B.F. Goodrich Company

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Michelin
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1990
gptkbp:category defunct companies of the United States
companies based in Akron, Ohio
gptkbp:ceasedTireProductionYear 1988
gptkbp:ceasedToExistAsTireCompany 1990
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Goodrich
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:Akron,_Ohio
gptkbp:foundedYear 1870
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Akron,_Ohio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B.F. Goodrich Company
gptkbp:industry rubber industry
tire manufacturing
gptkbp:notableEmployee Charles Goodyear (not related to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company)
gptkbp:notableEvent developed first pressurized space suits for NASA
developed first synthetic rubber tires
developed first tubeless tire
first American tire manufacturer
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:leather
PVC
tires
aerospace components
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:NYSE
gptkbp:stockSymbol GR
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Goodrich_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Akron,_Ohio,_USA
gptkb:Zipper
gptkb:Akron
gptkb:BFGoodrich
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5