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President Biden from a tyre perspective

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Less than 24 hours after Joe Biden was sworn-in as the 46th president of the USA, “Trump, the presidential limo and its tyres” – first published in August 2020 was amongst our most popular stories of the day. Of course, in normal circumstances we don’t spend too much time considering presidential limousine fitments. However, “Trump, the presidential limo and its tyres” was a follow-up story to the well-documented Twitter bust-up US president 45 (Donald Trump) had with Goodyear. With this in mind, it is worth looking at what we know so far about the Biden presidency from a tyre perspective.

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  2. Will Europe impose tyre import tariffs?
  3. TBC Corporation acquires Interstate brand marketing rights
  4. Orion Engineered Carbons invests in emissions controls
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Guayule ‘milestone’ – Bridgestone & NRGene assemble new genome

Bridgestone Corporation

The dream of securing natural rubber supplies in the vicinity of production facilities and reducing dependency upon hevea rubber plantations has preoccupied Bridgestone Corporation for the past decade. Early in 2018 it announced a collaboration with genomic big data company NRGene to advance the commercialisation of guayule, and today Bridgestone shared the results of this four-year project. The combined effort has resulted in the partners successfully assembling a specific guayule genome.

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  1. Bridgestone, NRgene collaborate to sequence and assemble guayule genomes
  2. Bridgestone trials guayule rubber in prototype tyres
  3. Bridgestone optimising rubber yields with big data
  4. Bridgestone begins producing guayule-sourced natural rubber
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Bridgestone appoints Marko Ibrahim to head USA retail business

Marko Ibrahim is the new president of Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO), the Bridgestone Americas subsidiary responsible for operating a network of more than 2,200 tyre and vehicle service centres across the United States of America. He succeeds Joe Venezia, who led the organisation since 2017 and has stepped down to pursue a leadership role outside of Bridgestone.

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  3. Bridgestone Retail Highlights 2009 Growth
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Michelin expands USA commercial tyre network with Purcell Tire

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Michelin’s commercial vehicle tyre dealer network in the USA has grown to more than 400 locations across the country. Michelin North America has announced that Purcell Tire & Rubber Company (Purcell Tire) is joining the Michelin Commercial Service Network (MCSN) and Michelin Retread Technologies, Inc. (MRTI) and Oliver Rubber Company, LLC (Oliver) retreading networks.

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Pre-Q Galgo appoints Ron Elliott marketing manager

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Pre-Q Galgo

Pre-Q Galgo Corporation has hired Ron Elliott to be its marketing manager in North America. In his role, Elliot will be responsible for leading the marketing direction of the long-term growth strategy for the Pre-Q Galgo brand throughout the United States and Canada.

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  1. Magna Tyres Group expands into North America
  2. Continental: High retread demand driving 300% production boost at USA plant
  3. Bridgestone promotes three within its North American operation
  4. Toyo USA promotes Roy Bromfield to president and CEO
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USA approves anti-dumping duties on tyres from 4 countries

Anti-dumping duties as high as 98% may be applied to passenger vehicle and light truck tyres entering the USA from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on 30 December that it will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits from importers of these products.

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  1. USW files anti-dumping petitions against Korea-, Taiwan-, Thailand- and Vietnam-made tyres
  2. USA sets final duties on CV steel wheels from China
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  4. US market receives first Magna OTR tyre production from Thailand
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Yokohama control tyre for Porsche Sprint Challenge North America

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A new all-Porsche racing series commences in the USA and Canada next year, and Yokohama will serve as control tyre. The Porsche Sprint Challenge North America is a three-class series contested by the current and previous generations of Porsche 991 GT3 as well as the 718 Cayman Clubsport. All cars will race on Yokohama Advan racing tyres, with the Advan A005 slick the rubber of choice on dry tracks and the Advan A006 serving as wet weather tyre.

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  4. Pirelli’s American motorsport commitments ‘never more relevant’
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Westlake and Arisun billboards unveiled in four countries

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ZC Rubber

ZC Rubber, the world’s 9th largest tyre manufacturer, has unveiled large billboards in four famous in the United States, Australia, Thailand and Germany.

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Bridgestone increasing car tyre replacement prices in North America

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Bridgestone has announced it will increase prices for selected Bridgestone and Firestone-branded passenger and light truck replacement tyres sold in the US and Canada.

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  2. Pirelli USA raises tyre prices 5%
  3. Pirelli raises car and light truck tyre prices in the USA
  4. Bridgestone tyre selected for 2019 Jeep Cherokee
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Pirelli raises car and light truck tyre prices in the USA

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On 2 December 2020 Pirelli announced price increases in the United States for car and light truck tyres, taking effect on 1 January 2021. According to the company, the increases will vary according to the tyre model and size.

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  1. Pirelli USA raises tyre prices 5%
  2. Bridgestone raising tyre prices 4 per cent
  3. USA price increase for Pirelli car/light truck tyres
  4. Falken tyre prices going up in North America
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US tyre shipments significantly better than feared

The November tyre shipments forecast by the US Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) has significantly upgraded its 2020 estimates. It projects a total of 298.3 million units by the end of 2020, nearly 19 million units more than the association predicted in July. The new forecast also takes more than a third off the July forecast’s deficit against the 332.7 million units shipped in 2019. The USTMA said the figures reflect “industry resilience in the face of unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.” 

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  1. Marangoni North America ‘remains operational’
  2. Will tyre dealers stay open in a lockdown?
  3. Cooper Tires extends North America production pause
  4. Cooper reports $6 million 2Q loss, international business beat 2019 result
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Nynas exits reorganisation

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Nynas

Nynas has exited company reorganisation after Swedish courts confirmed the process is now complete following a creditors meeting. The court’s decision is effective 21 December 2020. After this, Nynas will no longer be limited by reorganisation regulations.

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