If, like me, you’ve been wondering whether the waste tyre saga in South Africa will ever be resolved, you may want to check out our feature story on page 6. SA TREADS recently attended a TEPA Workshop dedicated to this matter.
The event was attended by the Waste Bureau and a host of dealers from across the country, who were anxious to hear what the Waste Bureau had to say, and how they plan to address their growing concerns around service delivery.
For the motor sport enthusiasts among us, we also bring you an opportunity to attend one of these exciting, family fun-filled days, enjoy the action and get to know the drivers — courtesy of Dunlop Motorsport — which is gaining an impressive following in the sport, growing their title sponsorship from one to 24 in only two years.
This, in our interview section, where in the Jun/July edition, we bring you something a little different – an exclusive interview with Joanne de Freitas, Marketing Manager at Dunlop, who assumed the Motorsport role for the company twenty-four months ago.
Our TEPA Talk column explores the implications of the USA tariff cuts for South Africa, and we unveil the 2025 winners of the international Recircle Awards.
Enjoy the stories, and don’t forget to voice your opinion on our interactive poll!
Till we meet again in early spring.
Inside the Tyre Industry – June | July Edition
Interview
Dunlop Motorsport – How support for one series grew to twenty-four (p 2)
Feature
Waste Bureau addresses key concerns around collections (p 6)
Competition & Interactive Poll
Enter our competition to win! (p 9)
Have your say in our interactive poll (p 9)
TEPA Talk
That US Tariff Cut? Hold your horses, it might not be the good news you think it is (p 10)
Local News
Breaking News! Goodyear SA plant to shut down (p 12)
The Bandag Challenge (p 12)
Michelin Primacy 5 launches in the ME and Africa (p 14)
Run-Flat Tyres – A safety game-changer for SA drivers (p 16)
Festival of Motoring 2025 to drive unity (p 16)
Automechanika Sub-Saharan African Roadshow expands automotive aftermarket possibilities (p 17)
World News – Global
The Recircle Awards 2025 Winners presented at Autoprometec (p 18)
AI already shaping future of tyre industry (p 20)
World News – Europe
Summer 2025: Continental dominates Europe’s independent press tests (p 21)
Michelin to become exclusive supplier of FIM Superbike World Championship starting 2027 (p 22)
Nokian Tyres to lead futureproof programme (p 22)
Nexen Tire to source recovered carbon black (p 23)
The Tire Cologne 2026 to introduce Walk of Services (p 23)
World News – Asia
Sumitomo officially acquires Dunlop from Goodyear (p 24)
New products and innovations from Sailun at Autopromotec 2025 (p 24)
Sailun enters 10 Top Most Valuable Brands (p 25)
BKT reveals five-year plan to boost revenue and expand market leadership (p 26)
Best wishes,
Liana Shaw
SA Treads
