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New Myers Catalogue Available
Chinese market now is filled with new tyres. Compared with retreading costs, the new tyre price is inexpensive, especially, since the retreading concept is still not very popular. The survey shows that, although China is a big tyre consumer, tyre
Jianxin to find a rise in profitability. Jianxin always tries to save costs by increasing automation and mechanisation. It believes that this could help to keep some price differential between the retreaded and the new tyres. And thanks to its high
Myers Tire Supply Distribution Inc. is offering online and print versions of its new product catalogue.
The Akron-based distributor, a unit of Myers Industries Inc., said the 350-page full-line catalogue features more than 8,000 items for automotive, heavy-duty fleet and retread and repair professionals. The catalogue is arranged in 11 product groups—from valves and accessories, tyre changing, tyre balancing and shop
equipment, through tyre repair and retreading.
"We have expanded our TPMS (tyre pressure monitoring system) offering and we feature a complete listing of lead, zinc and steel wheel weights since many states are dictating non-lead alternatives," said Larry Edgell, Myers' marketing manager.
All products are organised in a standard presentation, Myers said, with charts and graphs available to compare similar products and specifications. The catalogue is designed with colour-coded sections for easy reference.
The company said the products in the new catalogue are stocked at Myers's four distribution centres in the U.S. and six warehouses in Central America and Canada.
The online catalogue can be downloaded from Myers' website. Myers distributes tools, equipment and supplies to tyre, wheel and undercar service professionals.
retreading is less than 50 per cent, but in most developed countries the figure reaches 80 per cent. Also, the new tyre quality is very acceptable. Thus more people prefer to choose new tyres. However, they only can be retreaded once, or often not at all. It means there are not enough suitable casings to retread. With that double blow, retreading materials sales face serious challenges.
Moreover, the weather is also an unfavourable factor. It has rained a great deal all around the China this year. Many vehicles have been unable to work as normal, which reduces the wear and tear on the tyres.
Fortunately, the Chinese government has realised it is necessar y to enhance energy efficiency as well as control the trend of excess tyre capacity. Such a return to a predictable normal market has allowed
quality precured tread liners, cushion gum, precured inner tubes and flaps, NR and butyl inner tubes and tubes for motorcycles and bicycles, Jianxin will keep moving into the international markets where it not only wants to share its superior products with retreading plants but also to improve every aspect of its products after comparing with other industry competitors.
In May, Jianxin attended the 4th Tyrexpo International Exhibition, held in Guangrao, China. At the exhibition, lots of existing and new customers came to communicate with Jianxin’s sales staff about the products and technology. Jianxin believes that the depression in the first half of 2013 is transient; the company will overcome the challenge and achieve success in the near future.
TRIB to Produce Video on Retreading
The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) is joining forces with the American Commercial Tire Network (ACTN) to develop a video that highlights the massive environmental benefits of tyre retreading. Once produced, the video will be placed on TRIB's YouTube Channel, the Video Section of TRIB's website, displayed and distributed at the many trade shows TRIB attends, as well as offered to news outlets to highlight the positive environmental aspects of tire retreading.
"Tyre retreading is one of the original green industries," said TRIB Managing Director David Stevens.
"It conserves huge amounts of raw materials, including oil and steel, reduces carbon dioxide output, keeps millions of tyres out of landfill every year, and eventually helps with the careful recycling of end-of-life tyres to be used in other applications such as pavement and rubber mulch."
"ACTN is proud to sponsor this video with TRIB," said ACTN President John Snider. "Retreading is an important part of our eighteen member companies' businesses and we're glad to help spread the word about the huge positive impacts retreading has for the environment."
Jianxin Fighting For Success
Quebec Retreader Gets $20,000 Grant
Rechapage RTS of La Salle, Quebec, recently received $20,000 Canadian to help develop its retreading facility. The funding came in the form of a $10,000 loan and a $10,000 grant towards its business operations as a Marangoni retreader. Rechapage RTS is the only retreader in Quebec to use the Italian retread system. LaSalle Economic Development manages local investment funds for
From left to right: Hervé Pilon, president of
LaSalle Economic Development, Alberto Borella system
of retreading RTS and Manon Barbe, Mayor of LaSalle. Joanie Gaudreault
In China, for the retreading plants and the retreading material manufacturers, the first half of 2013 has been a very tough time. The sales volume has been down on 2012. Even Jianxin, the leading enterprise in
retreading materials industry could not escape from the downturn.
The causes leading to the depression are as below: First and foremost, tyre factories are springing up everywhere. The
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