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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
160 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 December 2018
Employment effect (start)
3 January 2019
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires, the manufacturer of car tires, is planning to expand its capacity by 25% and generate 160 new jobs. The owner, the U.S. based company Goodyear, will invest $107 million in the expansion which will boost the capacity by 1.8 million units a year. The expansion will help Goodyear to keep pace with growing demand for premium larger rim-diameter tires throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The construction of new premises will start in January 2019, while additional phases are planned for 2020 and 2021 to reach full capacity. Current annual capacity is about 8 million units with 1,600 employees.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Goodyear Dunlop Sava Tires, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 96299, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96299.
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