Sri Lankan Transport Board Re-Opens Tyre Plant

Sri Lanka’s Daily News reports that the refurbishment carried out at a tyre rebuilding factory belonging to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) is complete. The opening ceremony for the plant was held on May 30; the facility, which is located in Ampara, should help address the tyre needs of the SLTB’s own bus fleet.

This refurbished facility is to be complemented by two factories, located in the country’s Ekala and Matele regions, which will produce new tyres for the SLTB. The transport operator decided in early 2008 that it would produce its own tyres rather than import them – a plan made feasible by Sri Lanka’s import duties. The SLTB will save an estimated 20 per cent in costs by manufacturing its own tyres.