Over two weeks ahead of schedule, the EC has published new legislation that will impose definitive anti-dumping duties (ADD) on truck and bus radial (TBR) tires originating in China and imported into the EU. The new law – 2018/1579 – published in the 22 October edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, comes
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When you are blacklisted by a PR
As a journalist covering the global tire industry for 30 years, I’ve managed to upset a few people. I’ll accept the criticism of being a bit arrogant sometimes. I’ll accept that, more often than I would wish, I’ve a been bit undiplomatic in the way I have phrased things. I’m pretty happy to admit that
Global tire industry – October issue
We have just published the October 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
China Tire Report – September 2018
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 source of information in the English language 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
Vertical nature of the tire industry is not suited to change
By David Shaw As I go around the world, talking about tires, one theme has started to come up repeatedly. It was never an issue until two or three years ago, but since then, it seems everyone is talking about how to address the vertical nature of the tire industry. By vertical, I mean that
Global Tire Intelligence – September 2018
We have just published the September 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
Half-year results review: Apollo moves ahead of MRF
Readers of our Insiders Guide to the Tire Industry 2018 saw a more complete version of this analysis a couple of weeks ago. Here we have given significantly shortened version of that analysis. A subscription to our monthly Global Tire Intelligence report includes the 104-page Insiders’ Guide to all strategic and management developments in the
Linglong to build PCR, TBR, OTR factory in Serbia
Shandong Linglong Tire Co. has finally made the decision to announce it’s much-rumoured factory in Serbia. However, the project is only at the ‘intention’ stage. Linglong’s statement said it has not yet received appropriate approvals from the Chinese government and there are many risks that may lead to delays in the project. Final approvals in
Insiders’ Guide to the Tire Industry 2018
I am thrilled to say that we have just published and distributed our annual review: “Insiders’ Guide to the Tire Industry 2018” You can download the contents immediately. This bumper 104-page publication brings you unique insights into: Corporate results and rankings Government and policy Strategy and management Technology and tire design Sustainability Statistics and data
China Tire Report – August 2018
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 source of information in the English language 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