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4 - 8 News
- The latest news from around the Retreading sector
10 People
- Updates on appointments
12 North American News
- The latest reports from the US market
14 World News
- What is happening around the world
16 News
- Retreaders face challenges with quality
18 - 20 Malaysia
- Gulf Rubber restructures and Big Wheel focus on quality
22 - 24 Slovenia
- Trade Protect – Slovenia’s leading retreader reviewed
26 - 29 Croatia
- Two very different retreaders are interviewed in Croatia
30 - 31 Romania - Romania’s Radburg has big plans for the future
32 - 34 Estonia and Russia
- Growth in Estonian and Russian markets
It is all go at Big Wheel as the company focuses on quality (Page 20)
35 - 43 South America - News and features from across South America as the market continues to develop
The production hall is as one would expect from a Recamic plant, with one or two locally developed improvements to suit Protect Trade’s own innovations (Page 24)
44 - 54 Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan retreading is growing
in volume and in quality since the end of the civil war
55 - 56 India
- India now has its own Retreading Association for the first time
For up to date information visit our newly designed website: www.retreadingbusiness.com
Karun Sanghi has helped establish the Indian Tyre Retreading Association (Page 55)
60 Treads
62 - 65 News Extra 78 -70 Buyer’s Guide