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U.S. Department of Commerce levies import duties on truck, bus tires from China
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce has handed down final countervailing and antidumping duty orders on truck and bus tires from China, two weeks after the International Trade Commission reversed its original determination on the issue.
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Tenneco spinoff to be named Driv Inc.
LAKE FOREST, Ill.—The $6 billion-plus spinoff of last year's merger of Tenneco and Federal-Mogul will be called Driv Inc.
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Goodyear, Local Motors partner for autonomous vehicle tire tests
AKRON—Goodyear has expanded opportunities to gain insight into future tire development now that it has shored up a pair of partnerships with autonomous shuttle makers.
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Wacky World of Rubber: Where were these a week earlier?
Have you ever come upon a product that you wish you had known about earlier? That's was my feeling when I received my Stabil-Icers Walk-brand shoe attachment designed to make walking in wintry conditions safer.
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Schrader Performance Sensors celebrates 175th anniversary
Feb 15, 2019TROY, Mich.—Schrader Performance Sensors, an aftermarket tire pressure monitoring system brand, is celebrating its 175th anniversary.
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EPA unveils long-awaited PFOA plan, sidesteps key question
Feb 15, 2019WASHINGTON—Facing pressure from Congress and some state governments for tougher action around a class of chemicals used in fluoropolymer manufacturing, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a long-awaited action plan on Feb. 14.
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Aditya Birla names Lintech as U.S. distributor
Feb 15, 2019FLORENCE, Ky.—Aditya Birla's Epoxy Business appointed Lintech International as its exclusive U.S. distributor as of April 1.
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3M medical tape a Golden Mousetrap winner
Feb 15, 2019ANAHEIM, Calif.—St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M's health care segment won a 2019 materials and assembly Golden Mousetrap Award for its 4077 elastic polyurethane-blend nonwoven extended-wear medical tape.
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Commerce levies countervailing duties against Chinese steel trailer wheels
Feb 15, 2019WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce has levied preliminary countervailing duties of 58.3 to 293.27 percent against imported steel trailer wheels from China.
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American Chemical Society publishes paper on storage of rubber-modified asphalt
Feb 15, 2019WASHINGTON—Blends of ground tire rubber with trans-isoprene or polybutadiene in a 3:1 ratio in asphalt offer the best storage performance, according to a new ACS paper.
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Yokohama 2018 earnings down on slightly higher sales
Feb 15, 2019TOKYO—Yokohama reported slight drops in operating and net income for fiscal 2018 on record sales of $5.91 billion.
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Washington bill would require state, local fleets to be 100% electric
Feb 15, 2019OLYMPIA, Wash.—The Washington state House of Representatives is considering legislation that would require state and local agencies to purchase only electric vehicles by next decade.
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Dandelion rubber startup American Sustainable Rubber appoints president
Feb 15, 2019CHICAGO—American Sustainable Rubber, a new, wholly owned subsidiary of United American Healthcare, has appointed Timothy Madden as president.
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Tim Jarvis finishes term as ARPM board president
Feb 14, 2019INDIANAPOLIS—Tim Jarvis, director of manufacturing at ContiTech, concluded his term as president of the Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers board of directors.
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