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Triangle Tire Chairman Ding Yuhua dies
WEHAI/SHANDONG, China—Triangle Tire Executive Chairman Ding Yuhua died June 13 at age 69.
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Autonomous legislation still a blank canvas
WASHINGTON—The tire and auto equipment industries have definite ideas on what they want in pending regulation of automated vehicles. What they eventually will get, however, is still up for debate.
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U.S. tariffs target Chinese industrial products, including auto supplies
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government June 15 released two lists of products covered by $50 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese imports, including components purchased by suppliers for domestic production of automobiles.
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A. Schulman shareholders approve LyondellBasell deal
FAIRLAWN, Ohio—Shareholders in materials firm A. Schulman have approved a deal under which LyondellBasell Industries will acquire Schulman for $2.25 billion.
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Nexen extends Roadian mud-terrain line with flotation versions
Jun 15, 2018BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif.—Nexen Tire America is ramping up the scope of its entry into the mud terrain tire sector, adding 33-, 35- and 37-inch flotation versions of the Roadian MTX Mud Terrain Xtreme that debuted at last year's Specialty Equipment Market Association Show.
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Nokian to raise car tire output in Finland
Jun 15, 2018NOKIA, Finland—Nokian is adding a fourth shift at its headquarters plant in Nokia, a move that will raise the plant's car tire output by 30 percent.
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DuPont to invest $400 million in Tyvek capacity expansion
Jun 15, 2018LUXEMBOURG—Rising demand for DuPont's Tyvek nonwoven materials has prompted DuPont Safety and Construction, a business unit of DowDuPont, to invest more than $400 million to expand capacity for the materials at its facility in Luxembourg.
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Bridgestone, Michelin, Pirelli earn Ford supplier honors
Jun 15, 2018DEARBORN, Mich.—Latin American subsidiaries of Bridgestone, Michelin and Pirelli recently earned recognition as top-performing global suppliers for Ford.
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GM 'will eventually' feel impact of trade uncertainty, CEO Mary Barra says
Jun 15, 2018DETROIT—General Motors is seeing cost increases in steel and aluminum amid uncertainty regarding tariffs and trade with the U.S. However, the company has not delayed any projects or plans.
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Economic boom from self-driving cars will dwarf job dislocation, report says
Jun 15, 2018WASHINGTON—Concerns about self-driving cars displacing a huge number of semi-skilled workers are overblown and should be balanced against overwhelming potential advantages in cheaper transportation, safety, mobility, productivity and cleaner air, according to a team of economists and transportation scholars.
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Zeon adding HNBR capacity in Japan
Jun 15, 2018TOKYO—Zeon is raising production capacity for hydrogenated nitrile rubber at its manufacturing plant in Kawasaki, Japan.
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Technical papers sought for IRC 2019
Jun 15, 2018LONDON—The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3) has issued a call for papers for the International Rubber Conference in 2019.
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Materials costs 'put heat' on BKT
Jun 14, 2018CRETE, Greece—Balkrishna Industries (BKT) is "feeling the heat" from pressure on the supply and price of some of its main raw materials, according to top officials of the Indian off-road tire maker.
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Sumitomo aims 'to grow with whole of market'
Jun 14, 2018Tire Business talked with Darren Thomas, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Falken Tire, a unit of Sumitomo Rubber North America, about his thoughts on the tire industry and how his company is performing heading into the second half of the year.
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