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Apollo lays foundation of Hungary Greenfield tyre manufacturing plant

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(left to right) Neeraj Kanwar, Vice Chairman & MD, Apollo Tyres Ltd; Onkar S Kanwar, Chairman, Apollo Tyres Ltd; and, Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary, placing a time capsule at the Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the greenfield plant in Hungary.

Construction of Apollo Tyres’ first European Greenfield plant in Gyöngyöshalász, Hungary, officially began on 10 April 2015, with a foundation stone laying ceremony. The international tyre manufacturer’s facility will start production in early 2017. The facility will produce both, Apollo and Vredestein branded tyres and will cater to the entire European market.

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