Heavy Treaddin'The Evolving State of the OTR Tire MarketTitan To Raise Pricing- January 17, 2008 Here we go again&8230;. Forbes and the AP are reporting that Titan is planning on raising pricing by up to 7% on all tires, presumably because of raw material costs. This is not out of the ordinary. The one thing that caught my eye was squeezed in at the very end of the article. Quote: &8220;Some prices may ...http://buybigtires.com/wordpress/2008/01/17/titan-to-raise-pricing/ More Tires From The East: India Rising- January 15, 2008 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&8217;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 ...http://buybigtires.com/wordpress/2008/01/15/more-tires-from-the-east-india-rising/ Chinese Protest Extra Duties on OTR Tires- January 2, 2008 We all knew this was coming. China is up-in-arms over the duties that the US has imposed to offset subsidies provided to Chinese tire manufacturers. They have lodged an official protest, stating that this policy is essentially discrimination against Chinese businesses, and taking a potshot at China&8217;s economy. The Chinese government might have a little ...http://buybigtires.com/wordpress/2008/01/02/chinese-protest-extra-duties-on-otr-tires/ |