World Tire & Rubber

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• World Economic Environment
  • Recent Economic Performance
  • World Economic Outlook
• World Population Overview
• World Motor Vehicle Production
• World Motor Vehicles in Use
• Natural & Synthetic Rubber Pricing Trends
• Legal & Regulatory Environment

III. WORLD TIRE OUTLOOK

• General
• World Tire Demand
  • World OEM Tire Demand
  • World Replacement Tire Demand
• World Tire Net Exports
• World Tire Production
• World Tire Production Capacity

IV. WORLD RUBBER OUTLOOK

• General
• Rubber Consumption by Region
• Rubber Consumption by Market
• Rubber Consumption by Type
• World Rubber Net Exports
• World Rubber Production
  • World Synthetic Rubber Production
  • World Natural Rubber Production
• World Synthetic Rubber Capacity

V. NORTH AMERICA

• General
  • Tire Supply & Demand
  • Tire Production Capacity
  • Rubber Supply & Demand
  • Synthetic Rubber Capacity
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico

VI. WESTERN EUROPE

• General
  • Tire Supply & Demand
  • Tire Production Capacity
  • Rubber Supply & Demand
  • Synthetic Rubber Capacity
• Belgium/Luxembourg
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• United Kingdom
• Other Western Europe

VII. ASIA/PACIFIC

• General
  • Tire Supply & Demand
  • Tire Production Capacity
  • Rubber Supply & Demand
  • Synthetic Rubber Capacity
• Australia
• China
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Malaysia
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Vietnam
• Other Asia/Pacific

VIII. OTHER REGIONS

• Latin America
  • Tire Supply & Demand
  • Tire Production Capacity
  • Rubber Supply & Demand
  • Synthetic Rubber Capacity
  • Brazil
  • Other Latin America
• Eastern Europe
  • Tire Supply & Demand
  • Tire Production Capacity
  • Rubber Supply & Demand
  • Synthetic Rubber Capacity
  • Czech Republic
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • Other Eastern Europe
• Africa/Mideast
  • Tire Supply & Demand
  • Tire Production Capacity
  • Rubber Supply & Demand
  • Synthetic Rubber Capacity
  • Iran
  • South Africa
  • Turkey
  • Other Africa/Mideast

IX. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share & Industry Concentration
  • Tires
  • Non-Tire Rubber Products
  • Synthetic Rubber
  • Natural Rubber
• Acquisitions, Divestitures & Industry Restructuring
• Cooperative Agreements
• Marketing & Distribution
• Competitive Strategies
• Research & Development

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Aeolus Tyre Company Limited
  • Amtel-Vredestein NV
  • Apollo Tyres Limited
  • Belshina Belarus Tyre Works JSC
  • Bridgestone Corporation
  • Brisa Bridgestone Sabanci Lastik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS
  • CEAT Limited
  • Cheng Shin Rubber Industries Company Limited
  • China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
  • Continental AG
  • Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
  • DESC SAB de CV, see Grupo KUO SAB de CV
  • Double Coin Holdings Limited
  • Dow Chemical Company
  • Dunlop Tyres International Pty Limited, see Apollo Tyres
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • Dynasol Elastomeros SA, see Grupo KUO SAB de CV
  • Eni SpA
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation
  • GITI Tire Pte Limited
  • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
  • GPX International Tire Corporation
  • Grupo KUO SAB de CV
  • GTY Tire Company, see Continental, Toyo Tire & Rubber and Yokohama Rubber
  • Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Company Limited
  • Hankook Tire Company Limited
  • Insa SA de CV, see Grupo KUO SAB de CV
  • International Specialty Products Incorporated
  • JK Tyre & Industries Limited
  • JSR Corporation
  • Korea Kumho Petrochemical Company Limited
  • Kumho Tire Company Incorporated
  • LANXESS AG
  • Lion Copolymer LLC
  • Maine Industrial Tires Limited, see GPX International Tire
  • Maxxis International Co Ltd, see Cheng Shin Rubber
  • Michelin Group
  • MRF Limited
  • NEXEN Tire Corporation
  • Nizhnekamskshina JSC
  • Nokian Tyres plc
  • Oliver Rubber Company, see Michelin Group
  • ParaTec Elastomers LLC, see Grupo KUO SAB de CV
  • PetroChina Company Limited
  • Petroflex SA
  • Pirelli & C. SpA
  • Polimeri Europa SpA, see Eni SpA
  • PT Gajah Tunggal Tbk
  • Royal DSM NV
  • Shandong Linglong Rubber Company Limited
  • Shanghai Michelin Warrior Tire Co Ltd, see Michelin and Double Coin Holdings
  • Shanghai Tyre & Rubber Co Ltd, see Double Coin Holdings
  • SIBUR Holding OAO
  • Sinopec Corporation, see China Petroleum & Chemical
  • South Pacific Tyres Limited, see Goodyear Tire & Rubber
  • Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited
  • Titan International Incorporated
  • Toyo Tire & Rubber Company Limited
  • Triangle Group Company Limited
  • TSRC Corporation
  • Yokohama Rubber Company Limited
  • ZEON Corporation
• Other Tire & Rubber Companies

