Ranked as the world's No. 3 tire manufacturer according to Tire Business' annual Global Tire Report, the Akron-based tire maker employs approximately 68,000 worldwide and manufactures its products in 50 facilities around the world.
Other confirmed speakers for the Summit's panel sessions include: Rajiv Budhraja, secretary general of India's Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association; Fazilet Cinaralp, secretary general of the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association; and Sheela Thomas, secretary general of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries.
The World Rubber Summit is being held concurrently with Tyrexpo Asia 2015 and Rubber Exchange Forum 2015 under the “World Rubber Week 2015” umbrella.
For more information on the Summit, or to register, visit its website.
The IRSG is an organization that comprises representatives of producers and consumers from all sectors of the rubber industry, natural rubber (NR), synthetic rubber (SR), tyre sector, rubber processors, traders, financial sector, consultants etc.
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This report appeared on the website of Rubber & Plastics News, an Akron-based sister publication of Tire Business.
