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BRUSSELS The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA) has accepted Nexen Tire Europe and the tire producers trade associations from Czech Republic and Slovak Republic as new members, starting in 2022.
With these additions, the ETRMA membership will comprise 15 tire manufacturers and 11 national sector associations.
Nexen Tire Europe, a subsidiary of South Korea s Nexen Tire Corp., opened a tire factory in
ETRMA Secretary General Fazilet Cinaralp noted that with these additions, Our critical mass is growing, and together we can create strong synergies to work even more efficiently towards a safer and greener Europe.
The ETRMA s current 14 tire company members operate 93 manufacturing facilities (including retread plants) throughout Europe, employing over 200,000 workers and representing 300 million units of passenger and 18 million units of truck/bus tire capacity.