Kumho Tire Co. is relocating its facilities in Nanjing, China, to a new site in Pukou, roughly 19 miles away.
The two separate, existing PCR and TBR plants will be combined into a single new factory that will be equipped with “new high-end machines and technology” capable of producing “globally competitive high quality tires,” Tyres & Accessories reported. The shift to the new site will occur in stages throughout 2016 and the passenger and TBR factories should be fully relocated by the end of the year.
The relocation of the Nanjing site was first proposed as part of an urban development policy by the city government. Kumho’s manufacturing facility is just one of a number of facilities in the city transferring operations to new sites.
Kumho has operated its Nanjing facility since 1994. It is one of three manufacturing sites the tiremaker operates in the country.
