Auburn and Fraunhofer research points towards a tyre industry where condition is increasingly measured, modelled and acted upon.
OTR market estimates differ by billions, but manufacturer investment offers a clearer signal of where competition is heading.
rCB is proving itself in tyres, but standards, supplier interchangeability and price discovery still limit commodity-style procurement.
Indag Rubber's margin growth offers a useful test of retreading economics as raw-material costs pressure the tyre industry.
Olam Agri’s ASAF acquisition adds 176,000 tonnes of rubber capacity as traceability raises the value of processing scale.
Kumho’s €300m financing push puts fresh weight behind European tyre localisation as EU trade conditions shift.
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