Avon Tyres Launches New Web Site
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Avon Tyres is promoting its online brand exposure with the launch of a new Web site.
Hankook Hungary Tire Plant Plan Moves Ahead
(Akron/Tire Review) Hankook Tyre Hungary has received counsel from DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary on a €100 million syndicated loan transaction involving 11 banks for the construction of the tiremaker’s new manufacturing plant in Dunaujvaros, Hungary.
BFNAT Plans to Close Oklahoma City Plant
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire (BFNAT) plans to close its single largest tire plant by the end of this year.
ContiTech Expands Production Capacity in Romania
(Akron/Tire Review) The power transmission group of the ContiTech division of Continental AG has expanded drive-belt production capacity at its manufacturing plant in Timisoara, Romania.
Quick Fix: With Inflation-in-a-Can, ‘Temporary’ is the Operative Word
Even for the most skeptical motorists, inflation-in-a-can is a valid answer to experiencing a flat tire at the wrong time in the wrong place. But there are many caveats that must be followed explicitly when connecting a can of sealant and quite a few psi to the valve stem. Most important is that it’s only
Kumho to Break Ground on Vietnam Tire Plant This Year
(Akron/Tire Review) Kumho Tires Co., Ltd. plans to begin construction of its new 3.4 million-square-foot tire manufacturing plant later this year and has set completion for the first half of 2008.
MRF Plant for Sri Lanka
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Indian company MRF Tyres is setting up a small plant in Sri Lanka for manufacturing rubber, a top MRF official said.
STL Sets Tire Technology Seminar
(Akron/Tire Review) Standards Testing Laboratories will hold a tire technology seminar on May 9-11, at the company’s Massillon, Ohio, test and evaluation facility.
A Wheel Cleaning Solution
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) A small Airblast modular blast room has provided D&S Factors with a self-contained blast cleaning facility for preparing tractor wheels.
The Last Building BRIC
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Much has been written about the emerging Indian, Chinese and Russian markets, but what about South America?