Possible Closure For Goodyear Mould Factory

There is uncertainty over the future of Goodyear’s mould factory at Stow, in the Akron area. The plant has been operating at around 30 per cent capacity, producing mainly moulds for experimental and motorsports tyres. There are 117 hourly-paid workers at Stow, who have been notified that the plant is likely to close.

Goodyear has upped mould production to lower wage-earning factories in order to cut costs. Talks between management and unions last week broke up without agreement..