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Sibur May Buy A-V Stake
Moscow Times has reported that Sibur Russian Tires may take a significant stake in troubled competitor Amtel-Vredestein NV.
Moscow Times has reported that Sibur Russian Tires may take a significant stake in troubled competitor Amtel-Vredestein NV.
Continental Tire North America says its passenger/light truck tire division will finish 2007 in the black for the first time in a decade.
Entries are now being accepted for the 2008 Tire Review Top Shop Awards presented by Ammco/Coats, which seeks to honor the “best of the best” independent tire dealers in the U.S. and Canada.
Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire wants a new technical center, and is considering either building new facilities in Akron or Nashville, or trying to rehabilitate its nearly 100-year-old existing facility in south Akron.
Continental Tire North America announced a business relationship with mega-retailer Canadian Tire, which will take on two new General tire lines later this year.
Further to the Jan. 30 announcement that Yokohama Rubber has signed an OTR tyre supply agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation, the mining giant disclosed it has provided Yokohama with financial assistance to upgrade its facilities in preparation for supply.
Struggling Amtel-Vredestein NV is now talking to rival Sibur Russian Tires about some type of business hook-up, including a joint venture or acquisition.
(Des Moines Register) Eight employees at the Bridgestone/Firestone tire plant just north of Des Moines say co-workers and managers subjected them to years of racial jokes, slurs and threats, which included nooses displayed at work.
Under the banner of “Educating the consumer,” the second annual Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) annual forum took place at the end of January.
Amtel-Vredestein N.V., Russia's largest passenger car tyre manufacturer, has announced that Rafael Nagapetiants, managing director and head of the Corporate Finance Department at Alfa-Bank, has been appointed chairman of the company's supervisory board.