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WTO sides with Obama administration on Chinese tire tariffs
The World Trade Organization’s dispute-settlement panel has sided with the Obama administration on a September 2009 decision to levy...
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Dec 16, 20101 min read
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Bridgestone aims to cut rubber consumption by half by 2020
Here’s a story that has me scratching my head. On December 2, Bloomberg reported that Bridgestone planned to cut its rubber consumption...
Notch
Dec 13, 20101 min read
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Did Cash for Clunkers Work as Stimulus?
We find that the program induced the purchase of an additional 360,000 cars in July and August of 2009. However, almost all of the...
Notch
Sep 16, 20101 min read
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Goodyear Ramps Up Danville as Truck Tire Demand Improves
From R&P News comes word that Goodyear is ramping up production at its Danville, Virginia tire plant by bringing back laid-off employees...
Notch
Aug 16, 20101 min read
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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...
Notch
Nov 20, 20091 min read
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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...
Notch
Oct 22, 20091 min read
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Flexsys Restarts Idled Sulfur Plant
Citing improved demand, Flexsys announced yesterday that it plans to restart an idled insoluble sulfur plant in Monongahela, Pennsylvania...
Notch
Oct 15, 20091 min read
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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....
Notch
Jun 18, 20091 min read
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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...
Notch
Jun 17, 20091 min read
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Notch Publishes New Report on Insoluble Sulfur
Notch Consulting Group has just published a new report covering the global market for insoluble sulfur, a non-blooming vulcanizing agent...
Notch
Jun 9, 20091 min read
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