Vipal's Feira de Santana factory incorporates environmentally friendly practices such as rainwater collection and a wastewater treatment system. Vipal Rubber Corp. announced that it recently hosted retreading companies, including White's ...
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Tyrexpo 2015 will take place in San Jose, Costa Rica, April 29-May 1, 2015. "The sale of tires, wheels and accessories in the Americas has proven to be an effective springboard for tire manufacturers and wholesalers from around the world, ...
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Marcelo Natalini, MACC commercial director, is pictured with the new Pirelli 01 Series. It features the DLTC (Dual Layer Tread Compound), which makes the tire highly retreadable. Pirelli Pneus Ltda completed its launch of its next ...
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The 2014 Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo in Panama City, Panama, is over. It wrapped up on Friday, July 25. All that's left is to report on the activities -- and look forward to next year's event. The exposition started with a gala ...
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The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) has asked the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to exclude specialty trailer tires in the case it is investigating relative to unfair trade practices surrounding tires produced in ...
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McLaren GT has today confirmed that it will premiere its latest model at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, with the wraps set to come off the track-only 650S Sprint. The stripped-out racer will make its global ...
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Smithers Rapra has announced the agenda for the 13th edition of Carbon Black World. Taking place 20-22 October in Barcelona, Spain, this conference and exhibition will feature presentations from Birla Carbon, Cabot Corporation, China Carbon ...
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Tire Rack Inc. compared four standard touring all-season tires in the third set of results released from its 19th annual tire testing season. Tires tested were: * Continental TrueContact (standard touring all-season, 215/60R16 95T); * ...
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. posted net income of 18 billion yen on net sales of 283.9 billion yen for the first half ended June 30, 2014. That compares to income of 13 billion yen on sales of 269.7 billion yen for the same period last year. ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has entered into an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) program with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. Under the ASR agreement, the company will repurchase an aggregate of $200 million of its common stock. Cooper will ...
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The new SprayBib tire from Michelin is the industry's first VF sprayer in the 50-inch size. Michelin North America Inc. is adding a 50-inch tire to its SprayBib line. The new MichelinVF420/95R50 177D SprayBib is designed to support larger ...
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.'s reported second-quarter earnings per share was 80 cents. That was both good and not so good, at least according to industry analyst Nick Mitchell. The adjusted EPS topped the consensus of 79 cents a share. ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) will present a free webinar on how to improve tire sales based on an analysis of millions of telephone calls. "Tire Industry: 46% of Your Callers Buy From Someone Else AFTER They Call You…and Other ...
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Big O Tires LLC executives discussed strategic plans, shared operational updates and honored top-performing franchise locations at its 2014 convention. More than 750 franchise owners, managers and corporate staff attended the three-day ...
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The Open Country A/T II, produced at Toyo's White, Ga., plant, is its first U.S. OE fitment on Ford F-250/F-350 trucks. Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. announced that the company's Open Country A/T II (OPAT II) SUV tire, size LT275/65R20 ...
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