Tyre manufacturing industry gears for growth

A high level of confidence in South Africa’s ability to manufacturer quality tyres has resulted in a R553 million capital investment in local production by the local tyre manufacturers over the past year. This key indicator is driving Nobuzwe Mangcu, newly appointed Managing Executive at the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC)’s passion for this R30 billion industry.

Mangcu was appointed as Managing Executive of the SATMC during March 2015. She is filling the gap left by industry veteran, Dr Etienne Human, former SATMC CEO, who has worked in the tyre industry for 23 years, and has been at the helm of SATMC for the past 16 years.

SATMC is a representative body consisting of the 4 South African tyre manufactures Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear and Sumitomo. Together these 4 manufacturers produced a total of 8.6 million tyres in 2014 for the South African market and export.

“My role at SATMC allows me an in-depth view into the tyre production industry; a significant contributor to our country’s economy and one of the key supporting industries for the automotive industry,” explains Mangcu. “The automotive industry has very strong growth prospects in South Africa.”

Most recently, Sumitomo announced a R1.1 billion investment into its Ladysmith factory in 2014, increasing capacity and upgrading the technology used in the plant.  “Sumitomo produces tyres for the Chevrolet Utility and will begin supplying tyres for new models of Volkswagen and Toyota vehicles in 2016,” says Mangcu. Additionally, Continental Tyres recently invested a total of R65 million in a new Coal Boiler House.

“The opportunity to work with the local tyre manufacturers to identify opportunities to grow the tyre industry further and ensure that South Africa remains a sustainable location for tyre manufacturing excites me tremendously,” says Mangcu.

Similarly, Human says that he has found great fulfilment in making a contribution to the industry, creating a platform for the success and sustainability of the tyre industry in South Africa.

Mangcu’s focus for SATMC will be on finding workable solutions to the challenges facing the South African tyre industry in order to retain and grow tyre production in South Africa, while finding opportunities to enhance government and industry co-operation to work together towards this objective.

SATMC would like to thank Etienne for his dedication to SATMC and the many years of tireless service to the industry.

For more information on tyre safety or the tyre industry, contact SATMC at info@satmc.co.za.

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Tyre manufacturing industry gears for growth

Tyre manufacturing industry gears for growth

A high level of confidence in South Africa’s ability to manufacturer quality tyres has resulted in a R553 million capital investment in local production by the local tyre manufacturers over the past year. This key indicator is driving Nobuzwe Mangcu, newly appointed Managing Executive at the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC)’s passion for this R30 billion industry.

Mangcu was appointed as Managing Executive of the SATMC during March 2015. She is filling the gap left by industry veteran, Dr Etienne Human, former SATMC CEO, who has worked in the tyre industry for 23 years, and has been at the helm of SATMC for the past 16 years.

SATMC is a representative body consisting of the 4 South African tyre manufactures Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear and Sumitomo. Together these 4 manufacturers produced a total of 8.6 million tyres in 2014 for the South African market and export.

“My role at SATMC allows me an in-depth view into the tyre production industry; a significant contributor to our country’s economy and one of the key supporting industries for the automotive industry,” explains Mangcu. “The automotive industry has very strong growth prospects in South Africa.”

Most recently, Sumitomo announced a R1.1 billion investment into its Ladysmith factory in 2014, increasing capacity and upgrading the technology used in the plant.  “Sumitomo produces tyres for the Chevrolet Utility and will begin supplying tyres for new models of Volkswagen and Toyota vehicles in 2016,” says Mangcu. Additionally, Continental Tyres recently invested a total of R65 million in a new Coal Boiler House.

“The opportunity to work with the local tyre manufacturers to identify opportunities to grow the tyre industry further and ensure that South Africa remains a sustainable location for tyre manufacturing excites me tremendously,” says Mangcu.

Similarly, Human says that he has found great fulfilment in making a contribution to the industry, creating a platform for the success and sustainability of the tyre industry in South Africa.

Mangcu’s focus for SATMC will be on finding workable solutions to the challenges facing the South African tyre industry in order to retain and grow tyre production in South Africa, while finding opportunities to enhance government and industry co-operation to work together towards this objective.

SATMC would like to thank Etienne for his dedication to SATMC and the many years of tireless service to the industry.

For more information on tyre safety or the tyre industry, contact SATMC at info@satmc.co.za.

Also view:

Tyre Safety and Safe Driving

Tyre manufacturing industry gears for growth

There’s a New Fastest Star in Best Gear’s Reasonably Priced Automobile

February 9, 2015 at 9:00 pm by Alex Nunez | Photography by Getty Pictures/Mark Thompson

Red Bull’s 2015 campaign to unseat Lewis Hamilton is off to a exciting start, even if Daniel Ricciardo’s first win does not count in the official standings.

On Prime Gear final night, the 25-year-old Aussie buckled into the show’s Suzuki Liana to take a run at Hamilton’s record 1:42.9 “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car” run.

It’s about to get genuine pic.twitter.com/6YByDr1nhH

— Daniel Ricciardo (@danielricciardo) February 8, 2015

When he crossed the finish line, it was his name getting elevated to the prime of the leaderboard. Ricciardo ripped through the course in 1:42.2, beating Lewis by a solid 6 tenths of a second. What’s much more, Ricciardo’s time spanked ex-teammate Sebastian Vettel’s by almost 2 seconds, and was a second quicker than Mark Webber, the man he replaced at Red Bull last year. It looked like he had a blast:

In Top Gear. Daniel stars in the @BBC_TopGear Reasonably-Priced Auto. http://t.co/YCA7XAcIEW pic.twitter.com/mVjgSYjlPA — Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) February 9, 2015

Of course, the actual competitors kicks off on March 15th on Ricciardo’s residence turf at the Australian Grand Prix.

