Bridgestone Ready for Some Football – as NFL’s Official Tire
(Akron/Tire Review) Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire’s Bridgestone brand has been named the official tire of the NFL.
Indian Domestic Manufacturers Hit by Strong Rupee
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The growing strength of the Indian rupee against the U.S. dollar has been squeezing the export margins of tyremakers in the subcontinent for some time.
Compass Expands Warehouse 35%
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Compass HD Tyres Ltd., part of the Compass Group Ltd., U.K. and Ireland distributor of GT Radial and Runway brand tyres, is expanding its warehousing facilities still further.
Cooper Gets JV Deal For Mexico Market
(Akron/Tire Review) Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has pared up with Mexican tiremaker Corporaci
Yokohama Tire Changes Executives
(Akron/Tire Review) Yokohama Tire Corp. has seen a number of its executyives reassigned.
Pneu-Logic Signs Supply Agreement with Rema Tip Top
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Pneu-Logic, the U.K.-based tyre division of Advanced ID Corp., has entered into a strategic supply agreement with Rema Tip Top as a global reseller of Pneu-Logic’s line of technology products.
BFG Reups With SCORE as Official Tire
(Akron/Tire Review) Michelin North America has signed a extension agreement to keep its BFGoodrich brand as the official tire of the SCORE International and Desert Racing Series.
New RMA Chairman of the Board Named
(Akron/Tire Review) The Rubber Manufacturer’s Association has elected Jim MacMaster as chairman of its board of directors.
Tyrexpo Asia 2007 ‘Comes of Age’
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Increased visitor numbers representing a wider variety of countries and greater numbers of exhibitors taking extra floor space, were the top-line highlights that contributed to a record-breaking sixth Tyrexpo Asia exhibition at the Singapore Expo Centre recently (11-13 Sept. 11-13).
New First Stop Website
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Bridgestone UK has launched a new First Stop wWb site.