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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:Goodrich_Corporation
1990
Merger
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gptkbp:dissolved
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2001
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gptkbp:employees
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Approximately 10,000 (2010)
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Akron,_Ohio
1870
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Goodrich
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gptkbp:hasCompetitors
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gptkb:Yokohama_Rubber_Company
gptkb:Goodyear_Tire_and_Rubber_Company
gptkb:Pirelli
gptkb:Dunlop_Tyres
gptkb:Toyo_Tire
gptkb:Bridgestone_Corporation
gptkb:Continental_AG
Nokian Tyres
Hankook Tire
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Akron,_Ohio
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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B. F. Goodrich Company
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gptkbp:industry
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Tire manufacturing
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin_Goodrich
gptkb:William_H._Goodrich
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Radial tires
Aerospace tires
Created the first tire with a tread pattern.
Developed the first tubeless tire.
Developed tires for military vehicles.
Innovated in rubber technology.
Introduced the first all-season tire.
Military tires
Pioneered aircraft tire technology.
First to produce a successful radial tire in the U.S.
Contributed_to_the_Apollo_space_program.
Developed_tires_for_the_Space_Shuttle.
Supplied_tires_for_the_Ford_Model_T.
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Goodrich_Rubber_Company
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Michelin
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gptkbp:products
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Tires
Rubber products
Aerospace_components
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gptkbp:revenue
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$4.5 billion (2010)
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gptkbp:sells
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NYSE: GR
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Goodrich_Corporation
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Goodrich_Corporation
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gptkbp:type
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Public
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gptkbp:website
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www.bfgoodrich.com
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