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The French government is looking into options to try to save jobs and prevent the closure of the Bethune tyre plant in northern France that Japan’s Bridgestone (T:5108) plans to shut.
“We have agreed (with Bridgestone) to have in 2 to 3 weeks a meeting … to review the different scenarios which are alternative scenarios to a site closure,” Pannier-Runacher said after visiting the plant.
The state mandated Accenture to make an appraisal of all options (N:ACN).
With 863 employees, the factory has daily production capacity of about 17,000 tyres. Bridgestone has began talks to close the factory in the face of low demand for its main product, low-profile tyres.
