Kumho Fires Up Production at New China Plant
(Akron/Tire Review) Kumho Tire Co. has officially begun production at its new tyre plant in Tianjin, China, near Beijing. The $210 million plant will have the capacity to produce some 5,25 million tyres per year. Some 50 per cent of the production from the plant will be exported, according to Kumho, while the other half will serve the Chinese automotive and replacement tyre markets.