30 Nov 2012
ERJ staff report (DS)
Oakland California -- US-based retread materials supplier, Oliver Rubber is commemorating its centennial anniversary.
Founded in 1912 in Oakland, California, by engineer Marion F. Oliver, the company was one of the first to retread tyres with pre-cure rubber, organic accelerators, synthetic rubber and carbon black. For 100 years, Oliver has significantly contributed to the development of pre-cure and mold cure retreading
Oliver Rubber is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Michelin North America, which acquired the company in 2007.
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Press release from Michelin US
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