Visit us on the web at www.tirebusiness.com TIRE BUSINESS, February 12, 2018 • 15 DOT issues 65 new plant codes in last year By Bruce Davis ria — 033 yyShih Fa Rubber Industries known as Malhotra Rubbers Ltd. Shandong Mirage Tyres Co. Tire Business staff yyGolden Horse Rubber Sdn. (VN) Co. Ltd., Ho Chi Minh City, — is a family-run producer of farm, Ltd. is one of six manufacturing Bhd., Palau Indah/Selangor, Malay- Vietnam — 030 commercial and industrial tires at a units of Shandong Henfeng Tire Co. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department sia — 02H yySuzhou Chenxin Tire Co. Ltd., single plant in Uttar Pradesh, India. Ltd., a producer of radial truck tires of Transportation issued 65 new yyHebei Wanda Tyre Co. Ltd., Wujiang/Jiangsu, China — 02B The plant has two other codes under under the Cachland, Hifly, Mirage, DOT plant identification codes in the Xintai/Hebai, China — 038 yyTianjin Heng Tai Gallop Tech- the Malhotra Rubbers name. Ovation and Sunfull brands. past year for tire factories worldwide, yyHuayi Group (Thailand) Co. nology Co. Ltd., Tianjin, China — 01A MS Tyre Industries Sdn. Bhd. Shandong Yiwei Rubber Co. including five for plants in the U.S. Ltd., Tumbol/Rayong, Thailand — 02J yyTongli Tyre Co. Ltd., Jining/ is a bicycle and motorcycle tire and Ltd. produces medium truck, indus- and 35 for plants in China. yyJiangsu Duhow Rubber Co. Shandong, China — 01E tube producer based in Menglembu, trial and OTR tires under the Yiwei Tire manufacturers wishing to sell Ltd., Shuyang/Jiangsu, China — 031 yyToyomoto Corp., Beijing, Malaysia, going to market with the and Schichite brands at a plant in tires intended for use on U.S. road- yyJiangsu Gunade Tyre Co. Ltd., China — 02F brands MS Tyre and United Tyre. Dongying/Shandong, China. ways must have a DOT code for each Jiangsu, Changzhou, China — 01A yyWeifang Goldshield Tire Co. Ningxia Shenzhou Tire Co. Ltd. Shandong Yuanfeng Rubber plant, and that code must be molded yyJiangsu Hua’an Tyre Technol- Ltd., Weifang/Shandong, Chian — 01U is the producer of Landy-brand tires. Technology Co. Ltd. — formerly into the sidewalls of each such tire, ogy Co. Ltd., Shuyang/Jiangsu, Chi- yyWeifang Huantai Rubber Co. The new code is assigned to a radial Weifang Zhenfu Industry & Trade according to DOT regulations. na — 01D Ltd., Changyi/Shandong, China — 01K truck tire plant the company broke Co. Ltd. — produces OTR and ra- The alphanumeric code on the tire yyJiangsu Sanyuan Tire Co. yyWeifang Luyi Rubber Prod- ground on in late 2015 in Shizuishan dial car and truck tires at a plant in sidewall indicates the tire maker cer- Ltd., Suqian/Jiangsu, China — 013 ucts Co. Ltd., Changyi City/Shan- in China’s Ningxia Province. Weifang City, Shandong, China. tifies tires bearing the mark meet all yyJining Shenzhou Tyre Co. dong, China — 1TN Omexey Rubber Industrial Corp. Shih Fa Rubber Industries U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Ltd., Jining/Shandong, China — 034 yyWeihai Huayang Rubber is a diversified manufacturer whose (VN) Co. Ltd. is the Vietnamese Standard requirements. The man- yyJ.S.C. Nizhnekamskshina, Technology Branch Co., Weihai/ tire business operates under the Sobek subsidiary of Taiwan’s Shih Fa Rub- ufacturer is not required to test the Nizhnekamsk, Russia — 1YU Shandong, China — 01P Tire name and has one plant in Tan ber Industries, producing industrial tires, but if they are sold in the U.S., yyJ.S.C. Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl, yyYancheng Luxeway Tires Co. Uyen in Vietnam’s Binh Duong prov- and implement tires at a plant in Ho they are subject to random testing by Russia — 1UB Ltd., Yancheng/Jiangsu, China — 029 ince, producing motorcycle, agricul- Chi Minh City. the National Highway Traffic Safety yyKeich International Tyre Co., yyZhongce Rubber (Fuyang) Co. tural and implement tires and tubes. Suzhou Chenxin Tire Co. Ltd. Administration (NHTSA), with pen- Ltd., Wattana, Thailand — 02K Ltd., Fuyang/Zhejiang, China — 01N Otani Tire Co. Ltd. is a fami- produces motorcycle tires and tubes alties assessed if the tires fail to be in yyMark Ma Tire Co. Ltd., Of the companies issued DOT ly-controlled producer of passenger at a plant in Wujiang, Jiangsu, China. compliance with federal standards. Miaoli City, Taiwan — 02M codes for the first time: and truck/bus tires at plants in Thai- Tianjin Heng Tai Gallop Tech- Tires found not in compliance yyMRL Tyres Ltd., Noida/Uttar DNA Specialty Inc. is a Comp- land. nology Co. Ltd. produces motorcy- will be subject to recall, and the Pradesh, India — 02N ton, Calif.-based distributor of mo- Qingdao Century Fung Tire cle tires and tubes under the Kingtyre manufacturer is subject to civil pen- yyMS Tyre Industries Sdn. torcycle parts, including Forte- and Co. Ltd. is a producer of two-wheel- brand at a plant in Tianjin, China. alties of up to $6,000 per tire — up Bhd., Menglembu Ipoh/Perak, Ma- Vee-brand tires. er and ATV tires and tubes at a plant Toyomoto Corp. is a producer of to a maximum of $17.4 million for laysia — 037 Eurl Saterex-Iris is the name of a in Qingdao, China. radial truck tires at a plant in Bei- any related series of violations, ac- yyNingxia Shenzhou Tire Co. Ltd., project financed by Eurl Saterix-Iris Qingdao Rili Tyre Co. Ltd. is a jing, China. cording to agency documents Shizuishan/Ningxia, China — 01F — an Algerian consumer electron- producer of light truck, agricultur- Weifang Goldshield Tire Co. The new codes bring to 1,040 the yyOmexey Rubber Industrial ics and household appliances group al, industrial, OTR, etc. tires at a Ltd. — also known as Weifang Hua- number of plants worldwide with at Corp., Tan Uyen/Binh Duong, Viet- — to re-establish tire manufactur- plant in Pingdu in China’s Shandong dong Rubber Co. Ltd. — produces least one DOT code. nam — 02C ing in Algeria. province. radial truck tires at a plant in Weifang. Fourteen of the new plant codes yyOtani Tire Co. Ltd., Nakorn- Golden Horse Rubber Sdn. Qingdao Visastone Industry Weifang Huantai Rubber Co. are for multinational tire companies, pathom, Thailand — 212 Bhd. is a joint venture being estab- & Trade Co. Ltd. is a producer Ltd. — a New Pride Corp. subsidi- including: yyQingdao Ailite Rubber Co. Ltd., lished in Malaysia by China’s Qing- of motorcycle, implement and light ary — produces tires for intermodal yyBridgestone Corp., 1E2 for its Qingdao/Shandong, China — 02Y dao FullRun Tyre Corp. with local commercial tires and tubes at a plant transportation applications. Bridgestone do Brazil Industrial e yyQingdao Century Fung Tire Co. investors from the natural rubber in Qingdao, China, also known as Weifang Luyi Rubber Products Comercio Ltda. subsidiary’s plant in Ltd., Qingdao/Shandong, China — sector. Also known as Jinma Rubber Combest Int’l Industrial Co. Ltd. Co. Ltd. is a producer of agricultur- Sao Paulo, Brazil. 