# Vipal Borrachas to double tyre output at Feira de Santana plant in Bahia

Vipal Borrachas plans R$40 million of investment to add 4,000 motorcycle tyres a day at its Feira de Santana plant, raising output to 8,000 a day and hiring 200 more workers. A protocol of intent was signed with the Bahia state economic development secretariat.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-19
- Where: Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
- Value: $12.1M (40.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 200
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8,000 tyres per day
- Products: motorcycle tyres
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Vipal Borrachas](https://endata.com/companies/2590.md)

## Sources

- [badevalor.com.br](https://badevalor.com.br/vipal-borrachas-vai-dobrar-producao-de-pneus-na-bahia/), 2017-12-20: "Com investimentos de R$ 40 milhões, a Vipal passará a produzir 4 mil pneus a mais, por dia, totalizando uma produção de 8 mil pneus diários."

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