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NEW ORLEANS REVIEW
Ari Maunula, Business Manager, Truck Tyres, Nokian Tyres Plc
TRM to Bring Truck Tyre Retreading Line for the North American Market in 2015
Tyre Retreading Machinery (TRM) – a division of Marangoni Meccanica S.p.A is planning to introduce an exclusive range of truck tyre retread equipment for the North American market. “TRM management, in the form of its CEO Alessandro Cumer, and its Sales Manager Michele Sanseviero, are keen to develop the market for our retreading equipment in the region and we are planning to bring an exclusive range for the North American market by the second half of 2015,” said Virgilio Gioseffi of TRM at the North American Tire & Retread Expo. The Italian retreading equipment maker has no US operation and caters to the market from its Italian
hot and cold processes and from passenger car tyre to up 63” diameter OTR tyre,” explained Gioseffi.
The Italian equipment maker’s idea is to extensively promote its product range in the US market. “We are participating at this show as part of strategy to strengthen our position in the US market,” he said. “With this in mind we are planning to build buffing and precured tread building machines as per the requirements of the large North American market.
The firm acknowledges that North America is a big retreading market and that it has great growth potential. “The market and its potential are known. Now the
plant. Besides the customers of the sister company Marangoni Tread North America, customers in the US market include the likes of Purcell Tire, RDH Tire & Retread, Craft Tire, BR Retreading, McCarthy etc. “TRM is a one stop shop that offers a complete range of tyre retreading equipment for
target is to work on an exclusive range for this market to get a firm foothold,” he emphasized. Elsewhere in the Americas. TRM has installed truck and OTR equipment to the South American markets of Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.
Virgilio Gioseffi of TRM
winter conditions, which has been appreciated widely by tyre users globally. The company is a clear market leader in Scandinavian market, which is also its focused market in Europe. “We have the capacity to produce 250,000 to 300,000 pieces
Nokian has an extensive product range for the winter market and has launched a couple of new winter traction designs in the US under its Noktop Hakkapeliitta range. The new winter traction tread Hakkapeliitta D launched for long distance cargo and
Caribbean. We believe the market is worth around 20,000 retreads each month. The growth is there in the market.”
The company’s first plant, which retreads between 8,000 – 9,000 tyres per month, is in neighbouring Venezuela. Trinidad Island lies just 11 km (6.8 mi) off the North-Eastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. Though part of the South American continent, from a socio-economic standpoint it is often referred to as the southernmost island in the Caribbean.
Outback imports around 22 tonnes
of Vipal tread each month for its two plants in Trinidad and Venezuela. “Tread rubber for the Trinidad plant comes from Florida, while the Venezuela plant is fed by the Vipal’s Brazil plant,” he said.
Commenting on the business scenario in Venezuela, Mitra said, “The government has to remove the currency woes to improve business scenario in the country. There is instability in the currency, besides which restrictions on the foreign currency trade need to be addressed.” Currently, Outback Tyres is working on a strategy of expanding in Trinidad and consolidating in Venezuela.
annually depending on the demand and market conditions,” informed Maunula.
The Finnish tyre and tread producer is making inroads in the winter markets of North America also. “We have a customer base in the Quebec region of Canada, and we are growing our base in the North-East US, North- Midwest US and Alaska. Our focus remains on the winter markets of North America,” said Maunula.
bus traffic is suitable for all season use. The tread provides low rolling resistance, consistently reducing fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. The quiet tread should be fitted in autumn to ensure optimum benefits. The Noktop Hakkapeliitta E is an aggressive special winter tread offering superior grip in difficult winter conditions, good self-cleaning properties and a quiet V-shape design.
Outback Tyres Opens New Retreading Plant in Trinidad
Outback Tyres opened a new retreading plant on the Caribbean island of Trinidad two months ago. Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. “We have initially opened a 2,000 per month tyre plant,”
informed Mitra Ramkhelawan, Director, New Business Development, Outback Tyres.
Commenting on choosing Trindad as location of the plant, Mitra explained, “Trinidad is part of the 15 member Caribbean community market ‘CARICOM’ and one of the most industrialised countries in the
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