BFGoodrich closing Kitchener tire factory.BFGoodrich Tire Manufacturing, a unit of France's global tiremaker Michelin Michelin in full Compagnie Générale des Etablissments Michelin Leading French manufacturer of tires and other rubber products. It was founded in 1888 by the Michelin brothers, André (1853–1931) and Édouard (1859–1940), to , said operations at the Kitchener, Ontario Coordinates: The City of Kitchener (IPA [ˈkɪ.tʃə.nɝ]) is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada. , Canada, tire plant will cease July 22 when the current collective agreement with the United Steelworkers United Steelworkers (USW) historic labour union representing workers in steel, aluminum, and other metallurgical industries for much of the 20th century. In the U.S. expires. The Kitchener plant employs 1,100 workers. Production will shift to other unionized operations in the U.S. The factory in Kitchener produces BFGoodrich, Uni-royal and private-brand mass market tires, mainly sold in the U.S. |
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