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MICHELIN GROUP, WORLD LEADER IN THE
TIRES INDUSTRY The Michelin Zalău Tire Factory is an important unit for the
Group and produces about 130 tire models for markets in Eu-
rope, Africa, Asia and America. Here are manufactured rubber
Michelin’s story in Romania began in August 2001 with the mixtures and other semi-finished products, various types of
acquisition of two factories in Florești and Zalău. Over the truck tires, under the BFGoodrich, Taurus, Kormoran, Riken,
years, the Group has invested more than 400 million euros Tigar and Orium brands, Michelin tires for civil engineering,
to modernize the plants and currently Michelin has approxi- yard, mining, agriculture, subway and other types of tires for
mately 3300 employees in Romania, three plants, two in Zalău specific activities.
and one in Floreşti, a commercial network and a Excellence The Michelin Zalău Cord plant was built as a green-field invest-
and Shared Services, which provides support services for vari- ment in 2003-2004. The plant supplies a metallic cord, one of
ous Michelin entities in Europe. the most important parts of the tire case, to Michelin’s tire
manufacturing plants for trucks and trucks all over the world.
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