Michelin resumes mining tire production at South Carolina plant

Michelin North America Inc. has resumed production of giant mining tires at its 5-year-old earthmover tire plant in Starr, where production was suspended in late 2015 in the wake of slowing global demand for mining tires. Michelin started the process of "re-energizing" the plant a few months ago and already is turning out a limited number of times a day, according to Bruce Brackett, head of global mining for Michelin. The company will ramp up production steadily over the coming months, Brackett said and hit full-scale commercial production by the third quarter of 2019. Brackett declined to quantify the plant's rated capacity.