Recent News

• Bridgestone wins patent infringement lawsuit in China

  May 20, 2013

  QINGDAO, China—Bridgestone Corp. has won a design patent infringement lawsuit against a Chinese tire maker before a Qingdao court, Bridgestone said in a press release.

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• Judge denies Dow's motion in urethane chemical price-fixing case

  May 16, 2013

  KANSAS CITY, Kan.—Dow Chemical Co. said it will appeal the ruling by a Kansas City federal judge denying Dow's motion to decertify a price-fixing class action and ordering the company to pay $1.2 billion in damages to the plaintiffs

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• NHTSA grants Pirelli petition over mislabeled tires

  May 14, 2013

  WASHINGTON—The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has granted the petition of Pirelli Tire L.L.C. for inconsequential noncompliance over 30,881 Pirelli tires that lacked complete or partial tire identification numbers on their inner sidewalls.

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  New Goodyear facility: 'Model for other cities to follow'

  By: Jennifer Karpus, Tire Business May 10, 2013

  AKRON—Goodyear christened its new global headquarters May 9 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by company executives and employees, along with state, county and city officials and the media.

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• Liberty shares different version of Kumho tire recall

  May 10, 2013

  WASHINGTON—Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. claimed Liberty Tire Recycling L.L.C. sold thousands of recalled tires as used tires, instead of recycling them.

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• CPI offers online tool for MDI emissions

  May 09, 2013

  WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry has a new online resource to help methylene diphenyl diisocyanate and polymeric MDI users calculate emissions.

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  Manufacturers work on perfecting aircraft tires

  May 09, 2013

  HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—Tires for aircraft and aeronautical use were prominent on the agenda at the 29th annual Clemson University Tire Industry Conference, held in Hilton Head April 24-26.

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  Bridgestone Americas receives environmental rebate

  May 07, 2013

  NASHVILLE—Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations has received a $350,000 rebate for energy-efficient improvements the company made to its La Vergne, Tenn., plant.

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• Senate passes TIA-supported online sales tax bill

  May 07, 2013

  WASHINGTON—By a 69-27 vote, the U.S. Senate has passed the Marketplace Fairness Act, which requires online retailers to collect sales taxes for the states to where they ship goods.

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• Kumho recalls 11,922 passenger tires for sidewall cracking

  May 07, 2013

  WASHINGTON—Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. is voluntarily recalling 11,922 Kumho Solus KH25 passenger tires, size 225/45R17, for possible sidewall cracking resulting in air loss.

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