# Michelin to restart Earthmover tire plant in Starr, South Carolina

Michelin North America plans to reactivate its Earthmover tire production plant in Starr, South Carolina, which was idled in early 2016. The move will shift approximately 100 workers back to the facility, which was built in 2012 and operated from 2013.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-08-28
- Where: Starr, South Carolina, United States
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 57- and 63-inch mining tires
- Products: Earthmover tires
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Michelin North America](https://endata.com/companies/29148.md)

## Sources

- [independentmail.com](https://www.independentmail.com/story/news/local/2018/08/28/michelin-restart-starr-production-plant/1126411002/), 2018-08-28: "Michelin North America plans to offer some big news about big tires in a small Anderson County town."
- [european-rubber-journal.com](https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2067076/michelin-resumes-mining-tire-production-at-south-carolina-plant), 2018-09-04: "The recovering global economy has now energised demand for the plant's giant mining tires."
- [miningconnection.com](https://miningconnection.com/surface/news/article/michelin_resumes_production_of_mining_tires_at_south_carolina_plant), 2018-10-02: "Michelin started the process of 're-energizing' the plant a few months ago and already is turning out a limited number of tires a day."

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