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<p>Nexen manufactures its namesake brand and the Roadian SUV tire line at the Changnyeong plant (pictured is the Roadian HP, size 305/35/R24 112 V).</p>
May 22, 2012

MTD visits new Nexen plant in Korea

Two years ago, Nexen Tire Corp. broke ground on its Changnyeong, South Korea, factory. Less than two years later, the plant is up and running.

Tags: Green, Joo Ho Song, Plant capacity

April 26, 2012

Record 1Q bodes well for Titan's goals

Titan International Inc. recorded adjusted net income of $40.5 million on net sales of $463.1 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. That compares to income of $18.7 million on sales of $280.8 million for the same period last year.

Tags: BB&T Capital Markets, C. Schon Williams, Farm tires, Morry Taylor, OTR tires, Plant capacity, Titan financials

April 15, 2012

Bring it on! Bridgestone vs. Michelin in the OTR tire segment

Because of the expected increase in global demand for large radial OTR tires, two companies are taking production -- and competition -- to new heights.

Tags: B.O.B., OTR tires, Plant capacity, Plants

April 10, 2012

New Michelin plant: production in 2013

Following Michelin North America Inc.’s announcement of a new plant in South Carolina today, the company conducted a media briefing.

Tags: earthmover tires, OTR tires, Plant capacity, Rich Kornacki, Roger Lucas

<p>Michelin will expand capacity at its Lexington, S.C., plant beginning in October.</p>
April 10, 2012

Michelin will build another OTR plant in S.C.

In what it calls its "biggest manufacturing news in more than 15 years," Michelin North America Inc. will not only build a new OTR tire plant in Anderson, S.C., but also expand production at its OTR tire facility in Lexington, S.C.

Tags: Jean-Dominique Senard, OTR tires, Pete Selleck, Plant capacity, Plants

April 2, 2012

Michelin and Tigar want to expand capacity

Groupe Michelin and its Tigar Tyres subsidiary signed a “memorandum of understanding” with Serbian authorities and the City of Pirot on April 2, 2012, to expand production capacity at the Tigar Tyres plant in Pirot, Serbia.

Tags: Entry-level tires, Plant capacity, Serbia

March 29, 2012

Yokohama plans a $53 million plant in India

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has announced it will construct a passenger tire plant in the state of Haryana adjacent to Delhi, India. The estimated investment in building the plant is 4.4 billion yen (approximately $53 million).

Tags: India, Plant capacity, Tire plant

March 12, 2012

Bridgestone will build OTR tire plant in Thailand

Bridgestone Corp. plans to build a radial OTR tire plant in Thailand. The company says the new plant will address increasing global demand for construction and mining vehicles.

Tags: OTR tires, Plant capacity, Thailand

<p>Sumitomo Rubber CEO and President Ikuji Ikeda addresses 120 people at the ground-breaking ceremony in Brazil.</p>
February 16, 2012

Sumitomo breaks ground on plant in Brazil

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. held a ground-breaking ceremony for its first tire production factory in South America on Jan. 27, 2012.

Tags: Brazil, Ikuji Ikeda, Passenger tires, Plant capacity

January 27, 2012

Texarkana union ratifies agreement with Cooper

The United Steelworkers (USW) Local 752L overwhelmingly ratified a new four-year labor agreement with Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. The local union represents the company's Texarkana, Ark., tire plant.

Tags: Facts Issue, Plant capacity, Texarkana, USW

<p>Pavel Charv&aacute;t, president of Mitas Tires North America Inc., says the company's farm tire plant will be producing tires in April. (Photo by Lenka Pekarkov&aacute;, 2011.)</p>
January 27, 2012

Mitas plant is on schedule, says Charvát

Mitas Tires North America Inc. is only a few months away from producing farm tires in Charles City, Iowa. The man behind it almost guarantees it.

Tags: Charles City, Farm tires, Neil Rayson, Pavel Charvát, Plant capacity

<p>Neil Rayson (left), senior vice president of sales for Mitas Tires North America Inc., says sales of farm tires in North America reached a record level in the aftermarket and to original equipment manufacturers in 2011. (Rayson is pictured with Bill Schiltz, owner of Bill&rsquo;s Tire &amp; Service Inc. in Colby, Wis., at the recent K&amp;M Tire Inc. Dealer Trade Show.)</p>
January 25, 2012

Mitas prepares to open ag plant in Iowa

Mitas Tires North America Inc. has cured the first test tire at its new Charles City, Iowa, facility. It will soon begin serial production of radial agricultural tires, according to Tomas Nemec, chairman Mitas' parent company, CGS Holding (CGS a.s.).

Tags: Neil Rayson, Pavel Charvat, Plant capacity, Plants, Tomas Nemec

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