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Groundbreaking for Yokohama Tire plant in China

Author: Stephen Goodchild Comments: 0
The new plant will eventually have a capacity to make 14 million tyres a year (Photo: Hangzhou Qiantang Yokohama Tire)

Yesterday morning, Yokohama Rubber held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Hangzhou Qiantang Yokohama Tire Co., Ltd plant in China. Yokohama Rubber intends for the factory to begin operations in 2026 with an initial production capacity of 9 million passenger car tyres a year, a quantity that will deliver estimated annual revenues of RMB 3.5 billion (£379.6 million). The factory’s planned final yearly capacity is 14 million tyres.

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