Author / Hitkari Rubber Industries

Latin America is one of the largest commercial vehicle retreading markets in the world. Brazil alone retreads millions of tyres annually, and Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Peru collectively account for millions…

Running a commercial vehicle fleet in the UAE means watching costs closely. Fuel prices, vehicle maintenance, driver wages, insurance, and tyre replacements all add up — and tyre costs alone can represent…

The transport sector across East Africa is growing rapidly. Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and Ethiopia together operate hundreds of thousands of commercial vehicles serving the booming logistics, construction, agriculture, and mining sectors.…

Walk into any industrial procurement office and ask about rubber compound sheets, and you will quickly run into the same challenge: dozens of grades, different hardness ratings, varying chemical resistances, and conflicting…

In the world of tyre retreading, much attention is paid to the tread rubber itself — its compound, its pattern, its wear properties. But there is a quiet hero in the retreading…

Tyre retreaders across the world face a fundamental choice when setting up or expanding their operations: should they go with precured cold tread rubber or stick with conventional camelback hot tread rubber?…

Camelback hot tread rubber is one of the most popular rubber types used for re-building HCV and truck tyres. When used properly, it provides re-treaders a long-lasting tread layer with good load-carrying…

Across Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and beyond, heavy commercial vehicle (HCV) operators face a daily battle against tyre failures that cost time, money, and lives. Rough roads, extreme heat, overloading, and long-haul…