Cooper Tire to Establish Global Technical Center

Cooper Tire & Rubber Company officially announced its upcoming Global Technical Center (GTC), a $35.5 million leading worldwide center of excellence for tire science and technology, advanced technology and innovation technology, that will ultimately employ 40 scientists and engineers.

The GTC will be located in Cooper’s headquarters community of Findlay, Ohio at the site of its existing North America Technical Center (NATC). The GTC is expected to be fully operational by the end of this year.

The company noted that the GTC will have a dedicated R&D team focused on exploring areas such as nanotechnology and new polymers and compounds.

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