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More international tyre businesses join ITMA

Yanchang Rubber and Van den Ban become ITMA’s latest members The Association reaches a record high of 21 members Post-Brexit support likely to be even more important for international tyre manufacturers Two significant international tyre businesses have become the latest … Read more

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Zenises congratulate Triangle on it’s 40th Anniversary

Zenises CEO Harjeev Kandhari flew into China for lunch to present Triangle CEO Pierre Cohade with a specially made Pure gold amulet that represents a Ruyi and says “may all your dreams come true”. We wish Triangle a long and … Read more

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Future Tire Conference: 24-25th May 2016

Future Tire Conference, organised by European Rubber Journal, will take place for the first time during the international tire industry event REIFEN and co-located Rubber Tech Europe in Essen on 24-25 May 2016. The conference will look at current trends that are shaping the future of the … Read more

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Tyre Aging –The Last Word

Among other matters the European Commission Roadworthiness Committee has been deliberating on the difficult question of tyre aging. Here is what they have to say.

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New Member

ITMA is pleased to welcome Zenises into membership. The company will be represented by the well-known figure of Jorge Crespo.

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Professional Tyre Management Guide

This guide contains essential information necessary to the safe and efficient management of tyres fitted to heavy vehicles: trucks, trailers, buses and coaches. It is addressed to vehicle operators in the UK and reflects UK regulations and operating conditions. The … Read more

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Tyres and Road Safety – some joined up thinking at last

Finally our friends in Brussels have started to take the bigger view on issues of tyres and road safety. Late last year the Commission published a report which at last adopted a more synergistic approach to this subject. We in … Read more

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Labelling Compliance

As a result of recent lobbying the European Commission has agreed to provide funding for physical compliance testing to confirm the validity of tyre manufactures’ performance labels. Several millions of euros have been assigned to this project with brand selection … Read more

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Testing Times

We for manufacturers all face challenges on a number of fronts as once again the legislative environment in which we all operate shifts up a gear. Here is just a flavour of some of the areas we are all busy … Read more

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2015 AGM – all set for Alicante

In what will undoubtedly be our best AGM yet we will all be coming together this year in sunny Alicante, Southern Spain. With plenty of air links to almost everywhere else in Europe it is easy to reach and fares … Read more

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