TIRES AND RUBBER'2005 REPORT

246 leading companies from 18 countries: Austria, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Belarus, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, USA, Ukraine, Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland were represented at the exhibition area of 2700 sq. m. netto in 2005.

Almost all Russian leading rubber producing companies participated in the exhibition: Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Voronezhsyntezkauchuk, Kazan Plant of Synthetic Rubber, Titan Group (owned by Omsky Kauchuk), Sterlitamak Petrochemical Plant. Suppliers of additives for rubber production were represented by Khimprom (Novotcheboksarsk) и Khimex (Novomoskovsk).

Such major tires producers as Sibur, Amtel, Nizhnekamskshina, Moscow Tyre Plant, Rospava, Goodyear Russia also participated in the exhibition.

In the framework of the exhibition Amtel Holding Company held a briefing where the company's results of the year were announced: the sales volume reached 451 million USD, Amtel's share at the Russian tire market forms 28%, while in the segment of light cars and light cars its share is 35%. In 2004 Amtel produced 14.391 mln tires, with a 21% increase of the 2003 figures. The holding comprises three production complexes: Amtel-Povolzhie (Kirov), Amtel-Chernozemie (Vorornezh) and Amtel-Sibir (Krasnoyarsk), raw material production Amtel-Kuzbass (Kemerovo), Amtel-Carbon (Volgograd) and Rosava tire-production plant (Belaya Tserkov, Ukraine).

The briefing of Sibur Company was also dedicated to the results of the year where it was announced that tire production plants of the holding had turned to deeper specialization, the company had finished developing a new product line under new brands. The Holding's plants specialization is applied due to the following: Yaroslavl Tyre Plant – production of truck tires with integral metal cord in frame and breaker, tires for light cars and air vehicles; Omskshina – production of radial tires for trucks, light trucks and light cars; Voltair – manufacture of tires for agriculture cars and light trucks; Uralshina – production of winter tires for light, motor and industrial cars. Taking into account the above productions, the tire plants of Sibur totaled in 2004 15.137 mln tires. Sibur 's share in tire production in Russia in 2004 comprised 40.9%. Despite some decrease of the figures regarding 2003 results, the production volume in specialization segments of each plant is growing.

The largest Russian manufacturer and exporter of synthetic rubbers, Nizhnekamskneftekhim , introduced at the exhibition three new types of rubber. It is the only Russian company in this sector of the industry that has long-term contracts with all major international tire producers; about 60% of its production is exported.

Events

In the framework of the exhibition an International Scientific and Practical Conference "Tires and Rubber: Production, Technologies, Supply" . 120 specialists from 45 companies, including 7 international, participated in the conference.

28 reports were delivered at the conference. Among the reporters were heads of major companies of the industry: A. I. Borodovitch, Head of Sibur Tires and Rubber Department, A. A. Volnov, Vice-President of Amtel Holding, R. S. Ilyasov, General Director of Nizhnekamskshina , A. P. Dobrovolsky, Head of Rosava Engineering Department. The analyses of the current situation in tire and rubber producing industry was made in the report by Professor B. C. Grishin, Scientific Director of Tire Industry Institute .

Contests

In the framework of the exhibition the 5th International Contest "Best Tire on Russian Road" took place. Its gold medal was awarded to the production of Amtel-Povolzhie (Kirov), Amtel-Chernozemie (Vorornezh), Belshina, Moscow Tire Plant, Nizhnekamskshina, Rosava, Sibur-Russian Tires .

In the framework of the exhibition the 4th International Contest "Best Rubber Goods and Raw Materials" took place. The production of Voronezhsyntezkauchuk, Titan Group, The Group of Tire Producers Development Support, Kazan Synthetic Rubber Plant, Kauchuk, Kortiz-S, Krasnoyarsk Plant of Synthetic Rubber , Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Penta-91, Ream-RTI, RTI-Kauchuk , Somex, Sterlitamak Petrochemical Plant, Tolyatti Rubber Plant, ECO-RTI Holding was awarded with its gold medal.