Vietnamese Truck Tyre Production Begins at Casumina

The Vietnamese Southern Rubber Company has begun production of truck tyres on a new production facility using Japanese technology. The first week’s production in August totalled 1,000 tyres. The quality of the tyres produced is claimed to equal that of imported tyres from Korea and India.

The Vietnamese tyres are 25 per cent cheaper than the imported brands. Production will build to around 10,000 tyres per month, going some way to alleviating the shortfall in supply of tyres. The country needs 500,000 tyres every year but currently supply is limited to 200,000 units.