Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:37:49 -0400 http://www.rubbernews.com/images/lilogo.gif http://www.rubbernews.com 160 18 http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/rss2.html?cat=1&id=1219179864 AKRON (Aug. 19, 2008) — Goodyear will close 92 underperforming company-owned stores by year-end to eliminate about $9 million in annual losses related to those retail outlets. info@rubbernews.com (Rubber News) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:04:24 -0400 http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/rss2.html?cat=1&id=1219173382 MOSCOW (Aug. 19, 2008) -- Amtel-Vredestein N.V. has halted production temporarily at its Kirov tire factory because of a lack of working capital. info@rubbernews.com (Rubber News) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:16:22 -0400 http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/rss2.html?cat=1&id=1218833169 WASHINGTON (Aug. 15, 2008) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission has affirmed that the U.S. off-the-road tire industry has suffered material injury because of sales of Chinese OTR tires in the U.S. market at less than fair value, according to the ITC Web site. info@rubbernews.com (Rubber News) Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:46:09 -0400 http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/rss2.html?cat=1&id=1218815881 SHANGHAI, China (Aug. 15, 2008) -- A senior executive at China's Double Coin Holdings Ltd. has been removed from office because of what the company called a serious personal disciplinary violation. info@rubbernews.com (Rubber News) Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:58:01 -0400 http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/rss2.html?cat=1&id=1218742066 WAYNE, N.J. (Aug. 14, 2008) -- Hankook Tire America Corp. will increases prices up to 10 percent on its line of passenger, light truck and medium duty truck tires in the U.S., effective Oct. 1. info@rubbernews.com (Rubber News) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:27:46 -0400 http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/rss2.html?cat=1&id=1218741942 HANOVER, Germany (Aug. 14, 2008) -- Continental A.G.'s supervisory and executive boards are recommending its shareholders not accept a buyout offer from automotive supplier Schaeffler K.G., but added that they continue to talk with Schaeffler about possible areas of cooperation. info@rubbernews.com (Rubber News) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:25:42 -0400 http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/rss2.html?cat=1&id=1218569885 OSAKA, Japan (Aug. 12, 2008) — Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. suffered a 70-percent drop in operating income in its first quarter, prompting management to downgrade the firm's earnings forecast for fiscal 2009 by nearly a third. info@rubbernews.com (Rubber News) Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:38:05 -0400 http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/rss2.html?cat=1&id=1218463142 TOKYO (Aug. 11, 2008) — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.'s operating income fell 3.3 percent and net income 7.2 percent in the first quarter as the continuing rise in raw material costs and logistics expenses more than offset a 1.3-percent rise in sales. info@rubbernews.com (Rubber News) Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:59:02 -0400 http://www.rubbernews.com/subscriber/rss2.html?cat=1&id=1218458282 CYPRESS, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2008) — Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corp. will hike prices up to 10 percent for its consumer and commercial tire lines as of Oct. 1. info@rubbernews.com (Rubber News) Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:38:02 -0400