# Sumitomo Rubber expands tyre capacity in Brazil

Sumitomo Rubber Industries is investing 1.064 billion Brazilian Real to increase production capacity at its Fazenda Rio Grande plant: passenger/light truck tyre capacity from 18,000 to 23,000 per day by April 2024, and truck/bus tyre capacity from 1,000 to 2,200 per day by April 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-07-26
- Where: Fazenda Rio Grande, Brazil, Brazil
- Value: $148.7M (1.06B BRL)
- Starts operating: Apr 2024
- Status: announced
- Capacity: passenger/light truck tyres: 23,000 per day; truck/bus tyres: 2,200 per day
- Products: passenger vehicle tyres, light truck tyres, truck and bus tyres
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Sumitomo Rubber Industries](https://endata.com/companies/16875.md)

## Sources

- [tyrepress.com](https://www.tyrepress.com/2021/07/sumitomo-rubber-boosting-capacities-at-brazil-tyre-plant/), 2021-07-26: "By augmenting production capacity at our factory in Brazil, the Sumitomo Rubber Group aims to further strengthen our tire sales business in the Brazilian market while simultaneously taking a major step forward in advancing the global expansion of our overall business."

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