MNA Employees Pull Fast One, Get Race Trip
(Akron/Tire Review) Four employees from Michelin North America’s Spartanburg, S.C., plant bested 22 other employee teams to win the Michelin Pit Stop Challenge, earning a free trip for themselves and a guest to the U.S. Grand Prix.
Natural Rubber Demand From Tiremakers Seen Staying Strong
(Akron/Tire Review – CBS MarketWatch) Demand for natural rubber from major tiremakers is likely to remain healthy in the coming months, despite recent bearish signals from the tire industry, traders said June 28.
Tyre Prices – Are We Being Short-Changed?
(Douglasdale, South Africa/S.A. Treads) Recently, we were assigned an interesting challenge.
Conti Holds Firm in Face of Raw Materials Hike
(Akron/Tire Review) Continental AG has joined Bridgestone Corp., Groupe Michelin and other tiremakers in upping their estimates of the impact growing raw material costs are having on financial results.
12 Bigger Sizes For BFGoodrich T/A Line
(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America has added 12 new 17- to 22-inch sizes to its popular BFGoodrich T/A/ KO light truck/SUV tire line.
The ‘Fast Follower’: Alliance ‘Loves’ Niche Markets
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) This year’s Reifen Messe Essen saw Alliance Tire share its stand with exclusive German marketer, Bohnenkamp.
Disease-Resistant, High-Yield NR Breeds Coming
(India/Rubber Asia) As many as 13 high-yielding natural rubber (NR) varieties, resistant to the menacing microcyclus ulei fungus, are being developed under an ongoing joint breeding programme of CIRAD, an independent French research organisation, and the Michelin group.
Making NR Available and Affordable
(India/Rubber Asia) When the project was conceived, there were few takers. Many doubted its rationale and viability and even questioned the credentials of the promoters.
MNA and TCI Launch Disaster Response Service Unit
(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America (MNA) and its subsidiary TCI Tire Centers unveiled a new disaster response service unit that will be used in areas hit by natural disasters.
Federal Judge Dismisses U.S. Grand Prix Class-Action Suit
(Akron/Tire Review) U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Formula One, Michelin North America and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway filed by fans in response to the boycott of the U.S. Grand Prix by seven race teams last year.