French Government Bridgestone Factory Closure Policy Proposal for Factory Maintenance October 20, 5:17
The French government has proposed to reduce the number of employees by up to 400 people and make capital investment to increase productivity at the factory in France, which Bridgestone, a major tire manufacturer, has announced to close. Asked to maintain.
Bridgestone announced last month that it would close its plant in Betune, northern France, which produces passenger car tires, and trade unions and local governments have argued that it will hurt the local economy.
The French government has also called for the closure to be withdrawn, and on the 19th, the Minister of Industry Panier Lunache revealed at a press conference that he had made a proposal to Bridgestone to maintain the factory.
The proposal is to reduce the current 840 employees from 460 to 560 and make a capital investment of at least 100 million euros and 12 billion yen in Japanese yen to increase productivity by up to 40%. It is supposed to be done.
"We will not close the factory without doing anything. We will continue to work for the future of the factory," said Panier Lunachet, Minister of Industry.
Bridgestone said in a statement, "We have agreed to consider the feasibility of the proposal over the next few weeks."