Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. held a ground-breaking ceremony for its first tire production factory in South America on Jan. 27, 2012.
Tags: Brazil, Ikuji Ikeda, Passenger tires, Plant capacity
Titan International Inc. Chairman and CEO Maurice Taylor has revised the company's goals upward. He will discuss the revised goals -- and outlook for 2011 -- in a conference call on Monday, May 23, 2011.
Tags: Brazil, Morry Taylor, Plants, Titan financials
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has announced plans to establish a subsidiary in Brazil. The company plans to invest approximately 560 million real ($342 million) in the project.
Tags: Brazil, Passenger tires, Plant capacity, Plants
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has completed the previously announced sale of its Latin American farm tire business to Titan Tire Corp., a subsidiary of Titan International Inc.
Tags: Brazil, Farm tires, Morry Taylor, OTR tires, Rich Kramer
In retaliation for the way the United States has treated its cotton exports, the Brazilian government has raised import duties on an extensive list of goods, including tires. And the World Trade Organization (WTO) has authorized the sanctions, which could total as much as $829 million.
Tags: Brazil, Tariffs, World Trade Organization
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