Michelin North America

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.

Michelin North America and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas announced a 50-50 joint venture combining their North American replacement tire distribution and service operations to create NTW, the second-largest wholesale tire distributor in the US. The deal is expected to close in late March 2018.

Michelin North America and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas announced a definitive agreement to combine their North American replacement tire distribution and service operations in a 50-50 joint venture, forming the second-largest wholesale tire player in the US. The combined unit will operate under the brand NTW as part of TBC Corporation.