Rubber Manufacturers Association Explained

The U.S. Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), established in 1915 as the Rubber Club of America, is a national trade and advocacy group^[1] of U.S. rubber tire manufacturers. The Rubber Manufacturers Association formed the Tire Industry Safety Council trade association in the United States in May 1969,^{[2] [3]} which is based in Washington, D.C.^[4]

In 2015, government relations expert Anne Forristall Luke was nominated President and CEO of the RMA.

In 2017 RMA rebranded itself as U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association.^[5]

Members

Members of the association are:^[6]

• Bridgestone
• Continental
• Giti Tire
• Goodyear
• Hankook
• Kumho
• Michelin
• Nokian Tyres
• Pirelli
• Sumitomo Rubber Industries
• Toyo
• Yokohama

British Rubber Manufacturers' Association

The British Rubber Manufacturers' Association is another trade group that "represents the rubber manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom."^[7] It is based in London, England.^[8]

See also

• ETRMA

External links

• ustires.org - homepage

Further reading

• Book: India Rubber & Tire Review . India Rubber Review . v. 16 . 1916 . July 30, 2016 . 73–79.
• Book: India Rubber Review: A Monthly Journal for the Maker, Seller and User of Rubber . India Rubber Review . v. 17 . 1917 . July 30, 2016 . 15–17.
• Book: Erickson, W.D. . Belt Selection and Application for Engineers . Taylor & Francis . Dekker Mechanical Engineering . 1987 . 978-0-8247-7353-3 . July 30, 2016 . 451.
• Tire myths ... continued . . November 1987 . 30 July 2016 . Gilmore, C.P. . 83.
• Web site: Pickler . Nedra . Study Finds Fault With Tires . . June 5, 2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160911094440/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-53429241.html . dead . September 11, 2016 . July 30, 2016.
• Web site: California Tire Measure is a Lawsuit Magnet. . Science Letter . June 9, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910215430/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-201334909.html . dead . September 10, 2016 . . July 30, 2016.
• Web site: RMA launches tire recall search tool . Tire Business . June 2, 2016 . . July 30, 2016.

Notes and References

1. http://www.csub.edu/~mault/What%20Corporations%20Really%20Want%20From%20Government.pdf @CN:
2. News: Tire Industry Gets Rap in Safety-Measure Fuss . Spokane Daily Chronicle . December 13, 1969 . 30 July 2016 . Anderson, Jack.
3. Web site: Tire recall focuses attention on usual question of underinflation . The Washington Times . August 25, 2000 . July 30, 2016.
4. Web site: The State Of Studded Snow Tires . . March 11, 2010 . July 30, 2016.
5. Web site: Kim . Kleine . THE RUBBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION UNVEILS RELAUNCH, EXPANDS FOCUS ON DRIVING AN INNOVATIVE AND MOBILE SOCIETY . U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association . May 23, 2017 . 2024-02-02.
6. Web site: About Us . U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association . 2024-02-02.
7. Book: Limited, Rapra Technology . Toxicity and Safe Handling of Rubber Chemicals . RAPRA Technology . 1999 . 978-1-85957-174-3 . July 30, 2016 . 462.
8. Book: King . R.W. . Magid . J. . Industrial Hazard and Safety Handbook: (Revised impression) . Elsevier Science . 2013 . 978-1-4831-0219-1 . July 30, 2016 . 798.