We published the January 2019 edition of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers on New Years’ Day. Each subscriber has the right to distribute to unlimited direct employees worldwide, so if you are interested, feel free to contact us. If your employer receives it already, we can send out a free copy.
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China Tire Industry report – January
This is the latest summary of our analysis of China’s tire industry. We publish a weekly report on the tire industry in China. It is the only English-language source of information for those who want to keep up-to-date with commercial, legislative, policy and recycling developments in the tire industry in China. Since this was distributed to our
NR price discovery systems have to change
HeveaConnect aims to change the pricing model of natural rubber through a new platform that is GPSNR-compliant
China Tire Industry report – December
This is the latest summary of our analysis of China’s tire industry. We publish a weekly report on the tire industry in China. It is the only English-language source of information for those who want to keep up-to-date with commercial, legislative, policy and recycling developments in the tire industry in China. Since this was distributed to our
Global tire industry in November
We have just published the December of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. Each subscriber has the right to distribute to unlimited direct employees worldwide, so if you are interested, feel free to contact us. If your employer receives it already, we can send out a free copy. We’ll need your corporate
Information flow between China and the West
I am in Beijing, having had some good productive meetings here. Later today, I’m down to Xiamen for another set of meetings, before flying back up to Shanghai to give a presentation on how to sell tires into Europe and more meetings. Better communications could avoid damage I’ve been trying to improve communications between China’s
China Tire Industry report – November
This is the latest summary of our analysis of China’s tire industry. We publish a weekly report on the tire industry in China. It is the only English-language source of information for those who want to keep up-to-date with commercial, legislative, policy and recycling developments in the tire industry in China. Since this was distributed to our
Natural rubber – a short history of sustainability platforms
The price of natural rubber (NR) has been sinking. We’re hearing that at least one major player in the markets is selling the material cheap. Other sellers are following, leading to ever-lower prices. If we look at the long-term trends, over-planting in 2011 and 2012 is now coming into maturity, and that over-planting means that
Global tire industry – November issue
Global tire industry in October We have just published the November of our global tire industry newsletter, and distributed it to subscribers. Each subscriber has the right to distribute to unlimited direct employees worldwide, so if you are interested, feel free to contact us. If your employer receives it already, we can send out a free
Changes in the tire distribution business.
At the start of this year (2018), Michelin and Sumitomo announced a plan to merge their tire distribution activities in North America. A couple of weeks later Goodyear and Bridgestone made a similar announcement with the launch of Tire Hub. Since then, Max Finkelstein and TreadMaxx have done something similar and formed Tire Distributors of