On February 28, Gubersail Tire (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. held a ceremony to mark the first tire rolling off the production line and officially start production in Huai'an, Jiangsu. Shi Yifeng, Deputy Secretary-General of China Rubber Industry Association and Secretary-General of Tire Branch, attended the event and delivered a speech. Leaders of Huai'an City and Huai'an County also attended the event.
Recently, Jiangsu Topower Tyre Co., Ltd. announced that it plans to invest US$10 million to establish two wholly-owned subsidiaries in Cambodia's Kampong Speu to promote the construction of high-performance solid tire projects and supporting industrial real estate.
Recently, Bridgestone announced its 2024 performance. Following sales and profits falling short of target expectations, the company has accelerated its group restructuring plans.
Bridgestone Americas Inc. is shuttering its 53-year-old LaVergne, Tenn., truck and bus tire plant. The LaVergne plant has a rated capacity of around 2 million tires per year, and the tire maker intends to transfer this capacity to other Bridgestone facilities.
Recently, Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) released its 2024 performance report, with sales of its tire business increasing by 4% year-on-year to 1,046 billion yen, and operating profit increasing by 20% year-on-year to 76 billion yen.
Recently, Nexen Tire reported that its operating revenue in 2024 reached a record high of US$2.1 billion, an increase of 5.4% over the previous year, driven by a gradual increase in average selling prices and solid growth in the European and Korean markets.
On February 6, Kumho Tire announced its 2024 performance forecast, with full-year revenue of KRW 4538.1 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12%; profit of KRW 433.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 91%, a six-fold increase in profit compared to 2020. Industry insiders believe that in 2024, Kumho Tire's performance continued to grow rapidly, mainly due to breakthrough progress in market expansion, product innovation, and capacity layout.
Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has completed the acquisition of Goodyear’s off-the-road (OTR) tire business, valued at $905 million (€878 million), the Japanese group reported 4 Feb.
Recently, the opening ceremony of the Michelin Tire national logistics center warehouse was grandly held, marking another important layout of Michelin in the Chinese market.