Mining tire market rebounding after tough year Print CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—The North American mining tire industry is rebounding after being impacted negatively by the pandemic last year as mines cut back on operations. "Overall, the decline was not as steep as expected. However there were certainly regional and commodity-based differences. OE demand suffered more significantly than replacement demand as most end-customers were not ordering new machines," said Shawn Rasey, director of global business development for earthmover tires for Continental Commercial Specialty Tires. "In the pre-pandemic months, (tire) sales were relatively brisk for most markets. From March through May, there were some wide variations, with most dealerships and end-users working off of their existing inventories as much as possible, thus ordering just what they needed at any particular time," he said.