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Bridgestone/Firestone acquired 20% stake in Industria Akron de Costa Rica which is being renamed Firestone de Costa Rica.


Bridgestone/Firestone acquifed 20% share in Industria Akron de Costa Rica Costa Rica (kŏs`tə rē`kə), officially Republic of Costa Rica, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,016,000), 19,575 sq mi (50,700 sq km), Central America.  which is being renamed Firestone de Costa Rica. In addition to providing the new affiliate with the technical expertise and patents necessary to manufacture certain tires, Bridgestone has reappointed Firestone de Costa Rica as the distributor of Firestone tires in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador El Salvador (ĕl sälväthōr`), officially Republic of El Salvador, republic (2005 est. pop. 6,705,000), 8,260 sq mi (21,393 sq km), Central America. , Guatemala and Honduras.

Browning-Ferris Industries Browning-Ferris Industries, or "BFI", is a licensed trademark of Allied Waste Industries, a North America waste collection company. Many local units of Allied Waste are still known as BFI in the markets they serve.  has extended its recycling leadership through an unprecedented initiative with Greenman Technologies. The exclusive agreement calls for recyclable tires collected by BFI's subsidiary, BFI BFI - brute force and ignorance  Tire Recyclers of Georgia, to be supplied by Greenman, which is building a plant at BFI's Jackson, GA facility to apply patented new technology to convert the tires to crumb rubber granules Granules
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Cleveland Pigment and Color, headquartered in Akron, OH, will now offer Amaplast high quality dyes from Color-Chem International of Atlanta, GA. Amaplast dyes are said to provide high levels of heat stability, lightfastness and color clarity. They are compatible with nylon, ABS and high-temperature engineering resins and alloys.
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Publication:Rubber World
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Date:Mar 1, 1996
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