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st Asian Market
same time price has also been a crucial aspect of the situation as these Chinese tyres are pitched at such a low cost level that the end user can purchase them cheaper than a retreaded tyre, which just adds to the stifling of the SEA retread- ing market.
that the overall volume of retreading production will not go down any further and will remain sustainable at its current level. He concluded, “It is not an ideal scenario, but I do not believe the situation will get any worse, and in my opinion the tyres from Chi- na are improving in quality all the time. So, in due course they may be acceptable for our retreading market, which could be enough to ‘kick-start’ our market back up to previous levels.”
Tech International Present their Latest TPMS Products
As a global specialist in the manu- facture and sales of Tyre Pres- sure Monitoring Systems, Tech International were represented by their South East Asian division, which re- cently opened a new ‘state’-of-the-art production facility in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Tyreman met up with Henry Jack- son, General Manager, China & South East Asia, Tech International (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, who explained that the main priority at this show was to present the company’s very latest innovations within its extensive TPMS range of products, which were making their debut in Singa- pore. Jackson said, “At the same time
this show has been the perfect occasion to introduce our new fa- cilities in Bangkok which is our Asian headquarters of the group. This includes a classroom training area, with ‘hands on’ applica- tion tuition for the market.”
Tech International were also displaying a selection of OE re- placement sensors and service kits plus the popular Tech TPMS Vehicle Checker, a constantly updated resource that is designed to ensure that vehicle owners right through to nation- al tyre repair companies can easily discover what replacement TPMS Sensor or service part is needed for all European TPMS
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