Tire Maker Michelin to Close Plant in Central Mexico, Newspaper Reports

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The well-known French tyre factory Michelin reported the definitive closure of its installation in Querétaro.The decision is due to changes in the market for passenger car tires and light vans.In view of the uncertainty generated by the company's decision, Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard denied that the closure of the facility means that the company will withdraw from the country; he clarified that it is a merger with the factory located in Leó…

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The closure of Michelin in Querétaro represents the dismissal of 480 employees and an alleged blow to the Mexican automotive industry, however, the Secretary of Economy clarified this speculation On 9 June, the French company Michelin announced the closure of its tyre production plant in Querétaro by the end of 2025. “The Querétaro plant currently produces less than 0.5 million tires of the brand BFGoodrich a year for passenger cars and light tr…

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MEXICO CITY.- After it was announced that Michelin Mexico and Central America will close their Querétaro plant at the close of 2025, Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard clarified in his social networks that the French firm will pass its operation to its center in Guanajuato. “Michelin informed the Ministry of Economy that he has decided to merge the Querétaro plant that he has in León... The merger is because in this one they produce the tires most…

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So far, the municipality does not have a concrete plan to give a final destination to about six million waste tires that represent an environmental risk to the city. While the accumulation of the product increases in confinement and on public roads, where there are together about six million tires, the authorities seek to chain the process of crushing with a final destination that could be the manufacture of rubber products or their reuse as alt…