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Article: End of the line.(Emphasis)
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- Rubber & Plastics News
- Article date:
- December 10, 2007
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Goodyear wastes no time in naming a plant where it would reduce tire-building capacity in addition to its Tyler, Texas, facility, after signing a contract with the United Steelworkers. The company announces Jan. 4 it will discontinue tire production at its Valleyfield, Quebec, plant.
Michelin gives the pink slip to an auto and truck tire factory in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Avon Automotive Inc. decides to close its Manton, Mich., molded rubber parts plant and shift the site's automotive parts production operation to Mexico.
Dawson Manufacturing Co. moves to close its plant in Dawson, Ga., and shift production to the firm's Benton Harbor, Mich., ...