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CONTENTS
4 - 8 News
- A roundup of news from around the world
10 - 12 North America News
- The latest from North America
14 - 16 Technical Report - A detailed report on tread
rubber quality
18 Interview
- An interview with Bandag’s Jeroen Lust
20 – 26 Autopromotec - The big show review
28 – 32 South America
- News and updates from the fastest developing market
34 – 40 Finland
- Finnish retreaders feel buoyant
41 – 43 Panama Show Conference
- Discussion on the future impact of Chinese tyres
44 – 46 Panama Show - The show review from Panama
47 Mexico
- Galgo’s activities in Mexico
48 Turkey
- New opportunities in Turkey
49 – 50 Malaysia
- Maxrubber looks to expand
51 – 53 India
- A look at Elgi franchisees in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
53 – 59 Tyrexpo India
- the big review from the big show
Bandag’s Jeroen Lust (Page 18)
60 Equipment
- Lukatec and AkarMak
61 - 63 News Extra
64 - 65 Company News
- Kraiburg dealers meet to discuss the challenges
Vipal exhibit at Panama (Pages 44 - 46)
66 The Tire
- Looking ahead to a new tyre show that has a recycling theme
68 - 70 Envelopes
- All you ever needed to know about envelope management
Lukatec celebrates five years of its twin headed robotic arm tyre buffer (Page 60)
72 - 73 Treads - The latest patterns
75 - 78 Buyer’s Guide
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