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    The Tyre Industry in South Africa 2021

    Stephen Timm | South Africa | 12 September 2021

    The Tyre Industry in South Africa 2019

    Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 03 September 2019

    The Tyre Industry in South Africa 2017

    Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 12 June 2017

    The Tyre Industry in South Africa 2015

    Juliet Gebbie | South Africa | 16 November 2015

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    Report Coverage

    This report focuses on the tyre industry in South Africa including the manufacture and retail of tyres. It includes comprehensive information on the size and state of the industry, trade and investment, and influencing factors. There are profiles of 17 companies including the major manufacturers Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear and Sumitomo, tyre retailers such as Hi-Q and TrenTyre and other companies such as Bandag, which makes rubber retread products.

    The Tyre Industry in South Africa

    Sales of locally-manufactured tyres plunged by more than 20% in 2020. While local production declined during the pandemic, it has fallen year on year since 2015, despite significant investment by local manufacturers. The sector faces a number of challenges, from growing imports and illegal import practices such as under-invoicing, a carbon tax which came into effect in 2019 and recent raw materials increases which have added to costs. Another key challenge is the improper processing of waste tyres, which has led to millions of unsafe second-hand tyres being sold locally.

    Recycling Issues

    The government’s waste tyre recycling programme is being handled by the Waste Tyre Bureau until the new industry waste tyre management plan is approved, after the Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa (Redisa) was placed in provisional liquidation in 2017. Under the current plan, a levy on each newly purchased tyre funds recycling, but tyre manufacturers say the system has broken down and led to tyres being stockpiled.

    Research and Development

    Current research priorities include meeting fuel-efficiency goals particularly for electric vehicles. New technologies are reducing tyre weight and saving fuel, as well as smart tyres with embedded sensors. Tyre wear prediction technology will allow for early damage detection. Nitrogen-filled tyres are being considered for mining and commercial vehicles that operate in extreme temperatures.

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 4
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 7
    4.1. Local 7
    4.1.1. Trade 11
    4.1.2. Corporate Actions 18
    4.1.3. Regulations 18
    4.1.4. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 21
    4.2. Continental 22
    4.3. International 24
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 29
    5.1. Coronavirus 29
    5.2. Economic Environment 29
    5.3. Rising Input Costs 30
    5.4. Government Support 32
    5.5. Unsafe Tyres 32
    5.6. Labour 33
    5.7. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 35
    5.8. Environmental Concerns 36
    6. COMPETITION 40
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 40
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 41
    8. OUTLOOK 41
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 42
    10. REFERENCES 42
    10.1. Publications 42
    10.2. Websites 43
    APPENDIX 1 - SUMMARY OF NOTABLE PLAYERS 44
    COMPANY PROFILES 44
    APOLLO TYRES AFRICA (PTY) LTD 44
    AUTO AND TRUCK TYRES (PTY) LTD 46
    BANDAG SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD 48
    BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 51
    BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA COMMERCIAL (PTY) LTD 54
    BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA RETAIL (PTY) LTD 57
    CONTINENTAL TYRE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 60
    GOODYEAR SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 64
    HI-Q AUTOMOTIVE (PTY) LTD 66
    KWIK FIT BRANDS (PTY) LTD 72
    LEADER RUBBER COMPANY SA (PTY) LTD 74
    MICHELIN TYRE COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 76
    NUVO SOLID TYRES (PTY) LTD 78
    PROTEA VERSOOLWERKE (ERMELO) (PTY) LTD 80
    SUMITOMO RUBBER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 82
    TIAUTO INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 85
    TRENTYRE (PTY) LTD 89

    Report Coverage

    This report focuses on the tyre industry in South Africa and provides information on the state of the industry and the factors that influence it. There are comprehensive profiles of 17 companies including Sumitomo Rubber which last year launched its new, truck and bus radial factory in Ladysmith, on which it has spent more than R2bn and Goodyear, which has invested almost R1bn in its Uitenhage facility to improve the plant’s high tech consumer tyre production capacity. Other companies profiled include Apollo Tyres, Bandaq, Kwik Fit Trentyre and Michelin.

    The Tyre Industry

    South Africa’s four tyre manufacturers - Goodyear, Bridgestone, Continental and Sumitomo (Dunlop) are all owned by international tyre companies with extensive global footprints. These four manufacturers supply tyres to automakers and the tyre replacement market and they send consignments to other parts of Africa. An average 11 million tyres are sold in South Africa each year.

