Goodyear Slovenija completes €94 million expansion

The Kranj-based tyre maker Goodyear Slovenija has expanded production capacity by a quarter and created 160 jobs as part of a €94 million investment that started in January 2019 and was completed last month.

The first phase of the investment was completed in 2019, while the second started in 2020 and was supposed to end by the beginning of 2022.

The company told the STA the reason for the delay was the Covid-19 pandemic and longer wait times for all the permits. The last operating permit was issued last month.

The existing complex in Kranj in the north-west of the...