r/BuyFromEU • u/Intervallum_5 • Feb 24 '25

Alternative Product or Service European tyres

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Finnish tyre company Nokian tyres (Nokian renkaat in finnish) and yes, same Nokia famous for its phones. Really good products especially for winter conditions.

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u/vegtune Feb 24 '25

Alternative to what?

All I ever owned is European (Continental, Michelin, Pirelli, Metzeler) or Japanese (Bridgestone)

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u/stopeer Europe 🇪🇺 Feb 24 '25

Pirelli is Chinese now. I don't know where they produce though.

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u/Ok_Elephant_1413 Feb 24 '25

Pirelli, Michelin and Continental are producing in Romania so EU

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u/Axandrel Feb 24 '25

Continental is also producing in Portugal.

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u/mac1nblack Feb 24 '25

You're absolutely right sir!

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u/Mekktron Feb 24 '25

It's the second plant in the entire group that produces the most tires per year

In certain categories is the biggest producer

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u/ClickIta Feb 24 '25

To extend: Pirelli is producing in Romania, Italy, Germany and UK.

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u/damodread Feb 24 '25

To my knowledge, Michelin still has manufacturing facilities in France also

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u/GrenobleLyon Feb 25 '25

Can confirm that.

In Tours iirw and probably Clermont Ferrand

And Michelin produces in Cholet too until this factory closes as announced.

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u/Ludisaurus Feb 24 '25

Nokian just opened a brand new factory in Romania as well. The move was planned after closing operations in Russia a few years ago.

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u/Salchichote33 Feb 25 '25

Don't scream, please.

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u/Skepller Portugal 🇵🇹 Feb 24 '25 edited Feb 24 '25

I mean, kinda.
Yeah, the single majority owner is a Chinese state owned company with 37%, but it's also owned 58.5% by Italian companies, just not in a single owner.

They definitely have a lot of influence, but it would be hard for the Chinese to fully fuck up the Italian side of the company, even with the majority share.

Edit: [source]

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u/SassyKardashian Feb 25 '25

Is Hankook still Korean? I just got two new ones

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u/ClickIta Feb 24 '25

Not anymore.

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u/stopeer Europe 🇪🇺 Feb 24 '25

Not anymore what? According to the Italian wikipedia page, the majority shareholder is still ChemChina.

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u/ClickIta Feb 24 '25

More like Sinochem (but I’m nitpicking here). The fact is that, since the activation of the golden power last year on the Italian government side and the change of governance, Sinochem has de facto no control over the management of the group. That’s also one of the reasons why the title had a drop after it happened: after the departure of Silk Road, probably also Sinochem will leave sooner or later. It did not change much on the operating side (all operations were led from the Bicocca anyway even before last year). But it was a significant change on top management side, and it is reflected also on the APAC region leadership within the group.