European Rubber Journal DUNDEE,Scotland-Michelin told employees at its car tire plant in Dundee that the factory will close by mid-2020,resulting in the loss of 845 jobs.Michelin said declining demand for the smaller-sized tires produced at the 47-year-old plant and increasing imports of low-cost products from Asia "have made the plant unsuitable and its conversion(to produce other types of tires)is not financially viable."
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