“We managed to build this new plant, which is the most advanced of all Mitas production facilities, in under 12 months,” said Josef Křemeček, Otrokovice and Zlín plant director. “Mitas is committed to using the best available technology, and this makes the new plant one of the most advanced in the world in manufacturing agricultural radial rear tyres,“ added Josef Křemeček.
The construction of the new facility started on 7 August 2012. By the end of May 2013, the construction of the production hall was complete, and on 2 July 2013, we cured the first tyre there. In less than a year Mitas managed to move all of the tyre production from its previous facility at the Continental Barum industrial park to the new location near the TOMA industrial park. Mitas had to move all of its tyre production from the existing Otrokovice production hall, which it had rented for a limited time from Continental since 2004, when Mitas acquired the agricultural tyre division from Continental. The complete work force was moved to the new facility. The newly opened plant makes radial agricultural tyres.
“The new plant in Otrokovice has reached full production, and Mitas' North American factory already has the capacity to produce at full steam. Mitas is now ready to win on worldwide markets with top-quality and durable tyres made at the most advanced tyre factories in the world,” said Jaroslav Čechura, Mitas' CEO. “Thanks to close cooperation and investments made in our other plants, we were able to optimise production capacity so the deliveries to our business partners during the process of transition were not affected,” added Jaroslav Čechura.
