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Yokohama Tire (Canada) names Eric Dedoyard president
LANGLEY, British Columbia (Aug. 31, 2010)—Yokohama Tire (Canada) Inc. has named Eric Dedoyard, a 17-year veteran with the company, president, replacing Alec Pigulevsky, who retired earlier this year.
Yokohama’s Guiney to talk about orange oil
OCEAN CITY, Md. (Aug. 31, 2010)—“Orange is the New Green” will be the topic of Dan Guiney, director of technical services at Yokohama Tire Corp., at the Tire Industry Association Environmental Symposium, to be held in Ocean City Sept. 30-Oct. 2.
Pirelli wins Ford Mustang contract
MONTEREY, Calif. (Aug. 31, 2010)—Ford Motor Co. has picked Pirelli P Zero and P Zero Corsa System tires as exclusive fitments on the 2012 Mustang Boss 302 and Boss 302 Laguna Seca.
ISPA, RRI collaborate on mattress recycling
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Aug. 30, 2010)—The International Sleep Products Association has announced the completion of a joint pilot program with Rubber Recovery Inc. to test options for processing and recycling large numbers of used mattresses.
Denki Kagaku Kogyo boosting rubber prices
TOKYO (Aug. 30, 2010)—Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. is raising prices for polychloroprene rubber worldwide on Oct. 1 by at least $350 a metric ton.
Bridgestone to hike tire prices in Europe
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Aug. 30, 2010)—Bridgestone Europe N.V./S.A. said it will increase prices on all consumer, commercial and specialty tires in October by 3 to 6 percent.
William Tessmer, retired IISRP head, dies at 81
HOUSTON (Aug. 30, 2010)—William E. Tessmer, longtime Exxon Chemical Co. executive who headed the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers for a decade, died Aug. 25 after a long fight with cancer. He was 81.
U.S. drops duty on Japanese polychloroprene
WASHINGTON (Aug. 27, 2010)—The U.S. government has revoked a 55-percent antidumping duty on polychloroprene rubber imported from Japan, after first levying it nearly 37 years ago.
Ford recalls 575,000 Windstar minivans
WASHINGTON (Aug. 27, 2010)—Ford Motor Co. has recalled about 575,000 Ford Windstar minivans, manufactured between Sept. 1, 1997 and Feb. 28, 2003, for possible corrosion of the rear axles, Ford has told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Eaton hose receives sustainability symbol
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Aug. 27, 2010)—Eaton Corp. said its pivot irrigation hose has received the firm’s “Green Leaf” symbol for sustainability. The firm said the Green Leaf label will assure farmers that the hose is environmentally friendly and safe for farm land irrigation systems.
TGL starts production in compounding unit
YOKNEAM, Israel (Aug. 27, 2010)—TGL S.P. Industries Ltd. has started production in its new custom compounding factory in Yokneam.
ASTM develops test standard for truck, bus tires
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (Aug. 27, 2010)—ASTM International Committee F09 on Tires has established a new standard to cover a laboratory road wheel test to realistically evaluate truck and bus tires for specific road conditions.
Microflex buys Black Dragon glove line
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2010)—Microflex Corp., a division of BarrierSafe Solutions International, has acquired the Black Dragon examination glove line from MedTexx of Englewood, N.J.
MTI Global sells assets, changes name
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario—Canadian silicone foam products manufacturer MTI Global Inc. is no more.
Toyota recalls 1.3 million Corollas, Matrixes
WASHINGTON (Aug. 26, 2010)—Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 1.3 million Toyota Corollas and Matrixes, model years 2005-2008 because of possible problems with the engine.
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