Fire at Federal Facility
A fire at Federal Corp.’s facility in Taoyuan’s Jhongli District could end up costing the tiremaker production time and money, according to the Taipei Times.
Tri-Ace Building Plant in Taiwan
Tri-Ace is building a plant in Taiwan to help meet anticipated tire demand in the United States. The environmentally-friendly plant is expected to be fully operational in October 2016, according to the company. This will be the second manufacturing facility for the tiremaker. Tri-Ace also operates a plant out of China. Tri-Ace locally operates out
Kenda Rubber Investing in Vietnam Factory
Taiwan’s Kenda Rubber has plans to increase its presence in Vietnam and invest NT$10 billion in a large passenger car tire plant, Tyres & Accessories reports. The new plant could be Kenda’s largest tire factory and have production capacity rivaling Kenda’s operation in China, T&A said. Revenues from Kenda’s tire production in China account for
Kenda Expanding in Vietnam
Kenda Rubber Industrial Co. Ltd. plans to build a second Southeast Asia plant with the construction of a $160 million passenger and light truck tire plant in Dong Nai Province of Vietnam. The tiremaker plans to start construction on the more than 120-acre site during the first quarter of 2016 and begin tire production by