TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION xiv
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
World Economic Environment 5
Recent Economic Performance 5
World Economic Outlook 7
World Population Overview 10
World Motor Vehicle Production 12
World Motor Vehicles in Use 15
Natural & Synthetic Rubber Pricing Trends 17
Legal & Regulatory Environment 20
III. WORLD TIRE OUTLOOK 23
General 23
World Tire Demand 26
World OEM Tire Demand 29
World Replacement Tire Demand 32
World Tire Net Exports 35
World Tire Production 37
World Tire Production Capacity 41
IV. WORLD RUBBER OUTLOOK 43
General 43
Rubber Consumption by Region 45
Rubber Consumption by Market 48
Rubber Consumption by Type 51
World Rubber Net Exports 54
World Rubber Production 56
World Synthetic Rubber Production 59
World Natural Rubber Production 62
World Synthetic Rubber Capacity 67
V. NORTH AMERICA 70
General 70
Tire Supply & Demand 71
Tire Production Capacity 75
Rubber Supply & Demand 76
Synthetic Rubber Capacity 80
United States 81
Canada 95
Mexico 103
VI. WESTERN EUROPE 113
General 113
Tire Supply & Demand 115
Tire Production Capacity 118
Rubber Supply & Demand 120
Synthetic Rubber Capacity 123
Belgium/Luxembourg 125
France 130
Germany 139
Italy 148
Netherlands 155
Portugal 160
Spain 166
Sweden 174
United Kingdom 180
Other Western Europe 188
VII. ASIA/PACIFIC 195
General 195
Tire Supply & Demand 197
Tire Production Capacity 201
Rubber Supply & Demand 202
Synthetic Rubber Capacity 208
Australia 210
China 218
India 233
Indonesia 244
Japan 253
Malaysia 265
South Korea 274
Taiwan 284
Thailand 293
Vietnam 304
Other Asia/Pacific 313
VIII. OTHER REGIONS 323
Latin America 323
Tire Supply & Demand 325
Tire Production Capacity 327
Rubber Supply & Demand 328
Synthetic Rubber Capacity 331
Brazil 333
Other Latin America 343
Eastern Europe 352
Tire Supply & Demand 354
Tire Production Capacity 358
Rubber Supply & Demand 359
Synthetic Rubber Capacity 364
Czech Republic 366
Poland 374
Russia 381
Ukraine 393
Other Eastern Europe 398
Africa/Mideast 409
Tire Supply & Demand 411
Tire Production Capacity 415
Rubber Supply & Demand 416
Synthetic Rubber Capacity 420
Iran 421
South Africa 429
Turkey 436
Other Africa/Mideast 444
IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 456
General 456
Market Share & Industry Concentration 457
Tires 459
Non-Tire Rubber Products 460
Synthetic Rubber 462
Natural Rubber 464
Acquisitions, Divestitures & Industry Restructuring 466
Cooperative Agreements 470
Marketing & Distribution 478
Competitive Strategies 479
Research & Development 481
Company Profiles 483
Aeolus Tyre Company Limited 484
Amtel-Vredestein NV 485
Apollo Tyres Limited 487
Belshina Belarus Tyre Works JSC 489
Bridgestone Corporation 490
Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS 497
CEAT Limited 498
Cheng Shin Rubber Industries Company Limited 500
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation 502
Continental AG 504
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company 510
DESC SAB de CV, see Grupo KUO SAB de CV
Double Coin Holdings Limited 514
Dow Chemical Company 515
Dunlop Tyres International Pty Limited, see Apollo Tyres
DuPont (EI) de Nemours 518
Dynasol Elastomeros SA, see Grupo KUO SAB de CV
Eni SpA 520
Exxon Mobil Corporation 522
GITI Tire Pte Limited 524
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company 526
GPX International Tire Corporation 532
Grupo KUO SAB de CV 534
GTY Tire Company, see Continental, Toyo Tire & Rubber
and Yokohama Rubber
Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Company Limited 536
Hankook Tire Company Limited 537
Insa SA de CV, see Grupo KUO SAB de CV
International Specialty Products Incorporated 540
JK Tyre & Industries Limited 541
JSR Corporation 542
Korea Kumho Petrochemical Company Limited 544
Kumho Tire Company Incorporated 546
LANXESS AG 549
Lion Copolymer LLC 552
Maine Industrial Tires Limited, see GPX International Tire
Maxxis International Co Ltd, see Cheng Shin Rubber
Michelin Group 553
MRF Limited 558
NEXEN Tire Corporation 560
Nizhnekamskshina JSC 561
Nokian Tyres plc 562
Oliver Rubber Company, see Michelin Group
ParaTec Elastomers LLC, see Grupo KUO SAB de CV
PetroChina Company Limited 565
Petroflex SA 566
Pirelli & C. SpA 568
Polimeri Europa SpA, see Eni SpA
PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk 572
Royal DSM NV 573
Shandong Linglong Rubber Company Limited 575
Shanghai Michelin Warrior Tire Co Ltd, see Michelin
and Double Coin Holdings
Shanghai Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd, see Double Coin Holdings
SIBUR Holding OAO 576
Sinopec Corporation, see China Petroleum & Chemical
South Pacific Tyres Limited, see Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited 578
Titan International Incorporated 580
Toyo Tire & Rubber Company Limited 582
Triangle Group Company Limited 584
TSRC Corporation 585
Yokohama Rubber Company Limited 586
ZEON Corporation 590
Other Tire & Rubber Companies 593
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 10
2 World Population by Region 12
