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T caused social and economic disruption in unprecedented - isations were forced to make changes
- terviewed several retreaders in the local market to ascertain the impact - have they done to revive sales and panellists included:
First Unitex Tyre Retreading Sdn Bhd
- Group
- Sdn Bhd
Retreads Sdn Bhd
The Tyreman: What have been the tyre retreading industry?
All interviewees said that the pandemic
Edmund Wong pointed out that there - -
- mendously due to rising raw materials and chemical prices such as carbon black as well as an increase in freight
- material has been inconsis- tent because of manpower well as outbreaks of Co-
- sulted in rising salaries and - Retreaders have been un- able to increase prices when the demand for retreads re- mains low and the cost of
The demand for retreaded tyres on the other hand has spike in sales during Sep-
Edmund Wong, Marketing Manager, First Unitex Tyre Retreading Sdn Bhd
Desmond Kew, Executive Director, Highclass Technics Sdn Bhd
Michael Hutt, Group Marketing Manager, Kit Loong Commercial Tyre Group
Edmund Teng, Director, TME Tyre Retreads Sdn Bhd
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