A few months after the announcement of the closure of the Bridgestone plant in Béthune, and despite good results, the French tire manufacturer announced a new cut in its workforce which will affect all its French sites.
In total, more than 10% of the group's 21,000 employees in the country will be eliminated.
The health crisis delayed the announcement of this restructuring, which had been in preparation for 18 months, without being the main cause, underlines the president of Michelin.
The group wants to “quickly” open negotiations with the unions around a “three-year framework agreement”.
Employees are divided between "surprise and anger", according to José Tarantini, union representative of the CFE-CGC.
Michelin wishes to diversify into activities with high added value, such as hydrogen, adhesives, 3D printing or even recycled plastic waste.