Michelin is a French tire manufacturer. It is a multinational whose headquarters is Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme), in France. With 20 % of the world market, it is the world leader in tire , which positions her in second place behind Bridgestone ($ 29.7 billion in 2007), and ahead of Goodyear. Established in 19 countries, it employs 123,975 people, including 31,000 in France. The parent company, the company General of Michelin establishments, is a SCA. Group companies outside France are overseen by a company holding company, the financial company Michelin, domiciled in Granges-Paccot in the Canton of Friborg in Swiss. Among its many inventions, there is the removable tire, the rail tire (" tire »), The carcass radial which equips all contemporary tires and the so -called "green" tire which.
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