Heavy Treaddin’

While this blog has mainly covered the American and Chinese manufacturers of OTR Tires, the time has come for us to acknowledge a newcomer to this industry: India.
We’ve been keeping our eye on India for quite some time now. When a country historically known for rubber production turns its eye to OTR, you [...]

With man-made islands and buildings of epic proportions springing up across its landscape, the United Arab Emirates has become a construction Mecca. The UAE has become a haven for Europeans on holiday and the equivalent of a vanity license plate for the ultra-rich. With so much money flowing in, it seems that construction [...]

We promised to keep you up to date on the United Steel Workers case against Chinese “dumping” of OTR Tires. On December 11th, the United States government took action to counteract the Chinese government’s subsidization of exported tires.
In their investigation, the US government found subsidization levels ranging from 2.5-7%. As of January 2008, [...]