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Banbury mixing capacity of 2,000 metric tonnes. The company produces a wide range of retreading materials as well as custom mixing for major players such as Continental.
In addition to their tread rubber factory, Nam Bee operate their own re- treading plant with a capacity of 40,000 light truck, truck and OTR tyres per month using both mould cure and pre-cure methods. The factory is mainly equipped with European-made machines.
The company originally entered into the fleet business in 1998 and now sells to both large and medium sized fleets. “We have done well over the last 10-15 years and have invested heavily in this area,” says Tan. “We have a stable infrastructure with 6 tyre service centres and depots across Malaysia, good IT and tyre management systems, and a nation- wide breakdown scheme, much of which is serviced by our own trucks.”
Nam Bee also operates a retread plant in Sydney, Australia, which pro- duces 2000 pre-cure retreads per month and is considered one of the larger independents.
Tan Chin Han believes that there have been some major changes to the retreading market in recent years and the company will have to adapt and change in the future. “There are very few bad retreads in Malaysia,” he says. “The difference is in the service. We are involved in retreading from A-Z, from rubber mixing to fleet business. It’s the contact with the end user and knowing what he wants that we believe puts us in good stead. One of our key strengths is that we use our own products inter- nally and know our own strengths and weaknesses. We are also very competitive, being strategically located in Port Klang.
Nam Bee’s push into the fleet market and the export market is being driven by Marketing Manager Ong Jen Shen. “Nam Bee has a glorious history, the company has a huge potential because of its immense experience, huge capacity and highly competitive cost structure. However, it has been very low profile in the past reflecting the owner’s mind-set.” he says, “My role is to bring the company out of its shell and introduce it to the world because I believe that Nam Bee has a lot to contribute to the tyre and rub- ber industry. This year we will be increasing our profile at trade exhibitions. For example at Tyrexpo Asia we will be exhibiting as well.”
陈振汉相信近年来的翻胎厂正在面对主要的改 变，为此公司必须要能适应未来和加以改变。“ 在马来西亚劣质翻胎非常少。同行之间的不同点 是服务 。我们从头到尾 涉猎翻胎业，从混炼胶到 车队业务。我们深信我们与终端客户的接触和了 解他们的需求，使我们大受裨益。我们的其中一 个主要优势是在内部使用自己的产品，以便了解 自己产品的优缺点。我们也很有竞争优势，位于 极具战略性的巴生港口。”
南美市场经理王建胜驱动该公司进入车队和出口 市场。“南美拥有一个辉煌的历史，它丰富的经 验、巨大的产能以及高度竞争性的成本结构，都 使它富有极大的发展潜能。然而，过去的我们非 常低调，这反映了我们公司持有人的想法。我深 信南美能够为轮胎及橡胶行业带来很多贡献。今 年，我们会通过贸易展来提升我们的知名度。比 如，我们参加了亚洲轮胎展。”
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