Vipal Participates in Technical Conference
Vipal Rubber took part in the 7th Technical Seminar of the Spanish Association of Retreaders (AER), hosted in the city of Segovia, Spain on June 15 and 16 as main sponsor.
BestDrive Opens Boise Location
BestDrive recently opened its newest Continental Tire and ContiLifeCycle retread service location in Boise, Idaho.
Marangoni Creates Petition In Response to Tariff Decision
Marangoni Tread North America has created a petition that urges President Donald Trump to appoint a new commissioner to fill the vacancy at the U.S International Trade Commission.
Marangoni Releases New Extreme Performance Ringtread
Marangoni Tread North America has introduced the Ringtread RTL SA 16/32-inch to its XP Extreme Performance line of Splice-Less retreads.
ITC Says No Duties Against Chinese Truck Tires
On Feb. 22, the U.S. International Trade Commission announced a negative determination in its final phase of anti-dumping and countervailing duties investigation against truck and bus tires from China. This means no duties will be enacted on truck and bus tires from China.
Oliver Offers New Drive, ULP Trailer Retread
Oliver Rubber Co. has introduced a new drive retread and ultra low profile trailer retread.
Magna Tyres Group Acquires Netherlands Retreader
Magna Tyres Group has acquired the Netherlands’ largest retreader, OBO Tyres. According to Magna Tyres, the acquisition is the next step for the tiremaker’s global expansion plan and will allow Magna to offer customers a larger product range, and possibly lower costs. “We expect OBO Tyres to be an attractive add-on for existing Magna Tyres
Marangoni Expands Winter Offerings
Marangoni Group continues to invest in research on new compounds and the development of more efficient designs, leading to new innovations within the winter tire segment. Marangoni’s Ringtread RDW MS9 pattern was developed to achieve very high performance both on long distance and regional routes. This pattern has also attained 3PMSF certification, the tiremaker said.
Michelin Offers New Retread
Michelin North America Inc. has introduced a new drive-position retread the Michelin MD XDN 2 Pre-Mold. Designed to deliver longer wear life, lasting durability and outstanding traction, the MD XDN 2 Pre-Mold is for use on regional, medium-duty vehicles with 19.5-inch tires. “Delivery fleets are faced with tough start-stop, turning and curbing conditions as they
Marangoni Adds New Dealer in St. Louis
St. Louis, Mo.-based Froesel Tire has joined Marangoni Tread North America as an independent retreader. As a Marangoni dealer, Froesel Tire will now offer Marangoni’s Ringtread to the greater St. Louis area. “We are truly excited about the opportunity to represent Ringtread because it is a premium quality, double contoured, splice-less, American-made precured tread that
Bridgestone Releases BRM3 Retread for Refuse Fleets
Bridgestone Americas has launched a new all-position retread, the Bandag BRM3, for refuse fleets looking to lower their cost per mile/driver hours. “Bridgestone continues to invest in research to deliver retread solutions that optimize tire management programs at a fraction of the cost of new tires,” said Ben Rosenblum, director of marketing for Bandag. “The
Marangoni Ringtread Turns 40
Marangoni Tread North America is celebrating 40 years of the Ringtread. Marangoni introduced the first Ringtread (the splice-less retread) on April 27, 1976, in Ferentino, Italy. The product combined the no splice, double contour round shape, and precision control of dimensions of mold cure technology with precure tread manufacturing. The American-made Ringtread was manufactured for
