Introduction; Executive Summary; Industry Economics; Manufacturing; Marketing; Technical Developments; Recycling; North American Market; European Market; Asian Market; Abbreviations and Acronyms.
Summary
The tyre industry is the largest single rubber manufacturing industry in the world. The high performance demanded of tyres has led to extensive research and development in this field and constant innovation. This report takes an overview of the latest technology combined with the market situation worldwide. Three large companies--Bridgestone, Goodyear and Michelin--now dominate the world tyre market with a share of about 56%. There then follow four mid-sized companies, which have about 18% of the world market--Continental. Sumitomo, Pirelli and Yokohama - with a combined share of 17.6%. In total.