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
• 2 World Population by Region
• 3 World Motor Vehicle Production
• 4 World Motor Vehicles in Use

SECTION III -- WORLD TIRE OUTLOOK

• 1 World Tire Supply & Demand
• 2 World Tire Demand by Region & Market
• 3 World OEM Tire Demand by Region
• 4 World Replacement Tire Demand by Region
• 5 World Tire Net Exports by Region
• 6 World Tire Production by Region & Type
• 7 World Tire Production Capacity by Region, Year-End 2006

SECTION IV -- WORLD RUBBER OUTLOOK

• 1 World Rubber Supply & Demand
• 2 World Rubber Consumption by Region
• 3 World Rubber Consumption by Market
• 4 World Rubber Consumption by Type
• 5 World Rubber Net Exports by Region
• 6 World Rubber Production by Region & Type
• 7 World Synthetic Rubber Production by Region
• 8 World Natural Rubber Production by Region
• 9 World Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Region, Year-End 2006

SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA

• 1 North America Tire Supply & Demand
• 2 North America Tire Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2006
• 3 North America Rubber Supply & Demand
• 4 North America Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Country & Type, Year-End 2006
• 5 United States Tire Supply & Demand
• 6 United States Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 7 United States Rubber Supply & Demand
• 8 United States Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 9 Canada Tire Supply & Demand
• 10 Canada Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 11 Canada Rubber Supply & Demand
• 12 Mexico Tire Supply & Demand
• 13 Mexico Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 14 Mexico Rubber Supply & Demand
• 15 Mexico Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006

SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE

• 1 Western Europe Tire Supply & Demand
• 2 Western Europe Tire Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2006
• 3 Western Europe Rubber Supply & Demand
• 4 Western Europe Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Country & Type, Year-End 2006
• 5 Belgium/Luxembourg Tire Supply & Demand
• 6 Belgium/Luxembourg Rubber Supply & Demand
• 7 Belgium/Luxembourg Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 8 France Tire Supply & Demand
• 9 France Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 10 France Rubber Supply & Demand
• 11 France Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 12 Germany Tire Supply & Demand
• 13 Germany Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 14 Germany Rubber Supply & Demand
• 15 Germany Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 16 Italy Tire Supply & Demand
• 17 Italy Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 18 Italy Rubber Supply & Demand
• 19 Netherlands Tire Supply & Demand
• 20 Netherlands Rubber Supply & Demand
• 21 Netherlands Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 22 Portugal Tire Supply & Demand
• 23 Portugal Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 24 Portugal Rubber Supply & Demand
• 25 Spain Tire Supply & Demand
• 26 Spain Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 27 Spain Rubber Supply & Demand
• 28 Sweden Tire Supply & Demand
• 29 Sweden Rubber Supply & Demand
• 30 United Kingdom Tire Supply & Demand
• 31 United Kingdom Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 32 United Kingdom Rubber Supply & Demand
• 33 United Kingdom Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 34 Other Western Europe Tire Supply & Demand
• 35 Other Western Europe Rubber Supply & Demand

SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC

• 1 Asia/Pacific Tire Supply & Demand
• 2 Asia/Pacific Tire Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2006
• 3 Asia/Pacific Rubber Supply & Demand
• 4 Asia/Pacific Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Country & Type, Year-End 2006
• 5 Australia Tire Supply & Demand
• 6 Australia Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 7 Australia Rubber Supply & Demand
• 8 China Tire Supply & Demand
• 9 China Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 10 China Rubber Supply & Demand
• 11 China Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 12 India Tire Supply & Demand
• 13 India Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 14 India Rubber Supply & Demand
• 15 India Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 16 Indonesia Tire Supply & Demand
• 17 Indonesia Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 18 Indonesia Rubber Supply & Demand
• 19 Japan Tire Supply & Demand
• 20 Japan Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 21 Japan Rubber Supply & Demand
• 22 Japan Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 23 Malaysia Tire Supply & Demand
• 24 Malaysia Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 25 Malaysia Rubber Supply & Demand
• 26 South Korea Tire Supply & Demand
• 27 South Korea Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 28 South Korea Rubber Supply & Demand
• 29 South Korea Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 30 Taiwan Tire Supply & Demand
• 31 Taiwan Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 32 Taiwan Rubber Supply & Demand
• 33 Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 34 Thailand Tire Supply & Demand
• 35 Thailand Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 36 Thailand Rubber Supply & Demand
• 37 Thailand Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 38 Vietnam Tire Supply & Demand
• 39 Vietnam Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 40 Vietnam Rubber Supply & Demand
• 41 Other Asia/Pacific Tire Supply & Demand
• 42 Other Asia/Pacific Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 43 Other Asia/Pacific Rubber Supply & Demand

SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS

• 1 Latin America Tire Supply & Demand
• 2 Latin America Tire Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2006
• 3 Latin America Rubber Supply & Demand
• 4 Latin America Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Country & Type, Year-End 2006
• 5 Brazil Tire Supply & Demand
• 6 Brazil Tire Production Capacity By Company, Year-End 2006
• 7 Brazil Rubber Supply & Demand
• 8 Brazil Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 9 Other Latin America Tire Supply & Demand
• 10 Other Latin America Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 11 Other Latin America Rubber Supply & Demand
• 12 Eastern Europe Tire Supply & Demand
• 13 Eastern Europe Tire Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2006
• 14 Eastern Europe Rubber Supply & Demand
• 15 Eastern Europe Synthetic Rubber Capacity By Country & Type, Year-End 2006
• 16 Czech Republic Tire Supply & Demand
• 17 Czech Republic Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 18 Czech Republic Rubber Supply & Demand
• 19 Poland Tire Supply & Demand
• 20 Poland Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 21 Poland Rubber Supply & Demand
• 22 Russia Tire Supply & Demand
• 23 Russia Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 24 Russia Rubber Supply & Demand
• 25 Russia Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 26 Ukraine Tire Supply & Demand
• 27 Ukraine Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 28 Ukraine Rubber Supply & Demand
• 29 Other Eastern Europe Tire Supply & Demand
• 30 Other Eastern Europe Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 31 Other Eastern Europe Rubber Supply & Demand
• 32 Other Eastern Europe Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 33 Africa/Mideast Tire Supply & Demand
• 34 Africa/Mideast Tire Production Capacity by Country, Year-End 2006
• 35 Africa/Mideast Rubber Supply & Demand
• 36 Africa/Mideast Synthetic Rubber Capacity By Country & Type, Year-End 2006
• 37 Iran Tire Supply & Demand
• 38 Iran Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 39 Iran Rubber Supply & Demand
• 40 South Africa Tire Supply & Demand
• 41 South Africa Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 42 South Africa Rubber Supply & Demand
• 43 Turkey Tire Supply & Demand
• 44 Turkey Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 45 Turkey Rubber Supply & Demand
• 46 Other Africa/Mideast Tire Supply & Demand
• 47 Other Africa/Mideast Tire Production Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 48 Other Africa/Mideast Rubber Supply & Demand

SECTION IX -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 World Tire Sales by Company, 2006
• 2 World Non-tire Rubber Product Sales by Company, 2006
• 3 World Synthetic Rubber Capacity by Company, Year-End 2006
• 4 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 5 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Rubber Pricing Trends, 1996 to 2006

SECTION III -- WORLD TIRE OUTLOOK

• 1 World Tire Demand by Region
• 2 World Tire Production by Region, 2006
• 3 World Tire Production Share Increase by Country, 2006 to 2011

SECTION IV -- WORLD RUBBER OUTLOOK

• 1 World Rubber Consumption by Region, 2006
• 2 World Rubber Production by Region, 2006

SECTION V -- NORTH AMERICA

• 1 North America Tire Demand & Production by Country, 2006
• 2 North America Rubber Consumption & Production by Country, 2006

SECTION VI -- WESTERN EUROPE

• 1 Western Europe Tire Demand & Production by Country, 2006
• 2 Western Europe Rubber Consumption & Production by Country, 2006

SECTION VII -- ASIA/PACIFIC

• 1 Asia/Pacific Tire Demand & Production by Country, 2006
• 2 Asia/Pacific Rubber Consumption & Production by Country, 2006

SECTION VIII -- OTHER REGIONS

• 1 Eastern Europe Tire Demand & Production by Country, 2006
• 2 Eastern Europe Rubber Consumption & Production by Country, 2006
• 3 Africa/Mideast Tire Demand & Production by Country, 2006
• 4 Africa/Mideast Rubber Consumption & Production by Country, 2006