3 World Motor Vehicle Production 15
4 World Motor Vehicles in Use 17
SECTION III -- WORLD TIRE OUTLOOK
1 World Tire Supply & Demand 26
2 World Tire Demand by Region & Market 28
3 World OEM Tire Demand by Region 32
4 World Replacement Tire Demand by Region 35
5 World Tire Net Exports by Region 37
6 World Tire Production by Region & Type 39
7 World Tire Production Capacity by Region, Year-End 2006 42
SECTION IV -- WORLD RUBBER OUTLOOK
1 World Rubber Supply & Demand 45
2 World Rubber Consumption by Region 47
3 World Rubber Consumption by Market 51
4 World Rubber Consumption by Type 54
5 World Rubber Net Exports by Region 56
6 World Rubber Production by Region & Type 58
7 World Synthetic Rubber Production by Region 62
8 World Natural Rubber Production by Region 66
9 World Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Region, Year-End 2006 69
SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America Tire Supply & Demand 73
2 North America Tire Production Capacity by Country,
Year-End 2006 76
3 North America Rubber Supply & Demand 78
4 North America Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Country & Type,
Year-End 2006 81
5 United States Tire Supply & Demand 86
6 United States Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 89
7 United States Rubber Supply & Demand 92
8 United States Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 94
9 Canada Tire Supply & Demand 98
10 Canada Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 100
11 Canada Rubber Supply & Demand 102
12 Mexico Tire Supply & Demand 107
13 Mexico Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 109
14 Mexico Rubber Supply & Demand 111
15 Mexico Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 112
SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe Tire Supply & Demand 116
2 Western Europe Tire Production Capacity by Country,
Year-End 2006 119
3 Western Europe Rubber Supply & Demand 121
4 Western Europe Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Country
& Type, Year-End 2006 124
5 Belgium/Luxembourg Tire Supply & Demand 127
6 Belgium/Luxembourg Rubber Supply & Demand 129
7 Belgium/Luxembourg Synthetic Rubber Capacity by
Company, Year-End 2006 130
8 France Tire Supply & Demand 133
9 France Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 135
10 France Rubber Supply & Demand 137
11 France Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 138
12 Germany Tire Supply & Demand 142
13 Germany Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 144
14 Germany Rubber Supply & Demand 146
15 Germany Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 147
16 Italy Tire Supply & Demand 150
17 Italy Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006 152
18 Italy Rubber Supply & Demand 154
19 Netherlands Tire Supply & Demand 157
20 Netherlands Rubber Supply & Demand 159
21 Netherlands Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 160
22 Portugal Tire Supply & Demand 163
23 Portugal Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 164
24 Portugal Rubber Supply & Demand 166
25 Spain Tire Supply & Demand 169
26 Spain Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006 171
27 Spain Rubber Supply & Demand 173
28 Sweden Tire Supply & Demand 177
29 Sweden Rubber Supply & Demand 179
30 United Kingdom Tire Supply & Demand 183
31 United Kingdom Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 185
32 United Kingdom Rubber Supply & Demand 187
33 United Kingdom Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 188
34 Other Western Europe Tire Supply & Demand 191
35 Other Western Europe Rubber Supply & Demand 194
SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific Tire Supply & Demand 199
2 Asia/Pacific Tire Production Capacity by Country,
Year-End 2006 202
3 Asia/Pacific Rubber Supply & Demand 206
4 Asia/Pacific Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Country &
Type, Year-End 2006 210
5 Australia Tire Supply & Demand 213
6 Australia Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 215
7 Australia Rubber Supply & Demand 217
8 China Tire Supply & Demand 223
9 China Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006 225
10 China Rubber Supply & Demand 230
11 China Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 232
12 India Tire Supply & Demand 237
13 India Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006 239
14 India Rubber Supply & Demand 242
15 India Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006 243
16 Indonesia Tire Supply & Demand 247
17 Indonesia Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 249
18 Indonesia Rubber Supply & Demand 252
19 Japan Tire Supply & Demand 257
20 Japan Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006 259
21 Japan Rubber Supply & Demand 262
22 Japan Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 264
23 Malaysia Tire Supply & Demand 268
24 Malaysia Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 270
25 Malaysia Rubber Supply & Demand 273
26 South Korea Tire Supply & Demand 278
27 South Korea Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 280
28 South Korea Rubber Supply & Demand 282
