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TYREXPO ASIA
Elizabeth Nurways, Ifoni Setiawati and Herianto from PT Supranusa Indogita
Salvadori Targets Asian Market
Maxrubber Makes Tyrexpo Asia Debut
Supratread on the Lookout for Distributors
Making its debut at the Tyrexpo Asia exhibition was the Klang, Malaysia based retread materials manufacturer Maxrubber. The company, which is the manufacturing arm of licensed rubber dealer Herng Joo Sdn Bhd manufactures a wide range of retreading materials including camelback, orbitread strip, repair rope, cushion gum, sidewall veneer, pre-cured tread liners and rubber solution as well as rubber moulded products for automotive
Italian retread and recycling equipment manufacturer Salvadori is now actively targeting the Asian market as the source for further company growth and has engaged a Chinese sales person based in Italy to service Asian customers.
This was revealed by Juri Salvadori on the company’s busy stand at Tyrexpo Asia. “We have been in the market since 1982”, he said “and we have been pushing quite hard for the past five years. We have
and industrial uses.
Maxrubber operates from 100,000 sq m factory premises in Jalan Kapar, Klang and has a capacity of 750 metric tons per month. The company achieved ISO 9001: 2000 certification in 2005.
Pictured at the show with their team are Managing Director Lee Chee Keong and Marketing Manager Liew Choon Kong. On the far right is Mr Ong Keng Chor of mould manufacturer Hong Kee.
entered the recycling market relatively recently but we have been active in retreading for a long time. Now we are pushing in both sectors with the same power”. Salvadori supplies a range of accessories for the retreading market such as rasps, blades, envelopes, curing tubes as well as extruder guns, tyre branders and other tools. The company’s tyre recycling division can supply complete tyre recycling plants as
well as specific machinery such as tyre balers, tyre debeaders and tyre cutters. Salvadori also has a division that supplies tiles and flooring made from recycled tyres and another that supplies tyre equipment for garage workshops.
Not Forgetting...
Indonesian tread rubber manufacturer PT Supranusa Indogita, which markets pre-cured tread liners under the Supratread brand name, were exhibiting for the second time at Tyrexpo Asia and were on the lookout for new distributors in a number of export markets. According
to marketing manager Ifoni Setiawati, the company’s main export market is Turkey but Supratread will be exhibiting at the forthcoming Automechanika exhibition in Dubai with a view to expanding in the Middle East region.
The show attracts some of the bigger names such as Midas and Elgi who are always keen to maintain their brand image in key markets around the world. Eversafe too had a presence at the show and have plans to expand exports. There were
specialist supporting suppliers present too, such as Monarch Vulcanising and Italy’s SD International who were promoting their automatic earthmover buffing and cutting system.
Juri Salvadori deals with the busy throng on the company’s stand at Tyrexpo Asia
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