01V & Tyre Tech Corp. Ltd. Qingdao Wanshixing Rubber al tires at a plant in Changyi City in yyCheng Shin Rubber/Maxxis yyQingdao Rili Tyre Co. Ltd., Huayi Group (Thailand) Co. & Plastic Co. Ltd. is a producer of China’s Shandong province. International, 01J, for a plant being Pingdu/Shandong, China — 01W Ltd. is a subsidiary of China’s Shang- motorcycle tires at a plant in Qing- Zhongce Rubber (Fuyang) Co. built in Ahmedabad/Gujarat, India. yyQingdao Visastone Industry hai Huayi (Group) Co., the holding dao, China, and tubes a separate Ltd. is ZC Rubber Group’s third yyContinental A.G., 02P for the & Trade Co. Ltd., Qingdao/Shan- company for Double Coin Holdings. factory. factory in China. truck tire plant being built in Bolton, dong, China — 02V The plant in Tumbol, Thailand, pro- Qingdao Wantai Rubber Prod- Miss., and 036 for a car and truck tire yyQingdao Wanshixing Rubber duces truck, bus and industrial tires. ucts Co. Ltd. is a producer of bicy- Tire Business was unable to find plant being built in Rayong, Thailand. & Plastic Co. Ltd., Qingdao/Shan- Jiangsu Duhow Rubber Co. cle, motorcycle and industrial tires reliable information on eight other yyFederal Corp., 01R for the dong, China — 039 Ltd. produces bicycle and motorcy- and tubes at a plant in Qingdao. companies with new codes: company’s new plant in Guanyin, yyQingdao Wantai Rubber cle tires and tubes at a plant in Shuy- Qingdao Zhenhua Barrow Hebei Wanda Tyre Co. Ltd.; Ji- Taoyuan, Taiwan. Products Co. Ltd., Qingdao/Shan- ang, Jiangsu, China. Manufacturing Co. Ltd. is a Qing- angsu Hua’an Tyre Technology Co. yyGITI Tire Manufacturing dong, China — 01Y Jiangsu Sanyuan Tire Co. Ltd. dao, China-based producer of Ltd.; Keich International Tyre Co. (USA) Ltd., 01B for the plant opened yyQingdao Zhenhua Barrow produces bicycle and motorcycle wheels and tires for a variety of in- Ltd.; Qingdao Ailite Rubber Co. Ltd.; last year in Richburg, S.C. Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Qingdao/ tires and tubes at a plant in Suqian, dustrial and implement tires. Shandong Dreamaker Tire Co. Ltd; yyJK Industries, 1AG, for the Shandong, China — 12N Jiangsu, China. Also goes by the Refaccionaria Valati S.A. de Shandong Kupo Tire Co. Ltd.; Shang- passenger tire plant in Cuidad de yyRefaccionaria Valati S.A. de name Jiangsu Seyoun Tire Co. Ltd. C.V. is a Juarez, Mexico-based pro- hai Baosteel Wheels Co. Ltd.; and Mexico operated by its Cia. Hulera C.V., Juarez/Chihuahua, Mexico — 252 and goes to market under the Yokifa ducer of retreads and crumb rubber. Weihai Huayang Rubber Technology Tornel S.A. de C.V. subsidiary. yyRizhao Younai Tires Co. Ltd., and NJK brand names. Rizhao Younai Tires Co. Ltd. Branch Co. yyKenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ju County/Shandong, China — 01T Jining Shenzhou Tyre Co. Ltd. is a Ju County, Shandong, Chi- Of the 1,040-plus codes listed, Ltd., 02R for a motorcycle tire and tube yySao Vang Rubber J.S.C., Ha- — also known as Road One Tire — na-based producer of motorcycle about 80 are for plants that are closed plant in Serang/Banten, Indonesia, and noi, Vietnam — 02X is a joint venture involving China’s tires and tubes.
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