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The eBearing News
March 3, 2006
Timken France Slashes Vierzon Workforce
copyright © 2006 eBearing Inc.
Timken France SAS (Vierzon, France; a subsidiary of The Timken Company, USA) announced it will cut
the workforce at its Vierzon needle roller bearing plant by a third, from 365 workers down to 240.
The company cited continued slow demand from the automotive sector, exacerbated by cost pressures.
Vierzon produces needle roller bearings, primarily for automotive applications. Sales of bearings
produced there are forecast to plummet by at least 35% in 2006.
To deal with the changing auto industry and its demands, Vierzon is being reoriented to produce
only high-volume standard bearings, with low-volume and specialty bearings taken out of the mix
in favor of other more cost-effective locations.
In addition to the manufacturing cutback, Timken is also shifting 17 engineering positions from
Vierzon to its advanced R&D facility in Colmar, France.
Timken has been manufacturing bearings in France since 1918. The Vierzon plant was formerly known
as Nadella Vierzon SA, and came to Timken as part of its acquisition of Torrington.
Timken France SAS recently divested its ownership stake of Indian needle roller bearing manufacturer,
NRB Bearings Ltd.
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