Goodyear and Sumitomo Rubber Industries in Japan form a gobal alliance

NYP99020301 - 03 FEBRUARY 1999 - NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Sam Gibara, CEO of Goodyear (left) and Naoto Saito, President of Sumitomo Rubber Industries in Japan shake hands at a February 3rd press conference in New York City after announcing that their companies will form four joint venture operating companies. One will be opened in North America and Europe and two in Japan to aid in gobal purchasing and researching tire technology. wy/ep/Ezio Petersen UPI