Nebraska’s Department of Environmental Quality Scrap Tire Management Programme is anticipating to increase its funding for recycling of scrap tyres. Nebraska state senator Ken Schilz, the proponent of the bill that seeks to increase the funding for the said programme,…
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GM cites best global auto suppliers
GLOBAL car maker General Motors (GM) has recently recognised 83 of its best global automotive suppliers. The citation was done during its 21st annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony, held at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American…
Ronco launches chemo protective gloves
CANADIAN gloves maker, Ronco has launched a new line of nitrile PPE gloves that protect against hazardous drug exposure and tested for chemotherapy handling and administration. The Ronco Blurite, Blurite Plus, NE5, NE4 and Touch gloves are latex-free, powder-free nitrile…
Falken joins organisation’s outdoors advocacy
FALKEN Tire, an American manufacturer of high performance on-and off-road tyres, forms marketing partnership with Tread Lightly!, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting responsible recreation across the US. The affiliation with the Tread Lightly! also makes Falken its official tyre…
US tyre groups slam proposed tyre age bill
OPPOSITION from tyre associations, Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), Tire Industry Association (TIA), and the Chesapeake Automotive Business Association (CABA) hits certain provisions in the proposed tyre ageing bill being currently heard before the Maryland House Committee on Economic Matters. Maryland…
Cooper posts record sales in 2012
The company has reported record sales for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012, with the fourth quarter net sales record of US$1.1 billion, an increase of 2%.
GM Motors to boost automotive recycling in southeastern US
The Suppliers’ Partnership for the Environment Southern Network project is launched to also increase the number of non-landfill facilities from 104 to 125 by 2020, through exchange of best practice in recycling and reuse.
Goodyear starts work in new East Akron headquarters
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has started work in the new multi-storey building on Innovation Way in East Akron with the first batch of 200 Goodyear staff from the IT and finance departments moving in from the old office in…
Goodyear reports fourth quarter, full year outcome
GOODYEAR Tire & Rubber Company reported results for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2012, stating that its performance marks the second consecutive year its has exceeded US$1.2 billion in segment operating income in a low-volume environment. “These results have…
Michelin forecasts flat growth in 2013
Michelin forecasts flat growth in 2013