Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.

Exporter
701 Lima Ave., Findlay, OH 45840-2315, United States
(800)854-6288, (419)423-1321, (419)424-4212 fax, http://www.coopertire.com

Primary SIC: Tires And Inner Tubes, Primary NAICS: Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)
Description: Ira Cooper founded Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. in 1920. The company incorporated in Delaware in 1930 and went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1960. Cooper Tire and Rubber is a specialty retailer that produces passenger tires for cars, light trucks and medium-duty trucks. It also makes tread rubber and related equipment for the retread industry such as motorcycle tires and inner tubes. The company is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio and operates eight manufacturing facilities and 37 distribution centers in nine countries, including China, the United Kingdom, Mexico, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and U.S. states of Ohio, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia and Indiana. The company sells its products exclusively through three company-owned retail stores under the brands Cooper, Mastercraft, Starfire, and, Cooper-Avon. The company also makes tires for several private label marketers such as Sears and Pep Boys. As of 2008, the company's distribution channels include independent tire dealers, wholesale distributors, regional and national retail tire chains, and other large automotive product retail chains. More

Manufacturing: Rubber products, including: automobile, truck and motorcycle tires, inner tubes, NVH control systems, automotive sealing, and fluid delivery systems.