# Vipal Borrachas breaks ground on new tire plant in Feira de Santana, Brazil

Vipal Borrachas held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new industrial plant in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. The facility will produce tires with a capacity of 750,000 units per year, and the company will also expand existing motorcycle tire and rubber compound production lines.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-10-24
- Where: Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
- Jobs: 566
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 750,000 tires per year (new plant); motorcycle tires from 3.2 million to 4.2 million units per year; rubber compounds from 65 million to 107.5 million kg per year
- Products: tires, motorcycle tires, rubber compounds for tire retreading
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [industrianews.com.br](https://www.industrianews.com.br/2024/10/vipal-anuncia-nova-planta-e-expansao-na-bahia/), 2024-10-25: "Estou muito feliz. Parabéns ao Grupo Vipal, e queremos voltar aqui em breve para a inauguração dessa ampliação."

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