Trelleborg inaugurated its first North American manufacturing facility dedicated to the manufacture of premium radial tires for agricultural machinery in Spartanburg, South Carolina in the U.S. last January 27, 2016.
Representing a 50 million USD investment, the 40,000 square meter / 430,000 square foot production facility expands the Group’s global reach in the agricultural tire market and is forecast to create around 150 jobs by 2018.
Paolo Pompei, President Agricultural & Forestry Tires at Trelleborg Wheel Systems, says: “The Spartanburg facility is one of the most automated manufacturing facilities in the agricultural industry. This enables us to guarantee the highest standard of production to customers across the North American market, which we are confident, will allow us to replicate the phenomenal ramp up of our Xingtai facility in China.”
Production of agricultural tires in the facility commenced late 2015 and all manufacturing equipment will gradually be installed by 2018 to cater for market growth and ensure that OEMs, dealers and farming professionals benefit from Trelleborg’s proximity and product availability. Following its grand opening in January 2016, Trelleborg customers will be able to organize factory visits to see the state-of-the-art Spartanburg facility first-hand.