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There, he’ll have a fresh chance to answer the Leading Gear audience heckler who yelled, “What does the back of Lewis’ auto appear like?”

Ideally, it’d be a smiling, “I wouldn’t know” from the best podium step.

This story initially appeared on roadandtrack.com via ESPN, Red Bull Racing.

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There’s a New Fastest Star in Best Gear’s Reasonably Priced Automobile

Austria gears up for F1 weekend

Get ready racing fans! The noise and excitement of Formula One particular will return to Austria later this month for the 1st time in a lot more than a decade.

The Austrian Grand Prix will take place from June 20-22 at the Red Bull Ring, on the very same track as it was final held in 2003. And the race appears set to be a tense 1, thanks to Daniel Ricciardo’s surprise victory in Canada final weekend.

He drives for Austrian-owned drinks manufacturer Red Bull, which has an F1 team based in Milton Keynes, and is behind the revival of the race in its 40^th anniversary year.

The previous

The Austrian Grand Prix was initial held in 1964. Nevertheless, it has not been portion of the F1 calendar considering that 2003.

The race’s chequered past also consists of a 10-year gap amongst 1987 and 1997, as well as a 6-year hiatus following the 1st race in the 1960s, which was won by Italian Lorenzo Bandini in a Ferrari but was deemed as well harmful due to the narrow, bumpy airfield track.

Its initial return to the F1 circuit came in 1970, by which time a new track had been constructed: the Osterreichring in the scenic Styrian mountain variety.

It was beloved of drivers due to its length and quickly, flowing nature, and was chosen to host the European Grand Prix – an honorary, annual designation provided to one particular European race at the time – in 1975.

Even so, this track also was judged also harmful after the 1987 race had to be restarted twice due to accidents on the narrow pit straight and the race was cancelled once once more.

The next revival came in 1997, when the race was run on a refurbished Osterreichring, now identified as the A1-Ring.

But this phase in the Grand Prix’s history also came to an finish in 2003, after Ferrari brought controversy to the 2002 race by instructing Rubens Barrichello to cede victory to teammate Michael Schumacher.

The present

Red Bull driver Ricciardo certainly looks on fine kind after clinching the team’s first win of the season in Canada on Sunday, and self-assurance in the property camp is operating higher.

“We’ve taken 40 points today – it is the initial time we’ve outscored Mercedes – and that is excellent news in view of Red Bull’s property race the Austrian Grand Prix in 2 weeks,” Red Bull’s Christian Horner stated.

There was no want for this achievement to guarantee the reputation of the race, though. Tickets to the first Austrian Grand Prix in 11 years had sold out lengthy before Red Bull halted Mercedes’ run of 6 consecutive victories for Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.

Jenson Button, who raced in Austria at the starting of his F1 profession, is amongst those looking forward to the event: “It’s one of those races where they really embrace the sort of celebration scene and the camping scene, which is truly cool,” he stated. “It’s a accurate racing fan’s Grand Prix.”

Austria gears up for F1 weekend

Austria gears up for F1 weekend

Get prepared racing fans! The noise and excitement of Formula One will return to Austria later this month for the very first time in a lot more than a decade.

The Austrian Grand Prix will take location from June 20-22 at the Red Bull Ring, on the same track as it was final held in 2003. And the race looks set to be a tense one particular, thanks to Daniel Ricciardo’s surprise victory in Canada last weekend.

He drives for Austrian-owned drinks manufacturer Red Bull, which has an F1 team based in Milton Keynes, and is behind the revival of the race in its 40^th anniversary year.

The previous

The Austrian Grand Prix was first held in 1964. However, it has not been part of the F1 calendar since 2003.

The race’s chequered past also involves a 10-year gap amongst 1987 and 1997, as nicely as a 6-year hiatus soon after the first race in the 1960s, which was won by Italian Lorenzo Bandini in a Ferrari but was deemed too harmful due to the narrow, bumpy airfield track.

Its initial return to the F1 circuit came in 1970, by which time a new track had been built: the Osterreichring in the scenic Styrian mountain range.

It was beloved of drivers due to its length and rapidly, flowing nature, and was chosen to host the European Grand Prix – an honorary, annual designation offered to 1 European race at the time – in 1975.

Nevertheless, this track too was judged too dangerous following the 1987 race had to be restarted twice due to accidents on the narrow pit straight and the race was cancelled once again.

The next revival came in 1997, when the race was run on a refurbished Osterreichring, now recognized as the A1-Ring.

But this phase in the Grand Prix’s history also came to an finish in 2003, after Ferrari brought controversy to the 2002 race by instructing Rubens Barrichello to cede victory to teammate Michael Schumacher.

The present

Red Bull driver Ricciardo certainly looks on fine kind after clinching the team’s first win of the season in Canada on Sunday, and self-assurance in the home camp is running high.

“We’ve taken 40 points nowadays – it’s the first time we’ve outscored Mercedes – and that is wonderful news in view of Red Bull’s property race the Austrian Grand Prix in 2 weeks,” Red Bull’s Christian Horner said.

There was no want for this good results to guarantee the popularity of the race, even though. Tickets to the 1st Austrian Grand Prix in 11 years had sold out lengthy before Red Bull halted Mercedes’ run of 6 consecutive victories for Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.

Jenson Button, who raced in Austria at the beginning of his F1 career, is among these looking forward to the occasion: “It’s one of those races where they really embrace the sort of party scene and the camping scene, which is truly cool,” he stated. “It’s a true racing fan’s Grand Prix.”

Austria gears up for F1 weekend