The Brisa (Bridgestone/Sabanci) plant which, produces Lassa branded tyres, initiated a week-long production break in order to “realign production,” company representatives told Tyres & Accessories. Turkish Pirelli Tyres Corporation also halted production at its factory in the northwestern province of Kocaeli, according to the Hurriyet newspaper. Around 2,200 workers are employed at the two plants, 1,072 of which work for Brisa and will remain on the pay roll, Turkish Tyre-Labor Union representative Huseyin Cakar told Hurriyet. (Tyres & Accessories/Staffordshire, U.K.)