the Nordic Europe, Russian, CIS (Commonwealth of Independence States), and Japanese markets, and in sizes ranging from 155/70R13 through 245/45R18.
