China’s Zodo Tire progresses Cambodia tire plant project

Svay Rieng, Cambodia – China’s Zodo Tire is constructing a planned tire manufacturing facility in Sin Bavet Special Economic Zone, in the southeastern Cambodian province of Svay Reing, according to Cambodian authorities.

Chea Vuthy secretary-general of the Cambodian investment committee inspected the progress of project on 14 Dec as part of a tour of ongoing projects in the region.

In March last year, Zodo disclosed plans to build a tire manufacturing plant in Cambodia with an annual production capacity of 6 million units of passenger car tires and 1.2 million units of truck and bus radial tires.

In August, the council for development of Cambodia announced the approval for the construction of two tire factories in the country with a total investment of $686 million (€662 million).

At the time, the council said one of the tire manufacturing projects was located in Svay Rieng province’s Sin Bavet SEZ, in Bavet town.

The project, it said, is expected to employ 1,500 people and includes an investment of over $256 million.

The other project according to the council is located in the UBE Snuol Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Kratie province’s Snuol district.

The project, it said, involves a total investment of $430 million and is expected to create 1,959 jobs.