OREANDA-NEWS. April 03, 2013.. The tire manufacturing complex of TATNEFT has delivered the millionth KAMA EURO tire to the Volkswagen Group Company's conveyor in Kaluga.

The Volkswagen Polo Sedan cars produced in Kaluga are today equipped with the tires of KAMA EURO-129 and KAMA EURO-236 models of 175/70 R14, 185/60 R15 and 195/55 R15 sizes, which are manufactured at the production facilities of JSC "Nizhnekamskshina". These tires are used for the assembly of all the car versions.

Delivery of the millionth KAMA EURO tire to the factory conveyor in Kaluga is an important milestone in the fruitful cooperation confirming high quality of the JSC TATNEFT's tire complex products. The "Kama" Trading House, which is a general tires distributor of TATNEFT Group Companies, carried out the first delivery of the tires to the Volkswagen Russian factory in May 2010. The partnership had been preceded by the audit procedure of the complex's factories, science and technology center "Kama", warehouses, logistics and other parameters related to tires production performed by the concern Volkswagen.

KAMA EURO-129 is a modern road passenger tire with an asymmetric tread pattern designed for use in summer conditions and made of a new rubber mixture with the addition of silica, which improves the tires wet gripping characteristics, extends the tire life and provides for comfort and confidence on the road.

KAMA EURO-236 is an all-season tire with a summer tread pattern. These tires are distinguished by four longitudinal grooves in the central part of the tread and the pattern spreading onto the tire's sidewall, which significantly reduce the risk of aquaplaning. The accurately calculated location of the tread blocks allows noticeable decreasing the tire "noisiness".

Application of special "linkers" items in the lateral tread grooves has reduced rolling resistance, while tires deflection stability and their increased service life are also provided by a new breaker contour.