28 Sep 2023
Machinery installation set for later this year at Setif manufacturing facility
London – Algerian tire manufacturer Iris Tyres is expanding production capacity at its manufacturing plant in Setif, 300km east of Algiers.
As part of the plan, the manufacturer will double passenger car tire production at the site to 4 million units per annum, an industry source told ERJ.
In addition, the project will see the addition of capacity for the production of 800,000 units of truck & bus radial tires at the facility.
Building construction is already complete and machinery has been purchased for the project.
Installation work for the PCR expansion will start in November/December, said the source, noting that TBR machinery will be installed mid-2024.
The TBR facility is scheduled for start-up in December 2024, with commercial production set for the first quarter of 2025.
Operational since 2019, Iris Tyres is owned by Algerian consumer electronics and household appliances group Saterex.
Finland-based Black Donuts Engineering (BDE) has served as the engineering, procurement, construction and management (EPCM) contractor for the project.
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