Uh-oh. Consumer tire imports from China will reach a record 51 million units this year, the first full year without the infamous 35%-30%-25% tariff. Remember when the United Steelworkers complained that Chinese imports to the U.S. were ...
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Toyo's booth concept for this year's event will be "Performance Showcase." The booth will exhibit sleek vehicles such as the Jaguar XJ and Toyota Vellfire equipped Toyo tires. Toyo Tire Japan Co. Ltd. and Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. will man ...
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Airless tires have been on the scene for several years now. We are now seeing the beginning of commercial applications for airless tires, and there’s no telling where it could lead. Could they lead to tires and wheels that fold up ...
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The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) has ruled that duties leveled on OTR tires exported to the United States from China under a previous countervailing duty order will remain in place. As published recently in the Federal ...
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Look around at the number industrial uses for U.S. soy. The engine manufacturers that support the use of biodiesel in their engines. Or the farm-equipment companies that use soy-based body panels. Or the car companies that use soy-based ...
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Jiangsu Province-based Chinese steelmaker Shagang Group Co. (Shagang Group) has announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert Group, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire ...
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A record 94.5 million Americans will travel 50 or more miles this holiday season, AAA reported. That figure would be a 0.6% gain from 2012, the fifth consecutive annual increase, according to the motorist group. About 91% of travelers ...
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Christmas came early for Continental Tire the Americas LLC. The Federation Internationale de I'Automobile (FIA) Land Speed Records Commission has homologated both the 10-kilometer and 10-mile world speed records from a standing start. ...
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FPInnovations’ Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) is bringing its popular Energotest concept to the US, with trials slated to take place Feb. 3-7 in Texas. The testing will be conducted at the Continental Truck Tires Uvalde ...
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Tire shipments are expected to increase more than 4%in 2013 to 297 million units,according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association(RMA).This represents an increase of 12 million units compared with 2012. In 2014,RMA expects demand ...
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The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) has joined forces with the American Commercial Tire Network (ACTN) to launch a video that highlights the environmental benefits of tire retreading. The video can be seen on TRIB's ...
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"Our HTL1 ContiTread (a retread for the HTL1, pictured) and HDR2 Eco Plus drive tire... will help lower your overall driving costs for 2014 and beyond," says Paul Williams, Continental's executive vice president for truck tires, the ...
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Michelin North America Inc. announced that its Michelin Earthmover division has certified six additional Michelin Professional Earthmover Dealers and has added them to the Michelin Earthmover Performance Repairs program. They are: ...
If there’s one significant thing that technological advancement has endowed the modern home owner, then that would be independence. In the old days, leaking gutters and broken doors were the monopoly of carpenters and handymen. Things ...
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Michelin North America Inc. is recalling more than 1 million commercial light-truck tires sold in the United States. The company announced that it is recalling about 1.3 million of its Michelin LTX M/S commercial light-truck tires. While ...