Firestone Natural Rubber Co

Type: Company

Name: Firestone Natural Rubber Co

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Air Ride Basics

One attribute that defines a true custom ride is its pavement-hugging stance; there’s nothing like a dropped Escalade, slammed 300C or laid Lexus to turn heads. In the old days, people lowered their cars by heating and/or cutting the springs; fine for ... [Published DUB Magazine - May 16 2013]

Entities: Suspension, Firestone Natural Rubber Co, Airbag

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Put Rain Runoff To Work

Stormwater management is a crucial component in any plan for a green building.Bill Johnson, Firestone Specialty ProductsIn today's commercial-construction industry, going green is on the minds of everyone from architects to contractors to building owners. ... [Published Commercial Building Products - May 15 2013]

Entities: Stormwater, Irrigation, Drainage

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Andretti, Panther post top speeds at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

INDIANAPOLIS - It's another blazing fast day for Andretti Autosports and Panther Racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Four of the top five speeds belong to Andretti and Panther drivers.James Hinchcliffe, the 26-year old Canadian has the fastest ... [Published WTHR - May 14 2013]

Entities: Indianapolis, James Hinchcliffe, Firestone Natural Rubber Co, J. R. Hildebrand

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Jeep

More Field Reports on Corroded TPMS Sensors

Editor, Tire Review magazineThe troublesome issue of TPMS sensor corrosion and sudden tire deflation continues to capture attention. Now consumers are reaching out to Tire Review with their horror stories of TPMS sensors gone bad. Some blame the “tire ... [Published Tire Review - May 13 2013]

Entities: Firestone Natural Rubber Co, Electrolysis, Jeep

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Goodrich Corporation

Tire company headquarters come and go; Goodyear is steadfast

Goodyear is the last one standing — when it comes to being a tire company headquartered in Akron.On Thursday, Goodyear reaffirmed its commitment to the city when it dedicated its new $160 million headquarters in East Akron.At one time, four major tire ... [Published Akron Beacon Journal - May 11 2013]

Entities: Akron (Ohio, United States), Goodyear (United States), Goodrich Corporation, General Tire, Firestone Natural Rubber Co

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Where the Rubber Meets the Road

May 21 election asks voters to put their money where their mouths areclick to flip through (3)ToolsSaving…On it's face, it's a pretty quiet little election. Not many candidates (see our Boot on the opposite page), and no hot button measures. But though ... [Published The Source Weekly - May 08 2013]

Entities: Ethical, Firestone Natural Rubber Co, Dispatcher

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Popular Firestone Public House has potential to spare

Sometimes I think sports bars operate in a parallel universe, one where hordes of flat screens, all with the sound turned off, are the norm.Visitors to this universe watch those silent TVs between sips of booze, bites of wings and nibbles of nachos, never ... [Published Sacramento Bee - May 05 2013]

Entities: Firestone Natural Rubber Co, Alan Wong, Butternut Squash

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Illegal Rice Riot Leaves Over U.S.$40,000 Worth of Properties Damaged

The Chairman of the Civil Society to Combat and Protect Natural Resource (COCIPNAR) said the rice riot in the Cocopa Plantation was masterminded with the sole intent to politicize both the interests of the company and that of the national government.Making ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 01 2013]

Entities: Rioting, Illegal, Liberia, Firestone Natural Rubber Co, United Nations Mission in Liberia

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

‘We Made Mistakes’: Sirleaf Admits Missteps in GVL Concession, Intervenes in Sinoe

Greenville, Sinoe County – President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s intervention in a long-running, controversial land saga in oil-palm rich Sinoe County has paved the way for the smooth operations of Golden Veroleum at least for the foreseeable future, bearing ... [Published FrontPageAfrica - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Palm oil, Liberia, Concession, Firestone Natural Rubber Co

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

‘Rice Riots’ Vandalize Cocopa

Aggrieved employees’ riots, said to have been caused by delay in the distribution of rice at Cocopa Rubber Plantation in Nimba County owned and operated by the Liberia Company (LIBCO), have left the company vandalized with several injuries. The company ... [Published In Profile Daily - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Rioting, Workers, Firestone Natural Rubber Co, Buchanan Renewables

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

EXPORT OF UNPROCESSED RUBBER SUSPENDED

The Liberian government suspended exports of unprocessed rubber from Liberia in a bid to force companies to process the commodity in the West African country, creating new jobs, according to the New Dawn newspaper. The Liberian rubber sector has been ... [Published Misna - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Buchanan Renewables, Liberia, Firestone Natural Rubber Co, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Adhesive

First reported Mar 29 2013 - Updated Mar 29 2013 - 1 reports

Firestone workers in Orange to return to work

ORANGE — United Steelworkers members from Local 13-836 are returning to work Monday, April 1 after Firestone Polymers accepted their March 25 unconditional offer to return to work.Negotiations will continue and Local 13-836 members will work under a contract ... [Published Port Arthur News - Mar 29 2013]

Entities: Firestone Natural Rubber Co, Workers, Polymer, Health Care, United Steelworkers Union

Quotes

...certainly by the time we get to qualifying and get to the race, the wear rate settles down and we don't have any issues," said Al Spire, Firestone. "But we did have to make an adjustment to the tread compound."

Andretti, Panther post top speeds at Indianapolis Motor Speedway [Published WTHR - May 14 2013]

The whole issue has given me a case of TPSD – "tire pressure sensor disorder.” This is the compulsion to get out and check your tires three times in a half hour drive, along with the paranoia of having anyone add air to the tires for fear of breaking them little valves."

More Field Reports on Corroded TPMS Sensors [Published Tire Review - May 13 2013]

"It's high on my mind as far as people's perception" said Chenoweth, "[but] I wouldn't have any direct conflicts."

Where the Rubber Meets the Road [Published The Source Weekly - May 08 2013]

"This company is owned by an American who has great influence in the US Congress which could temper with the relationship subsisting between Liberia and US and as such it is important to the empowerment program of the government which has to do with job creation."

Illegal Rice Riot Leaves Over U.S.$40,000 Worth of Properties Damaged [Published AllAfrica.com - May 01 2013]

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