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May 18, 2021May 17, 2021 RubberWorld 973 Views goodyear

Goodyear inspires students with 22nd annual STEM Career Day

Goodyear and the International Soap Box Derby are hosting a Mini-Car Championship Race as part of Goodyear’s annual STEM Career Day, an outreach event encouraging high school and middle school students to pursue opportunities in various science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The event is being live streamed from Goodyear’s Innovation Center at the company’s headquarters in Akron, OH.
In collaboration with the Soap Box Derby, Goodyear sent mini Soap Box Derby car kits to more than 1,300 students across Northeast Ohio, allowing students to explore different STEM applications connected to racing.

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May 17, 2021May 14, 2021 RubberWorld 1289 Views cooper tire, goodyear

Goodyear announces pricing of $1.45 billion of senior notes in connection with planned Cooper Tire acquisition

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced it has commenced a private offering to eligible purchasers of $1.45 billion aggregate principal amount of eight- and 10-year senior notes. The notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the company. Issuance and sale of the notes is subject to market and other customary closing conditions.

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May 5, 2021May 4, 2021 RubberWorld 1028 Views goodyear, soybeans

Collaborative checkoff partnership leads to sustainable soybean oil commitment from Goodyear

Initial research led to the discovery that soybean oil could not only improve tire flexibility across temperatures, but also provide enhanced grip on road surfaces, making it an ideal choice for Goodyear’s all-weather tire line. Goodyear commercialized this innovation in its Assurance® WeatherReady® consumer tire line in 2017, the Eagle® Enforcer All Weather™ in 2018 and the Eagle Exhilarate™ in 2019, and announced the Goodyear Assurance ComfortDrive™ in 2020.

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May 4, 2021April 30, 2021 RubberWorld 1048 Views cooper tire, goodyear

Cooper Tire stockholders approve merger with Goodyear

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced that its stockholders overwhelmingly voted to approve the agreement and plan of merger with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which was announced Feb. 22, 2021. At a special meeting of Cooper stockholders held today, approximately 99 percent of votes cast were in favor of the transaction

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May 3, 2021April 30, 2021 RubberWorld 903 Views goodyear

Goodyear reports positive first quarter results

Goodyear’s first quarter 2021 sales were $3.5 billion, up 15% from a year ago. The increase was driven by higher volume, improvements in price/mix and favorable foreign currency translation

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April 26, 2021April 23, 2021 RubberWorld 696 Views goodyear

Goodyear to announce first quarter 2021 financial results

– The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company will report first quarter 2021 financial results on Friday, April 30, to be followed by an investor conference call at 9 a.m. EDT. Prior to the commencement of the call, the company will post the financial and other related information that will be presented on its investor relations website: http://investor.goodyear.com

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April 21, 2021April 19, 2021 RubberWorld 679 Views goodyear

Goodyear bicycle tires chosen by Team Qhubeka ASSOS for World Tour racing

Goodyear announced a new multiyear agreement to serve as the exclusive bicycle tire partner with Team Qhubeka ASSOS, one of the teams competing in professional cycling’s World Tour, the highest level of men’s road cycling in the world. The agreement is in effect from the start of the 2021 pro cycling schedule, which began on Feb. 3

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April 15, 2021April 14, 2021 RubberWorld 828 Views goodyear

Goodyear announces entitlement sponsorship for the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR’s Cup Series Race

Darlington Raceway and Goodyear announced a partnership on the entitlement of the spring NASCAR Cup Series race as part of the Official Throwback Weekend of NASCAR on May 9. The official name of the race will be the Goodyear 400

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April 14, 2021April 13, 2021 RubberWorld 760 Views goodyear

Goodyear holds virtual annual meeting; elects directors

Goodyear announced the election of 13 members to the Board of Directors for new one-year terms at the company’s virtual annual shareholder meeting today.In addition, shareholders voted in favor of an advisory resolution approving the compensation of its named executive officers and voted to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021. A shareholder proposal was not approved.