Continental CST’s Enno Straten to give keynote speech at Tire Technology Expo 2018

Enno Straten, head of Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) at 6893 Continental, will be talking about trends in the global off-the-road (OTR) tyre market and how Continental is coping with their linked challenges during his keynote speech at Tire Technology Expo 2018 in Hanover, Germany (20-22 February).

The global OTR market is growing. According to recent studies, it is expected to show an overall compound annual growth rate of 4% in volume terms and more than 5%in value terms by 2022. Digitisation, automation and connectivity are the strongest growth drivers. Already today, eight out of ten companies use specialised, digital solutions to handle and transport goods in the logistics sector for example.

“Continental is emerging from a tyre manufacturer to a solutions provider for off-the-road operations”, says Straten. “Along with specific tyres for the different industries and applications, our customers are increasingly asking for solutions which make their tyres last longer. This is where our solutions and services such as ContiConnect, ContiPressureCheck and C-Logger come into play.”

Straten’s keynote speech on 20 February is part of Tire Technology Expo’s conference programme. With over 290 exhibitors and more than 5,000 attendees, the fair is the world’s premier technology showcase. Exhibits comprise equipment and materials covering the complete spectrum of the tyre manufacturing process.