Goodway: Why Products Have to be Pine-Tar Free
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Pine tar has a long history. It is renowned for its sticky properties and is used heavily in the tyre retreading business.
IISRP AGM: From Delhi to Moscow With New Resolve
(India/Rubber Asia) The curtain went down on the 48th AGM of the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers Inc (IISRP), the world’s most powerful body of synthetic rubber community, with a renewed commitment to unitedly take on the global challenges facing the industry.
Hayes Lemmerz Receives Ford 2006 World Excellence Award
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Hayes Lemmerz International has been awarded the Ford Motor Company’s Silver World Excellence Award for exemplary performance during 2006 as a supplier of automotive wheels and brakes.
Settled, But Not Settling: Turmoil Passed, CTNA Focus Shifts to Building Brand, Rebuilding Dealer Trust
Plant closings, union battles, multiple management changes, low fill rates, irate dealers, shifting directions…the last five years have been difficult for Continental Tire North America. But, the past is the past. Since the appointment of Continental AG CFO Alan Hippe as president and CEO of CTNA in May 2005, CTNA officials point out, progress has
Beru Tyre Safety System Picks Up ‘Genius 2007’ Safety Award
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) In April, J
Uni-Select to Sell NIflate99 Nitrogen Inflators
(Akron/Tire Review) North American parts and equipment jobber Uni-Select Inc. has added NIflate99 nitrogen inflators to its product offerings.
Hayes Lemmerz SA Earns Top Toyota Supplier Award
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Hayes Lemmerz International’s aluminium wheel manufacturing facility in Alrode, South Africa, has received Toyota South Africa Motors Ltd.’s highest level of recognition – the overall 2006 Supplier of the Year Award.
Very Excited’: Goodyear Shares Plans to ‘Get There’ With Dealers at Annual Meeting
Goodyear Shares Plans to ‘Get There’ With Dealers at Annual Meeting
90th Anniversary of Wingfoot Express Run
(Akron/Tire Review) Goodyear is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its historic Wingfoot Express truck fleet, which on Apr. 9, 1917, began regular nonstop delivery service between Akron and the company’s fabric mill in Connecticut.
Michelin Names Essay Contest Winners
(Akron/Tire Review) Michael Ellis from the University of Arizona and Rob Knowlton of Queen’s University were chosen as winners of the second-annual Michelin Mining Essay Contest. Both earned a check for $3,000.