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Friday, May 18, 2012
Triangle Group to add aircraft radials to range
WEIHAI, China (May 17, 2012)—Triangle Group Co. Ltd. has formed an alliance with a Chinese research institute to develop radial aircraft tires for commercial airliners.
Executives seek backers for new technology
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (May 16, 2012)—Executives from three startup companies—two with innovative tire designs, another with a plan to make tire-grade guayule rubber in commercial quantities—sought backers for their businesses at the Clemson University Tire Industry Conference in Hilton Head April 18-20.
Where to place new tires is debatable
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (May 16, 2012)—“New-tires-on-rear” is a universal axiom propagated by tire manufacturers, according to John M. Baldwin, principal scientist at Exponent Engineering.
Leader touts Canada’s environmental tire policies
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (May 16, 2012)—Though not the only solution to local or national scrap tire problems, Extended Producer Responsibility has worked well in Canada and Europe, according to a speaker at the 28th annual Clemson University Tire Industry Conference.
Governor sings praises for businesses in S.C.
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (May 15, 2012)—South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is glorying in her state’s new status as the biggest tire-producing state in the U.S., and she would love to have still more tire plants there.
TIA gets political with lobbying, bold predictions
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (May 15, 2012)—Barring a third-party presidential run by a viable candidate, Mitt Romney will almost certainly be the next president of the U.S., according to Roy Littlefield, executive vice president of the Tire Industry Association.
N.M. settles compliance order with processor
SOCORRO, N.M. (May 15, 2012)—The New Mexico Environment Department has settled a nine-year-old administrative compliance order against Southwest Tire Processors Inc. and its operators, Jeanne M. Romero Gacanich and Moises Romero.
Kastein, former Rubber Division chairman, historian, dies at 95
SILVER LAKE, Ohio (May 14, 2012)—Ben Kastein, Firestone chemist, former ACS Rubber Division chairman and its longtime historian, died May 11 at the age of 95.
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A production employee at Michelin´s Lexington, S.C., plant, which is undergoing one of two expansions, works on an earthmover tire.
Michelin tags $750 million for S.C. sites
GREENVILLE, S.C.—Michelin North America Inc. plans to invest $750 million to once again significantly expand its manufacturing base in South Carolina. |
South Carolina government officials and representatives from Continental get their hands dirty during a groundbreaking March 28 for the company´s tire plant in Sumter.
Conti´s Sumter plant will have room to grow
SUMTER, S.C.—Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. won’t even install equipment in a new tire plant under construction in Sumter until 2013, but it already is planning to nearly double the factory’s size by 2021 and might add truck tire capacity. |
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions’ Angie Jones said OTR tire shipments could hit or exceed 300,000 units. / Tire Business photo by Bruce Davis
U.S. OTR tire demand heads to new highs
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.—U.S. off-the-road tire demand could set a record this year, according to figures presented at the recent 2012 Tire Industry Association Off-The-Road Tire Conference. |
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