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CONTENTS
4 - 8 News
- The latest news from around the World
10 - 12 North America
14 United Kingdom
- Centurion - A new retreader starts up in the UK
16 - 28 Autopromotec Review
- A look back at May’s Autopromotec in Bologna
30 - 38 Retreading
in Hungary
- Retreading Business looks at some of the key retreaders in Hungary and there are no prizes for guessing what their biggest challenge is
39 - 47 Tyrexpo India
- Tyrexpo India is a growing event and our report carries news of developing business opportunities in the Indian retread sector
48 - 49 News Extra - VMI talks technology
50 - 53 Kraiburg Conference
- A review of the annual Kraiburg dealers’ conference
54 Europe Bridgestone’s role in the rertread sector
55 - 58 South America - News from Latin America
59 - 60 News Extra
61 - 62 South Africa
- South African retreaders look at developing the market
63 Pirelli Retreading - How Pirelli is approaching retreading in Europe
Centurion marches into UK retread sector (Page 14)
64 - 65 Malaysia 66 - 67 Treads
- Get a grip on the latest patterns
68 USA
- A focus on Shamrock Marketing
69 - 71 Safety
- How safe is your work environment?
Stefan Mayrhofer opens the Kraiburg conference (Pages 50 - 53)
72 Interview
- Citexpo’s Wilko Fong
74 News Extra
76 - 78 Buyer’s Guide
South African retreading proves popular in the off road sports sector (Pages 61 - 62)