Cooper Tire to reopen Mexico plant; US plants remain closed
Tupelo • Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said it will restart operations at its tire manufacturing plant in El Salto, Mexico beginning April 13.
Its plants in the U.S. that are in Tupelo and Clarksdale, Mississippi; Texarkana, Arkansas; and Findlay, Ohio will remain closed for at least another two weeks.
Cooper employs some 1,300 people in Tupelo, where it opened in 1984.
“Measures to protect the health and safety of employees, including social distancing, additional cleaning and disinfecting of facilities, restricted visitor access and other necessary steps will be in effect as employees return to work,” the company said.
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(Tupelo Daily Journal)
