Conti building US plant in South Carolina; work to start mid-2012

摘要

THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, South Carolina has been named as the location for Continental's planned US passenger car and light commercial vehicle tyre facility. Construction work on Conti's first own greenfield project in the US will get underway there in mid-2012, and Conti anticipates a 2013 completion date. When first phase production targets are fully reached in 2017, an annual capacity of nearly five million tyres is expected. A second phase project should lift capacity by a further three million units per year by 2021. Continental reports the project's initial phase involves an investment of more than US$500 million and the creation of more than 1,600 jobs.