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Pirelli Tyre eyes 6-8% growth in 2010
MILAN, Italy (March 10, 2010)—Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. should achieve 6- to 8-percent sales growth this year based on continuing growth in the firm’s emerging markets and recovering demand in North America.

Vincent to succeed Cerio at Firestone Industrial Products
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 10, 2010)—John Vincent will become president of Firestone Industrial Products Co. L.L.C. on June 1, succeeding Mike Cerio, who is retiring from the Firestone Diversified Products L.L.C. division.

UA professor Puskas receives funds for breast prosthesis research
AKRON (March 10, 2010)—An effort to develop a safer, gentler prosthetic breast has been boosted with the award of more than $330,000 from two health care research sources.

3M to acquire MTI aerospace unit
ST. PAUL, Minn. (March 10, 2010)—3M Canada Co. will purchase MTI Global Inc. subsidiary MTI PolyFab Inc., which makes silicone thermal and acoustic insulation for the aerospace industry, the companies announced.

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DelNat, ACCC recall Cooper-made tires
WASHINGTON (March 10, 2010)—Del-Nat Corp. and American Car Care Centers Inc. are the latest private brand purchasers of tires made by Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. to announce recalls of Cooper-made SUV tires, size 245/70R17.

AGCO, Trelleborg strengthen OE ties
DULUTH, Ga. (March 9, 2010)—Trelleborg Wheel Systems S.p.A. and farm vehicle producer AGCO Corp. are strengthening their decade-old relationship, agreeing to cooperate on developing tires for AGCO’s range of Challenger-, Fendt-, Massey-Ferguson- and Valtra-brand vehicles.

PolymerLatex to increase NBR latex prices
MARL, Germany (March 9, 2010)—PolymerLatex GmbH is increasing prices for its nitrile rubber latex products worldwide by $80 per metric ton effective April 1.

Alliance phases out car, truck tire capacity in Israel
RAMAT-HASHERON, Israel (March 9, 2010)—Alliance Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. has sold equipment for passenger and truck radial production at its Hadera, Israel, plant completing the phase-out of these production lines, according to Pelmar Engineering Ltd., which bought the equipment.


Mark Emkes, chairman, president and CEO of Bridgestone Americas Inc., announces his retirement at a recent ga-thering of Bridge- stone employees. The executive has spent more than three dec-ades with the company, starting off changing tires at Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. and ending his career as the head of the manufacturer.
Emkes reflects on career
Mark Emkes learned an important lesson from his first assignment in 1976 with the former Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.: changing tires at a company-owned store.

“If you learn anything from changing tires, it teaches you humility,” said Emkes, who retired Feb. 28 as chairman, president and CEO of Bridgestone Americas Inc. after more than 33 years with Firestone and Bridgestone.


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> AGCO, Trelleborg strengthen OE ties
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> Vincent to succeed Cerio at Firestone Industrial Products
> UA professor Puskas receives funds for breast prosthesis research
> PolymerLatex to increase NBR latex prices
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> Michelin OKs $120,000 more in development loans
> Raw power: Materials can affect prices on many levels
> VW’s new plant will have key suppliers on-site
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> Huntsman raising MDI prices in Europe
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> NHTSA investigates 10-year-old Toyota UK floor-mat-based recall

 
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