Tires

Toyo Tires to Raise Prices on US Tires This August

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp., the U.S. sales subsidiary of Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5105), recently announced that it will increase its dealer base prices across all tire categories except for winter tires as of Aug. 1. This price hike is being implemented to reflect continued high costs for raw materials and logistics in the U.S. market. It will see prices rise...

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Goodyear Completes Acquisition of Cooper

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., fulfilling an agreement first announced on Feb. 22. The acquisition will combine Goodyear’s strengths in OE tires and high-quality replacement tires with Cooper’s excellent product lineup in the pickup truck and SUV segment. As a result, the move is set to...

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Bridgestone Looks to Expand Air Spring Production Capacity in US

Bridgestone Americas Inc. has announced that subsidiary Firestone Industrial Products LLC (FSIP) is set to boost its production capacity for air springs at a plant in Williamsburg, Kentucky. Total investment in this expansion is slated to come to $51 million, with construction to begin in the second quarter of this year and wrap up by the end of 2022. The...

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Continental to Expand Project for Natural Rubber Sustainability

Continental AG is looking to bolster sustainability in its natural rubber supply chain. The company recently reached an agreement with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) to significantly expand an ongoing project here, which looks to ensure full traceability for the company’s natural rubber supply chain in West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the...

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Toyo Tires Posts Sales and Profit Growth for January–March Quarter

Toyo Tire Corp. (TYO:5015) has released its business results for the first quarter of calendar 2021, revealing a marked increase to both sales and profit metrics. The company posted 87.74 billion yen ($798.67 million) in sales revenue, up 6.9 percent year-on-year; 12.7 billion yen in operating profit, up 83.1 percent; 16.01 billion yen in ordinary profit, up 328.3 percent; and...

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Bridgestone Plants Receive Top Rating from Caterpillar’s Supplier Rating Program

Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) and the Bridgestone Group have had seven plants receive a Platinum Level rating under Caterpillar Inc.’s Supplier Quality Excellence Process (SQEP) for 2020. This is the highest supplier rating provided by the U.S.-based manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. Four of the seven Bridgestone plants to receive this rating manufacture tires for construction equipment, including the Santo...

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