Tyre sector in great shape. The results published by the major tyre manufacturers for the year 2013 are highly optimistic: for the second year in a row, four of the five largest manufacturers in the world reported operational margins in excess of 10%: Continental (17.1%), Bridgestone (13.2%), Pirelli (12.8%) and Michelin (11%), with a slight drop for Goodyear, down to 8%. In 2009, only Continental had a profit margin in double figures. Whilst the market is stagnating in the mature countries,...