SKS buys Mehler EP’s Martinsville plant assets

AB Svenskt Konstsilke (SKS), the Swedish-based global leader in single-end cords for tyres, has announced the acquisition of the assets from Mehler EP’s 153,500-square-foot Martinsville plant in SC, USA. According to the company, the equipment will significantly enhance SKS’s production capacity at its facilities in Estonia, China, and Mexico, adding an additional 3,000 tons of single end cord capacity annually. The assets include multiple dipping lines, twisting machines, winders, and a fully equipped laboratory.