Michelin Earthmover offers earthmover tires for all types of machines: surface mining, underground mining, quarries and construction, industrial handling and port.

History

Michelin have a long history linked to innovation, always directed towards the search for solutions by creating value for our customers. Michelin Earthmover tyres are part of this history.

1953
First radial Industrial tyre
1959
First radial Earthmover tyre
1966
Opening of the Vitoria factory in Spain
1970
Opening of the Montceau-Les-Mines factory in France
1971
Launch of the MICHELIN XKD1 range: the first range offering a choice of rubber compounds to suit the conditions of use
1973
Test centre at Almeria, Spain: Opening of the first and only testing centre in the world entirely dedicated to Earthmover tyres
1977
Opening of the Puy en Velay factory, France
1980
All Earthmover tyres are radial

Opening of the Waterville factory in Canada
1988
Broadening of our offer to meet market needs
1992
First 57 inch tyre for loaders -55/80R57 XMINE D2
1998
Opening of the Lexington factory in the United States
First low profile tyre to increase the speed capacities of very large dumpers
2000
A revolutionary tyre for rigid dumpers, increasing life expectancy by 20%, the MICHELIN XDR
2001
The biggest tyre in the world: 59/80 R 63 XDR
2007
Opening of the Campo Grande factory, Brazil

Launch of MEMS (MICHELIN Earthmover Management System), the first electronic monitoring system for Earthmover tyres
2009
New tyre selling concept: TK (Tonnes/Kilometres)
2011
Launch of the new MICHELIN XDR2, the new reference for rigid dumpers
2012
The “B2 technology”, a particularly sturdy bead wire, is developed for the MICHELIN XMINE D2