Sumitomo Rubber truck and bus tire production begins in Brazil

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.’s Brazilian subsidiary has initiated production of radial truck and bus tires at its plant in Fazenda, Brazil following a $133 million, three-year expansion project.

SRI opened the 5.38-million-sq.-ft. plant in Brazil’s Parana State, southwest of Sao Paulo, in late 2013 after an investment of $345 million. Adding capacity for truck tires necessitated a physical expansion of the plant by about 144,000 square feet, SRI said.

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