29 South Korea Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 284
30 Taiwan Tire Supply & Demand 287
31 Taiwan Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 289
32 Taiwan Rubber Supply & Demand 291
33 Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 293
34 Thailand Tire Supply & Demand 297
35 Thailand Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 299
36 Thailand Rubber Supply & Demand 302
37 Thailand Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 303
38 Vietnam Tire Supply & Demand 307
39 Vietnam Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 309
40 Vietnam Rubber Supply & Demand 312
41 Other Asia/Pacific Tire Supply & Demand 316
42 Other Asia/Pacific Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 318
43 Other Asia/Pacific Rubber Supply & Demand 322
SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Latin America Tire Supply & Demand 327
2 Latin America Tire Production Capacity by Country,
Year-End 2006 328
3 Latin America Rubber Supply & Demand 331
4 Latin America Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Country &
Type, Year-End 2006 333
5 Brazil Tire Supply & Demand 337
6 Brazil Tire Production Capacity By Company,
Year-End 2006 339
7 Brazil Rubber Supply & Demand 341
8 Brazil Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 342
9 Other Latin America Tire Supply & Demand 346
10 Other Latin America Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 348
11 Other Latin America Rubber Supply & Demand 351
12 Eastern Europe Tire Supply & Demand 356
13 Eastern Europe Tire Production Capacity by Country,
Year-End 2006 359
14 Eastern Europe Rubber Supply & Demand 362
15 Eastern Europe Synthetic Rubber Capacity By Country &
Type, Year-End 2006 366
16 Czech Republic Tire Supply & Demand 370
17 Czech Republic Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 371
18 Czech Republic Rubber Supply & Demand 373
19 Poland Tire Supply & Demand 377
20 Poland Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 378
21 Poland Rubber Supply & Demand 380
22 Russia Tire Supply & Demand 385
23 Russia Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006 388
24 Russia Rubber Supply & Demand 391
25 Russia Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 392
26 Ukraine Tire Supply & Demand 395
27 Ukraine Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 396
28 Ukraine Rubber Supply & Demand 398
29 Other Eastern Europe Tire Supply & Demand 401
30 Other Eastern Europe Tire Production Capacity by
Company, Year-End 2006 404
31 Other Eastern Europe Rubber Supply & Demand 407
32 Other Eastern Europe Synthetic Rubber Capacity by
Company, Year-End 2006 409
33 Africa/Mideast Tire Supply & Demand 413
34 Africa/Mideast Tire Production Capacity by Country,
Year-End 2006 416
35 Africa/Mideast Rubber Supply & Demand 418
36 Africa/Mideast Synthetic Rubber Capacity By Country &
Type, Year-End 2006 421
37 Iran Tire Supply & Demand 424
38 Iran Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006 426
39 Iran Rubber Supply & Demand 428
40 South Africa Tire Supply & Demand 432
41 South Africa Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 433
42 South Africa Rubber Supply & Demand 435
43 Turkey Tire Supply & Demand 439
44 Turkey Tire Production Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 441
45 Turkey Rubber Supply & Demand 443
46 Other Africa/Mideast Tire Supply & Demand 448
47 Other Africa/Mideast Tire Production Capacity by
Company, Year-End 2006 450
48 Other Africa/Mideast Rubber Supply & Demand 455
SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Tire Sales by Company, 2006 460
2 World Non-tire Rubber Product Sales by Company, 2006 462
3 World Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company,
Year-End 2006 464
4 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 468
5 Selected Cooperative Agreements 472
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Rubber Pricing Trends, 1996 to 2006 20
SECTION III -- WORLD TIRE OUTLOOK
1 World Tire Demand by Region 29
2 World Tire Production by Region, 2006 40
3 World Tire Production Share Increase by Country,
2006 to 2011 41
SECTION IV -- WORLD RUBBER OUTLOOK
1 World Rubber Consumption by Region, 2006 48
2 World Rubber Production by Region, 2006 59
SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America Tire Demand & Production by Country, 2006 74
2 North America Rubber Consumption & Production by
Country, 2006 79
SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe Tire Demand & Production by Country, 2006 117
2 Western Europe Rubber Consumption & Production by
Country, 2006 122
SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific Tire Demand & Production by Country, 2006 200
2 Asia/Pacific Rubber Consumption & Production by
Country, 2006 207
SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Eastern Europe Tire Demand & Production by Country, 2006 357
2 Eastern Europe Rubber Consumption & Production by
Country, 2006 363
3 Africa/Mideast Tire Demand & Production by Country, 2006 414
4 Africa/Mideast Rubber Consumption & Production by
Country, 2006 419