Nokian Tyres takes next growth steps at the US factory, adding third and fourth production shifts
Nokian Tyres plc Company Release May 25, 2021, 3:00 p.m.
Nokian Tyres is adding third and fourth production shifts at its US factory to increase output capacity to 24/7 production at the facility, in response to rising demand.
The company launched its third production shift the week of May 17 and will add the fourth shift in mid-July. Adding shifts is on pace with Nokian Tyres’ plans to produce as many as one million tires at the Dayton factory in 2021.
The expansion caps a hiring campaign that saw Nokian Tyres nearly double the factory’s workforce in the first half of 2021; the