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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Texarkana workers ratify labor pact with Cooper
TEXARKANA, Ark. (Jan. 27, 2012)—Members of United Steelworkers Local 752L at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s plant in Texarkana have “overwhelmingly” ratified a new four-year labor agreement.
Bridgestone reviving Fuel Fighter trademark
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 27, 2012)—Bridgestone Americas is reviving the Firestone “Fuel Fighter” trademark from the 1970s for use on rolling resistance-optimized Firestone-brand tires for original equipment and replacement markets.
Toyo to change fiscal year accounting
OSAKA, Japan (Jan. 27, 2012)—Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. said it will change its fiscal year accounting to coincide with the calendar year to improve the efficiency of its business operations.
U.S.-China trade group questions Obama’s tariffs assertion
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 26, 2012)—The head of the U.S.-China Business Council is calling into question President Obama’s assertion during his Jan. 25 State of the Union address that tariffs on Chinese-made consumer tires have helped keep jobs at U.S. tire plants.
Titan to keep rubber mixing/processing at Union City
UNION CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 26, 2012)—Titan Tire Corp. said it has decided to keep rubber mixing and processing at the former Goodyear plant in Union City it bought last year, which together with plans to use the facility as a distribution point will create about 300 jobs by year-end.
Amerityre appoints distribution partner
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (Jan. 26, 2012)—Amerityre Corp. has appointed Affordable Turf & Specialty Tire as the company’s distributor of solid polyurethane foam tire products for Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.
Mitas prepares for plant opening in Iowa
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (Jan. 25, 2012)—Mitas A.S. said it has cured the first test tire at its Charles City facility, which is in the testing phase.
Toyo recalling 68,763 Extensa A/S tires
CYPRESS, Calif. (Jan. 25, 2012)—Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is voluntarily recalling about 68,763 Toyo Extensa A/S tires because of a possible manufacturing problem that could lead to cracks in the bead area and potentially to tire failure.
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A Yokohama tire is mounted on a KKW Trucking Inc. commercial truck. Rick Phillips, director of Yokohama’s commercial sales, said because demand has outweighed supply, “we have literally sold everything that we are able to build.”
Challenges follow Yokohama into 2012
A tumultuous, but profitable, year has ended for most tire makers, but the key woes of 2011 probably will remain for at least the first half of 2012.
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Steve Shelton, vice president of product development for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, shows off the exterior of the firm’s soon-to-open technical center in Akron. / RPN photo by Bruce Meyer
Bridgestone prepares to move into new Akron technical center
AKRON—Bridgestone Americas Inc. is ushering in the new year by putting the finishing touches on its new technical center, getting ready for staff to start moving to the facility in February. |
Workers from the Cooper tire plant in Findlay, Ohio, and their supporters hold up signs to passersby in December while protesting Cooper’s decision to stage a lockout after USW Local 207L rejected a proposed contract.
New year, same old struggle at Cooper plant
FINDLAY, Ohio—The lockout at Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s Findlay tire plant continued into the new year, with contract negotiations between the company and United Steelworkers Local 207L remaining at a standstill. |
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