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1950-1959


Report on the Supply and Export of Pneumatic Tyres.

Contents

Chapters

 

Introduction

 
Part I Historical and Technical Survey
Chapter 1 History of the Tyre Industry
Chapter 2 Raw Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Chapter 3 Uses and Classes of Tyres
Chapter 4 Categories of Market
Chapter 5 Establishment and Growth of Manufacturing Companies in the United Kingdom
Part II Organisation of the Tyre Industry and Trade
Chapter 6 The Tyre Manufacturers' Conference and its Groups
Chapter 7 Distributors and their Trade Associations
Chapter 8 The Tyre Trade Joint Committee
Part III Trade Practices
Chapter 9 The Original Equipment Market
Chapter 10 The Export Market
Chapter 11 The Replacement Market
Chapter 12 Mileage Contracts
Chapter 13 Inspection Panels
Chapter 14 Other Arrangements
Part IV Organisation of the Retreading Industry and Trade
Chapter 15 History of the Retreading Industry
Chapter 16 The Retread Manufacturers' Association
Chapter 17 The T.M.C. and Other Retreaders
Part V Dunlop Rubber Company Ltd.
Chapter 18 History of the Company
Chapter 19 Dunlop's Position as Tyre Manufacturer in the United Kingdom
Chapter 20 Dunlop's Export Arrangements
Chapter 21 The T.M.C. and Other Retreaders
Chapter 22 Dunlop's Influence in the Tyre Distributive Trade
Chapter 23 Dunlop's Interest in the Retreading Industry
Part VI Costs and Profits
Chapter 24 Costs and Profits
Part VII Conclusions and Recommendations
Chapter 25 Conclusions on the Conditions defined in the Act
Chapter 26 The Industry's Case
Chapter 27 Conclusions on the Public Interest and Recommendations

Appendices