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U.S. rules vs. China on steel pipe
5/3/2010
The U.S. Int'l Trade Commission said Chinese companies hurt American firms by selling $2.8 bil of steel pipes used to drill oil wells at unfairly low prices in the U.S.
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Bridgestone shuts its doors for last time
4/30/2010
Australia's last tyre factory has shut its gates after 45 years in production. Six hundred workers at Bridgestone's Adelaide plant clocked off for the last time today, gathering for a farewell barbecue
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Wisconsin officials mobilize to retain Harley-Davidson
4/30/2010
Harley-Davidson pulling out its factory out of Milwaukee? That would be like General Motors abandoning Detroit, Kellogg's waving goodbye to Battle Creek, Mich., or Coca-Cola disappearing from Atlanta. But Harley is warning its unions that it could be leaving cheeseheads behind.
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Bridgestone increases production and prices
4/26/2010
Last month, Bridgestone said it would build a new Indian tyre plant near Pune, Maharashtra state, at a cost of about JPY50bn (US$540.4m).
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Ride coming to end for Bridgestone workers
4/20/2010
EMOTIONS are “like a roller coaster” as work begins to wind down at Bridgestone’s Salisbury plant for its closure on April 30.
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Dunlop, Bridgestone fined over cartel
4/14/2010
Major suppliers of rubber hose, including Dunlop and Bridgestone, have been fined more than $8 million for setting up a cartel.
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POLAND: Bridgestone to expand Poznan tyre plant
4/13/2010
Bridgestone will will invest EUR105m (US$142.9m) to expand passenger vehicle tyre production at its plant in Poznan, Poland, by 5,600 units a day.
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Daniels signs workplace gun law
4/10/2010
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mitch Daniels on Thursday signed into a law a measure allowing employees to have guns in their locked vehicles while at work. The move came despite business groups and large manufacturers urging him to veto House Bill 1065.
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Bridgestone Sets Vietnam Sales Company
4/5/2010
Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. has established a new tire sales company for the Vietnamese market.
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Bridgestone continues OTR plant expansion
4/5/2010
The expansion of Bridgestone Corp.'s OTR tire plant in Kitakyushu, Japan, is three months ahead of schedule, company officials report.
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