Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. announced its Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. (TNA) plant in White, Ga., has achieved certification to the latest ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems. The nearly 2 million ...
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If you wanted to check out tire suppliers, the 2013 Global Tire Expo in Las Vegas was the place to go. Almost every type of tire was there, from passenger and light truck to ag, OTR and industrial. The domestic marketing arms of some of ...
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The Delta AT Plus tire has a wide profile shape to provide good balance and long wear. Del-Nat Tire Corp. has released the AT Plus premium all-terrain tire with 20 SUV fitments and 16 LT fitments in the National and Delta brand names. ...
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Michelin North America Inc. is in the process of reducing production of BFGoodrich consumer tires in the United States. The reason is a drop in demand. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, the company began implementing an "indefinite" layoff of ...
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A tire (or tyre) is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel's rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance. Most tires, such as those for automobiles and bicycles, provide traction between the vehicle and the road while ...
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The Tire Industry Association announced another class on the 17-city Certified Automotive Tire Service (ATS) Instructor Tour in Sarasota, Fla., at Sarasota County Technical Institute, Oct. 1-4, 2013. The four-day class will provide ...
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Hankook Tire America Corp.'s 2013 'Great Hit' mail-in rebate promotion launches on Sept. 1 and runs through Nov. 30, 2013, and offers consumers a rebate of up to $80 when purchasing a set of four select Hankook ultra-high performance ...
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Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. announced plans to invest approximately $207 million (20 billion yen) to expand production capacity at its Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. (TNA) plant in White, Georgia. The company says the expansion, ...
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Atlas Tire Wholesale Inc. has opened a second distribution center (DC) in western Canada and expanded an existing warehouse in eastern Canada. The new DC is in Edmonton, Alberta. Atlas also operates a DC in Richmond, British Columbia. ...
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Michelin North America Inc. says it is voluntarily recalling approximately 100,000 tires in order to retrieve an estimated 2,500 tires -- about 2.5% of the recalled population -- "that could have partial or full sidewall perforations that ...
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Asian butadiene prices are at a 3-1/2 half year low amid weak demand and a glut of synthetic rubber stocks, Platts data showed. The FOB Korea benchmark for butadiene stood at $1,350/mt on June 17. The last time butadiene prices were ...
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Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres is considering to acquire major stake worth abotu $600-800m in the US-based tyre maker Cooper Tire & Rubber Company. The acquisition is expected to provide Apollo Tyres access the US replacement tyre ...
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