Cooper Tire distribution centre damaged by tornado

A tyre warehouse and distribution facility leased by Cooper Tire & Rubber in the USA sustained damage during a tornado just over a week ago, and as a result is currently out of operation. The site in Albany, Georgia was damaged on 22 January, and customer orders are being rerouted to other facilities.

Nobody was injured at the site, which is operated for Cooper by a third party logistics firm. Cooper Tire is insured for this type of event, and reported on 27 January that the process of assessing damage was under way.      _sg