    Plant Closures

    Although tyres are an essential purchase, consumers are buying cheap imported tyres, and the major manufacturers compete against an estimated 200 importers of tyres of various brands, with most coming from China and Japan. With excess local capacity and an increasing volume of imports, manufacturers are under pressure to grow their market share and reduce costs. Continental Tyres is shutting down its ground mining tyres and agricultural tyres production unit in Port Elizabeth and moving production out of South Africa as part of restructuring of the global commercial specialty tyre business.

    New Technology

    South African tyre manufactures benefit from the research and development of their international parent companies. Recent advances in tyre technology include Goodyear’s futuristic Oxygene photosynthesis tyre, which integrates living moss in its sidewall and generates its own light and Michelin’s puncture-proof airless concept tyre which will be virtually maintenance-free and will not have irregular wear from over- or under-inflation.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 3
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 4
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
    4.1. Local 5
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 7
    4.1.2. Regulations 7
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 9
    4.2. Continental 10
    4.3. International 10
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 11
    5.1. Economic Environment 11
    5.2. Rising Operating Costs 12
    5.3. Government Support 12
    5.4. Unsafe Tyres 12
    5.5. Labour 13
    5.6. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 15
    5.7. Environmental Concerns 16
    6. COMPETITION 18
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 18
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 19
    8. OUTLOOK 19
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 19
    10. REFERENCES 20
    10.1. Publications 20
    10.2. Websites 20
    APPENDIX 1 21
    Summary of Notable Players 21
    COMPANY PROFILES 26
    APOLLO TYRES AFRICA (PTY) LTD 26
    AUTO AND TRUCK TYRES (PTY) LTD 28
    BANDAG SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD 30
    BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 33
    BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA COMMERCIAL (PTY) LTD 36
    CONTINENTAL TYRE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 39
    GLASFIT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 42
    GOODYEAR SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 49
    HI-Q AUTOMOTIVE (PTY) LTD 51
    LEADER RUBBER COMPANY SA (PTY) LTD 57
    MICHELIN TYRE COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 59
    NUVO SOLID TYRES (PTY) LTD 61
    PG GROUP (PTY) LTD 63
    PROTEA VERSOOLWERKE (ERMELO) (PTY) LTD 67
    SUMITOMO RUBBER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 69
    TIAUTO INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 72
    TRENTYRE (PTY) LTD 75

    Report Coverage

    The South African Tyre Industry report provides an overview of the sector, outlines current conditions and discusses factors that influence the success of the industry. The report profiles 17 companies including the four major local tyre manufacturers, Goodyear, Bridgestone, Continental and Sumitomo, all owned by international tyre companies with extensive global footprints. Also profiled are major importers such as French company, Michelin Tyre Company South Africa and Indian company, Apollo Tyres Africa who are represented by the Tyre Dealers and Fitment Association (TDAFA), a subsidiary of the Retail Motor Industry. Profiles for tyre fitment and distribution centres such as Hi-Q Automotive and Kwik Fit South Africa are also included.

    The South African Tyre Industry

    The tyre industry is worth approximately R30bn per annum and is one of the key supporting industries for the domestic automotive industry. Although the industry has the capacity to manufacture 18 million tyres per annum, only 11 million tyres are manufactured locally. While 2 million locally manufactured tyres are exported mainly to SADC countries, 40% of all passenger car tyres and 60% of all truck tyres are imported.

    Investment into the Manufacturing Sector

    Despite the volatile Rand and threats from cheaper imported tyres from the East, the South African tyre manufacturing industry has managed to secure investments of more than R4bn over the last four years. The most recent of these investments is Sumitomo Rubber South Africa’s R2bn two-phase investment to upgrade, modernise and expand its tyre manufacturing plant in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal. The R910m second phase expansion will focus on the manufacture of truck and bus tyres which currently have to be imported from the parent company’s plants in Japan and China. In June 2016 Dunlop SA officially opened its new 12,500m² warehouse in Durban, which has storage capacity for more than 200,000 tyres and which houses a 650m² technical examination centre for on-site quality testing.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 3
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 4
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 11
    4.1. Local 11
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 14
    4.1.2. Regulations 15
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 16
    4.2. Continental 17
    4.3. International 18
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 20
    5.1. Economic Environment 20
    5.2. Rising Operating Costs 20
    5.3. Government Support 21
    5.4. Labour 21
    5.5. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 22
    5.6. Environmental Concerns 23
    6. COMPETITION 25
    6.1. Barriers to Entry 26
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 26
    8. OUTLOOK 27
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 27
    10. REFERENCES 27
    10.1. Publications 27
    10.2. Websites 28
    COMPANY PROFILES 29
    APOLLO TYRES AFRICA (PTY) LTD 29
    AUTO AND TRUCK TYRES (PTY) LTD 31
    BANDAG SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD 33
    BEARCAT TIRE (PTY) LTD 35
    BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 37
    BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA COMMERCIAL (PTY) LTD 40
    BRIDGESTONE SOUTH AFRICA RETAIL (PTY) LTD 42
    CONTINENTAL TYRE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 44
    GOODYEAR SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 47
    HI-Q AUTOMOTIVE (PTY) LTD 49
    KWIK FIT SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 55
    LEADER RUBBER COMPANY SA (PTY) LTD 57
    MICHELIN TYRE COMPANY SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 59
    SUMITOMO RUBBER SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 61
    TIAUTO INVESTMENTS (PTY) LTD 64
    TRENTYRE (PTY) LTD 66
    X-IT HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 70

