AKRON (Nov. 5)—Goodyear Engineered Products will expand into the hydraulic hose market in North America through an alliance with Italy's Alfa Gomma S.p.A., which will manufacture the Goodyear-branded hose. Goodyear will distribute the hose, along with fittings and crimpers, in North America. The pact allows Goodyear to stock a complete range of hydraulic hose classifications, from R1 through R17, with 3/16-inch to 2-inch inside diameters, a spokesman said. The firm has made two classifications of hydraulic hose for 50 years, he said, but never filled out the industrial line.
Goodyear unit teams with Alfa Gomma to expand hydraulic hose offerings
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