Bridgestone to Close French Tire Plant
The proposal that could impact 863 employees will not take place until the second quarter of 2021.
Cooper, United Steelworkers in Findlay, Ohio Reach Agreement
Details of the agreement are being withheld pending presentation to USW members. A ratification vote is expected to take place at the end of this week.
Nokian Tyres Begins First Phase of Hiring for Dayton Factory
The company aims to hire as many as 50 production employees in the first quarter of 2019.
United Steelworkers Ratify New Labor Agreement at Cooper Tire Clarksdale Facility
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company confirmed that members of USW Local 556L in Clarksdale, Mississippi, have ratified a new four-year labor agreement, which covers more than 40 USW members.
Magna Tyres Expands OTR Production at Netherlands Plant
Just six months after its grand opening in January, Magna Tyres’ plant in the town of Hardenberg in the Netherlands is expanding.
Continental Produces 10 Millionth Tire at Russia Plant
Continental Ag celebrated the production of its 10 millionth tire at its tire plant in Kaluga, Russia this month, just five years after the start of production.
GRI Opens Advanced Specialty Tire Factory in Sri Lanka
Global Rubber Industries (GRI) celebrated the grand opening of its specialty tire manufacturing facility in Sri Lanka.
Continental Announces $9.3 Million Investment in Nebraska Plant
Continental Tire The Americas has announced a $9.3 million expansion of rubber mixing operations at the company’s Norfolk, Nebraska industrial hose plant.
Bridgestone Plant Earns GM Supplier Award
Bridgestone Americas’ Wilson, N.C., passenger tire plant earned a General Motors Supplier Quality Excellence Award for 2016.
Bridgestone Invests Another $180 Million in Wilson Facility
Bridgestone Americas plans to invest an additional $180 million in its passenger tire manufacturing facility in Wilson, N.C., bringing the tiremaker’s total investment in the plant to $344 million.
Report: Goodyear Looking to Invest $184M in Topeka Plant
According to local media, government officials have confirmed Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. is interested in investing an additional $184 million in its Topeka plant. On Wednesday, a group of Topeka and Shawnee County governing body members were initially going to review a proposal from Goodyear for help finance improvements at the Topeka plant by providing incentives totaling $368,000
Sentury Opening Plant in Georgia
Sentury Tire is opening a $530 million manufacturing facility in LaGrange, Ga. “We are very happy to select LaGrange to the location of our North American manufacturing,” said Rami Helminen, Sentury Tire executive vice president. “The education systems and high quality workforce complement our leading edge technology in the production and research and development. We
