FAQ

Horizon Addis Tyre Manufacturing PLC is a manufacturing industry that produce and sell different types of tyres and rubber products in local and foreign market.

The factory start the production of tyes since 1972G.C till present 

Horizon Addis Tyre Manufacturing PLC has acquired the following local and international certificates

Horizon Addis Tyre Manufacturing PLC is a manufacturing industry that produce and sell different types of tyres and rubber products in local and foreign market.

Addis Tyre Factory was privatized with Matador in July 2004. The joint venture was 61% with Matador and 39% with Ethiopian Government. On 2011 Horizon Plantation PLC purchased Matador’s share and maintain joint venture with Ethiopian Government up to 2013. On 2013 Horizon Plantation has acquired full ownership of Horizon Addis Tyre Manufacturing

The production of tyres in Ethiopia goes back to 1972, when Addis Tyre S.C. (ATC) the first of its kind in the country, was established with a yearly production capacity of 60,000 tyres and 45,000 tubes and a total labor force of 260 people.

• Right inflation of the tyre ensures that the tyre touches the road on the whole width and the tread wears off equally along the whole width while the tyre has optimal absorption properties and good comfort of driving.
• The right inflation pressure is a basic condition of long service life of tyres.
• Inflation pressure values should follow the recommendation of car or tyre producer.

Under inflation: tyre shoulders worn fast because the load is concentrated on this area and the tyre failed prematurely before the full life of the tyre expected.

Over inflation: tyre crown center worn out fast because the load is concentrated on this area and the tyre failed prematurely before the full life of the tyre expected.

• The most common problems are tyre failures due to over or under inflation pressure, tyre damage at bead area due to improper mounting, tyre damage due to wheel alignment problem and spot wear due to break stack.
• These can be avoided simply by inflating tyres to the correct tyre inflation pressure, by using tyre mounting machine (tyre changer) during mounting of tyres on rims and by checking technical condition of the vehicle before driving

These can be from wheel problems like camber in or camber out or from other wheel problems toe in-toe out therefore please check the technical conditions of your car wheels. At normal condition the tyre should touch the ground in full width of the tyre crown and the tyres should be straight to the car moving direction.

• Tyres should be fitted as much as possible by professional at tyre service centers using proper tyre mounting machines. Specifically radial tyres should always be mounted using tyre mounting machines on clean, rust free, undamaged, free of bent and not welded rim. This is because our passenger radial tyres are tubeless and the tyre should be fitted on the rim airtight and should not leak air. Additionally the bead area should not be damaged.
• You can find tyre service from our distributors giving service at Teklhaymanot area and Tikure Anbessa area. There are other centers in the city which have tyre service machines and you can use one of them as long as the tyre changer is in good condition and don’t damage tyre bead area.