Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Czechia
Region
Stredni Morava; Zlinsky;
Location of affected unit(s)
Zlín
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products
Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products
22.11 - Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres
New offshoring locations
India, Slovenia

80 - 120 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
3 February 2023
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 June 2023

Description

Trelleborg Wheel Systems, a leading supplier of tires and wheels for agriculture, forestry and materials handling vehicles, is to cease production of motorcycle tires Mitas at its Zlín factory and to dismiss up to 120 people out of the 500 staff by the end of June 2023. The company is moving production abroad. The reason is to optimize the company's production capacities and to make production more efficient.

Telleborg AB is a global engineering group focused on polymer technology, with headquarters in Sweden, with 21,230 employees and with yearly revenue of SEK 33.8 billion as of 2021.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2023), Trelleborg Wheel Systems, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Czechia, factsheet number 108336, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/108336.