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NEW ORLEANS REVIEW
Tolins Looks for
Dealer Partners in
the US, Brazil and Mexico
with prospective companies at The Kottayam (Kerala) based
the show. “We are not new to this market. We have worked in the US market before and our quality product in the area of treads and envelopes is known. We have identified a few companies that are keen on working with us,” clarified Varughese.
firm has a dealer in the Central American country of Guatemala. “We have good penetration with our envelope range in the Central and South American market,” he said.
Midas has recently launched an envelope in size 1100x480 for Europe and South America.
K V Tolin, Managing Director, Tolins Tyres & Tread with US based representative Phil Saunders
Marangoni to Widen the
Ringtread XP Range in the
US Market
Marangoni continues to make inroads in the US retreading market with its range of solutions for independent retreaders. The company, now well established in North America, is projecting itself as one stop shop for independent retreaders.
“We are marketing the SmartWay certified tread range from Ringtread and Unitread brands and a 360 degree package that provides technical support, fleet sales, customer support service, retread supplies, equipment, accessories etc. We present a basket of solution to independent retreaders in this market,” said
The Italian company launched XP – Extreme Performance under the Ringtread system in the US last year. The Ringtread XP is the result of a combination of Ringtread technology and Marangoni engineering. Its XP Extreme performance line includes tread patterns such as Fuel Saving RDA-E, Traction RDG100, Mileage RDG200, Wide Base RDA1 and Severe Service RDY-HM+. “We have received positive response in the US market, therefore, we will launch more products in the XP range in 2015,” said Sweatman. “We renew 10 per cent of the
Bill Sweatman, President, CEO, North America Retreading Systems, Marangoni Tread N.A. during an interaction at the North American Tire & Retread Expo in the US in April. Marangoni has developed around 50 retreaders in the US market and 70 per cent of its business comes from the Eastern side of the Mississippi river. “The region has the biggest concentration of truck dealers in the US,” said Giampaolo Brioschi, Product Marketing Manager, Retreading Systems, Marangoni Tread N.A.
range every year and 10-20 new products in new sizes and designs are in line to be launched in 2015 for the NAFTA market, which includes Canada, USA and Mexico,” he added.
Commenting on the current scenario in the US market, Brioschi said, “The retreading market here has been slow for the last couple of years. However, this year it has started showing signs of recovery.”
Bill Sweatman (left), President, CEO, North America Retreading Systems with Giampaolo Brioschi, Product Marketing Manager, Retreading Systems, Marangoni Tread N.A.
Indian tread rubber and tyre manufacturer Tolins has been supplying to the US market for almost a decade. The company operates in the US market through an agent based in California. “We have been consistently supplying a few containers into the US every month. It is huge market and there is scope for everyone to grow here,” said K V Tolin, Managing Director, Tolins Tyres Pvt Ltd at the North American Tire & Retread Expo.
In addition, the company is looking for dealer partners in Mexico and Brazil. “All the three of these markets are important
and we are looking for companies who are willing to work us,” he said. The Indian firm will be participating at the forthcoming Panama show. “We hope to zero in on dealer partners in Brazil and Mexico before the Panama show,” Tolin stated.
“We have a competitive product range and we are looking forward to working with large retreaders in the US market who could also cater to the tread rubber requirements of smaller retreaders,” added Phil Saunders, Tolins representative in the US market.
Midas Keen on Expanding in the US market
Indian tread and envelope maker Midas is keen to develop the US market for its product. “We have most of the designs required for the US market,” said Paulose Varughese, Director, Midas Tread at the North American Tire &
Tread Expo. The company already has experience in the US, having supplied around 20 containers to the US market a few years ago through a dealer based in Texas.
Midas held initial discussions
The Midas team at the North American Tire & Retread Expo
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