Federal Tire Corp. used the opportunity of the recent Reifen Essen to show off its new Himalaya ICEO winter tire, as well as its Federal and Hero brand lines. 
At the Federal booth, Jamie Ma, CEO of Federal, unveiled the winter tire during a press briefing. The asymmetrical Himalaya ICEO includes a tread compound with “new-generation high distribution silica and foamy material” that Federal claimed “delivers the grip to face the challenges of severe weather road conditions especially in extremely temperatures.”
Three different circumferential tread pitches help to reduce vibration and road noise, Federal said, and the tread includes multiple sipes and micro-pumps to deliver traction and handling in winter driving.
Initially, Ma said, the Himalaya ICEO line will be adapted to the particular needs of some specific markets such as Nordic Europe, Russian, CIS, and the Japanese market, with tire sizes ranging from 155/70R13 through 245/45R18.
