06/06/2006 ConRad - the industrial radial tyre from Continental

Hannover / Essen, 23rd May 2006. The ConRad is an industrial tyre in the product range of leading German tyre manufacturer Continental. What makes this tyre outstanding is its high mileage performance even under tough application conditions.

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The ConRad has a striking tread pattern design featuring three circumferential ribs. This design has two main benefits - it reduces rolling noise and achieves more even wear. The rugged radial casing also ensures optimum suspension and absorption, together with high durability and mileage performance.

The ConRad is suitable for transportation tasks on smooth, paved areas and on mixed surfaces. It is also well suited to vehicles stacking or lifting heavy loads to heights of up to five metres. The ConRad is available in five different sizes.

The Continental range also offers the well-proven ConRad HT in a wide variety of sizes. This tyre is the right solution for vehicles which have to work on poor surfaces when transporting or lifting loads. The sturdy design features a closed outer shoulder.

The special merits of Continental industrial radial tyres are their high mileage performance, very comfortable ride, low rolling resistance, excellent traction and electrical conductivity. They are used first and foremost in logistics centres, air- and seaports, shipyards and in industrial production.

Continental is the only tyre manufacturer to offer the entire range of industrial tyres. This makes Continental the No. 1 in and and puts the company in the top three worldwide.

The Continental Corporation is a leading supplier of tyres, brake systems, chassis components, vehicle electronics and technical elastomers. In 2005 the corporation realised sales of EUR13.8 billion. At present it has a worldwide workforce of approximately 80,000.

The tyre business unit is an Official Partner of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany^TM and an Official Sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008^TM. For further information visit the websites www.ContiSoccerWorld.de, www.contifanworld.com and www.conti-online.com