    Report Coverage

    The report on the South African Tyre Industry focuses on current conditions and factors influencing the success of the sector. The role of manufacturers, importers, retailers, retreaders, fitment centre operators and recyclers in the local market is highlighted and eighteen companies are profiled. These range from Leader Rubber Company SA (Pty) Ltd, which manufactures precured tread for the retreading industry, to Trentyre (Pty) Ltd, which manufactures Goodyear tyres and employs 1,500 people in its 80 branches and 14 retread factories.

    The South African Tyre sector

    This report focuses on the South African tyre industry, which is estimated to be worth approximately R30bn annually. The tyre manufacturing sector employs an estimated 7,000 people directly, often in areas of higher-than-average unemployment. Although the combined annual capacity of the four major tyre manufacturers is 18 million tyres as a result of substantial investments in facilities and processes in recent years, local production for the local and export market reached only 8.6 million tyres in 2014.

    Challenging Conditions

    The four main tyre manufacturers, Bridgestone, Continental, Goodyear and Sumitomo compete against an estimated 200 importers of tyres of various brands and of the approximately 11 million tyres sold locally each year, about 5 million are imported. The key issues of difficult macro-economic conditions, declining labour productivity and rising electricity costs have been compounded by ever-increasing imports and the dumping of low-cost subsidised tyres, mainly from the Far East. In response, the South African Tyre Manufacturers’ Conference (SATMC) is planning to lodge a complaint with the International Trade Administration Commission (ITAC). Another area of concern in the market is the import of between 1 million and 1.5 million second-hand tyres, with research indicating that 53% of second-hand tyres on the market are not suitable for South African road conditions.

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    Table of Contents

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    1. INTRODUCTION 1
    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
    2.1. Industry Value Chain 2
    2.2. Geographic Position 3
    3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 4
    4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 9
    4.1. Local 9
    4.1.1. Corporate Actions 11
    4.1.2. Regulations 11
    4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 13
    4.2. Continental 14
    4.3. International 15
    5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 17
    5.1. Economic Environment 17
    5.2. Cheap Tyre Imports 17
    5.3. Labour Resources 18
    5.4. Technology 19
    5.5. Research and Development (R&D) 20
    5.6. Innovation 21
    5.7. Environmental Concerns 22
    6. COMPETITION 24
    7. SWOT ANALYSIS 25
    8. OUTLOOK 26
    9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 27
    10. REFERENCES 27
    10.1. Publications 27
    10.2. Websites 28
    COMPANY PROFILES 29
    ABC Fitment Centre (Pty) Ltd 29
    Apollo Tyres Africa (Pty) Ltd 31
    Auto and Truck Tyres (Pty) Ltd 33
    Bandag Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd 35
    Barden (Pty) Ltd 38
    Bearcat Tire (Pty) Ltd 40
    Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd 42
    Bridgestone South Africa Commercial (Pty) Ltd 45
    Bridgestone South Africa Retail (Pty) Ltd 47
    Continental Tyre South Africa (Pty) Ltd 49
    Goodyear South Africa (Pty) Ltd 52
    Hi-Q Automotive (Pty) Ltd 54
    Leader Rubber Company SA (Pty) Ltd 56
    Michelin Tyre Company South Africa (Pty) Ltd 58
    Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (Pty) Ltd 60
    Trentyre (Pty) Ltd 63
    TiAuto (Pty) Ltd 65
    X-IT Holdings (Pty) Ltd 67

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