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November 22, 2024 at 5:21 pm

NY Factory That Makes Dunlop Tires Shuttered, 1,500 Workers Fired as Japanese Owner Moves Manufacturing Overseas…

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by Ariel Zilber at New York Post

The Japanese company that owns tire maker Dunlop shuttered a century-old New York factory — and fired 1,500 workers — as it moved manufacturing overseas.

Sumitomo Rubber USA closed down the Dunlop plant located in Tonawanda, near Buffalo, on Nov. 7.

The closure is the latest blow to the western New York area, which, like much of the Rust Belt, has seen its manufacturing sector decimated by companies shifting production overseas in recent decades.

The parent company of the Dunlop tire brand closed down a factory near Buffalo -- laying off 1,500 workers.
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The company said cost controls and investments in the aging facility were not enough to overcome mounting financial losses, according to Cycle News.

“The plant closure is primarily due to overall facility performance within the increasingly competitive international tire market,” Sumitomo said in a statement to the publication…

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