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RMA: Scrap tire management continues its progress WASHINGTON (June 25, 2009)—Scrap tire management in the U.S. progressed substantially between 2005 and 2007, the Rubber Manufacturers Association concluded in its Ninth Biennial Report on Scrap Tire Markets in the U.S.
STA lawsuit vs. Hoosier hearing set PITTSBURGH (June 25, 2009)-The judge in the federal antitrust suit filed by Specialty Tires of America Inc. in September 2007 against Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. has set a hearing for July 14 following motions by all parties seeking summary judgment.
RMA writes letter in opposition to California tire aging bill SACRAMENTO (June 25, 2009)-A California state bill that would require tire dealers to provide tire age information on sales contracts would do nothing but provide misleading information to consumers while putting tire dealers at a competitive disadvantage against auto dealers, the Rubber Manufacturers Association said in a June 18 letter to a California Senate committee.
ITC to vote on China tire remedy June 29 WASHINGTON (June 25, 2009)-The U.S. International Trade Commission will meet June 29 to determine the appropriate remedy for the disruption it found in the U.S. tire market caused by Chinese passenger and light truck tire imports.
ATC loses court case; changing name LOS ANGELES (June 23, 2009)—OTR tire marketer American Tire Corp. has lost its appeal of a trademark infringement case involving wholesale distributor American Tire Distributors Holdings Inc. and is changing its name to Colorado Tire Corp.
Tire importers, marketers react to China tire ruling WASHINGTON (June 22, 2009)—The American Coalition for Free Trade in Tires, a group including six private brand importers and marketers, is dismayed with the recent U.S. International Trade Commission’s decision granting the United Steelworkers union petition for restrictions on passenger and light truck tire imports from China.
