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Kartindo Rubber Expands Range – Increases Export Success
R&D team. Much time, effort and investment has been placed in these processes to ensure our clients can reap maximum benefits from using our products.”
In the meantime, Kartindo says it is making progress in a number of export markets, specifically Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan, Egypt, UAE and the Philippines.
“The response has been positive in terms of product quality and service. This is made possible by our dedicated international commercial and customer service team as they attend to our clients round-the-clock to obtain instant feedback and prompt decision making.
Furthermore, our production personnel work tirelessly to ensure products delivered are consistent in quality and meet on- time delivery. Shipments are tracked and updated periodically to our clients, so they can have peace of mind,”
said the company.
“Besides delivering quality product, which is a given, we leverage on our 30 years of rubber compounding experience to provide solutions to both our clients’ business and technical requirements. Prior to selling in any market, a thorough assessment is done on road condition, load factor and tyre application before we put together a recommended solution package for our clients. These include design and rubber compound formulation to best suit the market. With that, we aim for a solid and long-term business partnership with our clients.”
Indonesian tread manufacturer Kartindo Rubber has announced an extension to its K-Premier and K-Lite ranges of tread designs as part of its plans to increase sales in export market.
New to the company’s range is the KT22 trailer pattern specifically designed for 385/65 R 22.5 super-single tyres. According to Kartindo, the KT22 design is the latest in a range of new designs that will rolled out over the course of the coming months. The first orders of the new pattern will be shipped in early July.
The KT 22 features a longitudinal rib design with closed shoulders to assure good directional stability as well as low stress on the casing due to minimal tread movement. The pattern also offers a wide tread to surface contact area, which helps optimise both mileage performance and stability. The launch of the KT22 follows
on from the KD71, KP41 and KT21 designs, which were launched in December 2019 and January 2020. The patterns are application specific in nature with the D coding referring to “Dual” (for use on both drive or trailer axles), the P coding referring to “Prime” (for drive axles) and the T coding being designed for trailers.
All four patterns for part of the K- Premier and K-Lite ranges, which have been designed specifically as premium products for export markets.
“As we understand, the tyre application differs from our local market. We have done vigorous tests and benchmarking against global top tier retread brands to ensure they are competitive,” said the company in a statement. “We have also engaged a renowned rubber chemist who has over 30 years’ experience as our consultant to collaborate with our