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Notch
Feb 3, 20101 min read
European Tire Data Shows Fledgling Recovery
The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has released new data covering 2009, and the results show sharp declines...
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Notch
Feb 3, 20101 min read
US Tire Import Tariffs – The Battle Switches to Thailand
There’s a round of “I told you so” going through the tire industry today. When the tariffs on Chinese tires were introduced last year,...
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Notch
Feb 2, 20101 min read
Bridgestone Sells Steel Cord Plants in Italy and China to Bekaert
On Monday, Bridgestone Corporation announced a definitive agreement to sell 100% of the shares of its Italian and Chinese steel cord...
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Notch
Feb 1, 20101 min read
Toyo Tires Chooses Location for Chinese Plant
Toyo Tire & Rubber recently announced the location of its new wholly-owned subsidiary passenger and light truck tire plant in China. The...
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Notch
Jan 28, 20101 min read
Upcoming Tire Conferences
Tbere are two conferences coming up over the next several months of interest to the tire industry: The Tire Technology Expo 2010 will be...
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Notch
Dec 21, 20091 min read
Chinese Tire Imports into US Plunge in October
R&P News (subscription required) is reporting that Chinese passenger tire imports into the U.S. fell by more than 50 percent in October...
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Notch
Nov 20, 20091 min read
Michelin Reports Stronger Tire Sales for October
Michelin has released its October 2009 and year-to-date figures for tire sales, and the figures offer a significantly more positive...
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Notch
Oct 26, 20091 min read
Bridgestone to Close Last Tire Plants in Australia, New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand will lose their last tire manufacturing capacity based on Bridgestone Australia’s announcement on Friday that...
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Notch
Oct 22, 20091 min read
Goodyear to Close Spartanburg
Goodyear has announced that it plans to close its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina by the end of the year. The plant, which employs...
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Notch
Oct 21, 20091 min read
Upcoming Conferences
A list of upcoming conferences at which Notch will be presenting: Carbon Black 2009 – Perspective in Asia Pacific Location: Bangkok,...
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Notch
Oct 9, 20091 min read
Cooper Expanding at Texarkana
On Monday, October 5, Copper Tire & Rubber announced that it planned to increase production capacity at its tire plant in Texarkana,...
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Notch
Oct 1, 20091 min read
Michelin Issues Cautious Outlook
From the Wall Street Journal (subscription required): The recent world economic recovery is shaky and could soon fade, one of Michelin’s...
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Notch
Sep 24, 20091 min read
Toyo Moving Production from China to Japan Due to US Tariffs
Tire Business (subscription required) is reporting that Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. will move production of consumer tires it makes in...
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Notch
Sep 23, 20091 min read
Cooper Breaks Ground on Tupelo Expansion
On Tuesday, September 22, Cooper Tire & Rubber held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $7 million expansion of its tire plant in Tupelo,...
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Notch
Sep 11, 20091 min read
President Obama Imposes 35% Tariff on Imports of Chinese Tires
President Obama has placed tariffs of 35% on passenger and light truck tires from China, siding with the United Steelworkers Union and...
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Notch
Sep 7, 20092 min read
Amtel-Vredstein to Restructure, Change Name to Amtel N.V.
On September 2, Amtel-Vredstein N.V. issued a press release announcing that an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders had been...
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Notch
Jun 18, 20091 min read
ITC Rules that Chinese Tire Imports Have Harmed US Industry
According to Reuters, the US International Trade Commission announced on Thursday, June 18, that China was unfairly flooding the U.S....
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Notch
Jun 17, 20091 min read
Michelin’s May Tire Data Show Declines in all Markets Outside China
Michelin has released its May 2009 and year-to-date figures for tire sales, revealing continued steep declines in the tire markets of...
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Notch
Jun 8, 20093 min read
How Many New Cars Does the US Need?
The New York Times recently had an article that asked one of the key questions regarding the future of the US and global motor vehicle...
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Notch
Jun 4, 20091 min read
Hankook Tire Introduces Fuel Efficient Tire Line in Australia
Hankook Tire has launched its enfren line of low rolling-resistance tires to the Australian market, the first market outside Korea to...
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