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Goodyear Factory Bowmanville
IndustryRubber
Founded1910; 114 years ago (1910)
FateClosed (mid-2016)
HeadquartersBowmanville, Ontario, Canada

Goodyear Factory Bowmanville is a former factory located in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. Formerly the Goodyear Factory, later owned and operated by Veyance Technologies and ContiTech.

History

The original structure was built in 1897. In 1910, the Goodyear company took over the plant, opening the first outside of the United States.

References

https://www.durhamregion.com/news/former-goodyear-plant-in-bowmanville-to-close-in-2016/article_1c58d428-9309-51f9-a73a-74c1a9a4e9e6.html https://hikingthegta.com/2022/04/30/goodyear-plant-bowmanville/ http://www.torontohistory.net/goodyear-tire-and-rubber-company/ https://weblink.clarington.net/WebLink/ElectronicFile.aspx?dbid=0&docid=413073& https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/84729 https://www.european-rubber-journal.com/article/2085698/goodyear-ep-plant-in-canada-fined-60k-for-health-and-safety-violation