Not sure, probably the new owners themselves.If so, then which company is in charge of Dunlop's new tyre design and things like R&D?
Looks like M/T is made for serious offroading. How does M/T tyres fare in normal roads like during wet conditions? Do they grip well?
Are these plies those silver coloured thread-like things that can be found beneath the rubber? I've seen those silver coloured things in worn out tyres or torn tyres.
That is why tyres have category. M/T are block patterned to dig into mud, so on tarmac have less contact surface. Rubber compound also harder.
The sidewall ply will go from left to right, from bead area to the other side. The silver thing you see on thread area is the steel belt. Steel belt usually 2 plies and these are to hold the thread pattern flat so max contact on road surface. There will be another ply layer covering the steel belt, This is to hold them in between the carcass ply. If steel belt alone it does not stick well to rubber and might separate out
The light brown are carcass belt from left to right, and these are the sidewall plies
Blue and silver are the steel belts
The dark brown are the cover belt or plies
With visuals you should understand better....