2015 Miss Retread Named
The 2015 North American Tire & Retread Expo Miss Retread contest winners were selected during the show Thursday. Industrias del Neumatico SAU, a Spain-based retread operation, placed first with a Alphatread-brand mold cure tire on a Hankook casing. Industrias del Nuematico representatives Pedro Antonio Pérez Sánchez and Salvador Pérez Lucena were present to accept the
Of Mice, Men and Where the ChemChina-Pirelli Deal Will Take Us
Ren Jianxin, the 57-year-old chairman, referred to the $7.7 billion acquisition of Pirelli SpA, as “revolutionary” for ChemChina, almost as though it was the mouse that had swallowed the elephant. In fact, Ren’s ChemChina, which he created 30 years ago on a $1,600 government loan, is six times Pirelli’s size, certainly the elephant in most
UPDATE: Commerce Department Declares Anti-dumping Duties
Preliminary anti-dumping duties for certain passenger and light truck tires imported from China were set Jan. 21, 2015, by the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration. The duty rates vary between 19.17% and 87.99% before adjustments. As a result of the investigation, the following companies were handed a 19.17% duty rate before adjustments: Giti Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd.,
Top 10 Goal Spurs Nexen Growth
The Heung-A Tire Co. was established in 1942 in what is now South Korea, and became that country’s very first tire manufacturer. The name today is Nexen Tire Corp., a Korean derivative of “next” and “century,” which constantly points the company in one direction – forward. With a marked goal of becoming a global Top
With Top 10 Goal, What’s Nexen’s Next Move?
Nexen Tire Corp. has made no secret of its primary goal – be in the global top 10 among tiremakers by 2017 – and now it appears its growth trajectory is keeping pace with its bold ambitions. Currently the world’s 23rd largest tire and rubber company with 2013 revenues of $1.58 billion, Nexen is a
Words of the Wise
‘Veteran’ Tire Dealers Give a Glimpse of How Their Pasts Shaped Future Success
Yokohama Hires Zeisser as Director of OE Sales
Yokohama has hired Andrew Zeisser as director of OE sales, responsible for the company’s OE business in North America and leading the tiremaker’s OE sales, engineering and quality functions.
Continental Adds Capacity, Expands Gold Dealer Benefits
At its annual Gold Dealer Program meeting and incentive trip, Continental Tire the Americas offered updates about its production expansions, new products, dealer program and education enhancements, and marketing and sales promotion efforts.
WWYD?
Repair or Not Repair (and Under What Law), That is The Question
2011 SEMA Product Showcase
ABC Group is marketing RIMLiner, described as an impervious band that fits across the interior of a wheelSchrader introduced an additional programming option for its EZ-sensor technology. In addition to its handheld programming tool line, the Bartec TPMS Programming Accessory Device (TPMS PAD) is designed to make programming, replacing and relearning TPMS replacement sensors quick