Mitas Tires representatives Vladimir Dusanek and Ralph Kellenberger held a groundbreaking ceremony at the former Winnebago Industries Charles City, Iowa, plant, which is being converted into a farm tire factory.
Tags: Ag tires, Ralph Kellenberger, Tire manufacturing, Vladimir Dusanek
Trelleborg Wheel Systems SpA, an Italy-based supplier of tires and complete wheels for agricultural and forestry machines, has acquired Watts Tyre Group, a UK-based manufacturer of tires and wheels for the material handling and forklift truck industry.
Tags: Ag tires, Tire manufacturing, Tire plant
Mitas Tires (formerly CGS Tires US) has signed a contract to acquire 17 curing presses worth $10 million for its factory in Charles City, Iowa.
Tags: Ag tires, CGS Tires, Mitas Tires, Tire manufacturing
Continental AG announced that its new tire passenger tire plant in Hefei, China, has successfully begun trial production.
Tags: Continental AG, Tire manufacturing
CGS Tires US, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Czech-based CGS Tyres, has changed its corporation name to Mitas Tires North America, Inc., and will relocate its main U.S. office from North Carolina to Charles City, Iowa.
Tags: Ag tires, CGS Tires US, CGS Tyres, Mitas Tires, Tire manufacturing
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Silverstone Berhad, a tire manufacturer based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tags: China, Malaysia, Plant capacity, Tire manufacturing
Alliance Tire Group's tire production facility in India recently was awarded ISO 14001:2004 certification by TUV Rheinland, a third party certification agency for product safety and quality.
Tags: Ag tires, India, OTR tires, Plant capacity, Tire manufacturing
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing (Thailand) Co. Ltd. (TRYT) has achieved "complete zero emissions," according to its parent company, Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. The passenger, truck and bus tire plant produces "no waste subject to direct landfill disposal."
Tags: Grand Design 100, Green, Tire manufacturing
Two of Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.'s "3R" (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) efforts recently received awards from the Clean Japan Center.
Tags: Awards, Grand Design 100, Green, Tire manufacturing
Hankook Tire Co. has announced plans to build a sixth plant. The factory, which will be located in China, represents a total investment of $954 million.
Tags: Hankook Tire Co., Tire manufacturing
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s Tupelo, Miss., plant has racked up one million man-hours without a single lost time injury, the company reports.
Tags: Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., Tire manufacturing
CGS Tyres will proceed with its plan to build a farm tire manufacturing plant in Charles City, Iowa.
Tags: Ag tires, CGS Tyres, Tire manufacturing
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