default Motorcycle tyre manufacturer Continental Tyres has inaugurated the production of radial motorcycle tyres in its plant in Rayong, Thailand. The plant which started producing motorcycle tyres in 2021 currently produces bias-ply motorcycle and scooter tyres from the Continental range. “By expanding our facility in Thailand, we are strategically strengthening our global production structure for Continental Motorcycle Tires. Together with our established operations in our Korbach plant in Germany, we are laying the groundwork for a faster, more flexible response to market demands”, says Christoph Ettenhuber, Head of Business Field Motorcycle Tires. Production is expected to begin with the new Conti SportAttack5 sports tyre, complemented by the recently launched TKC 80² adventure-touring tyre, with the plant also producing tyres for smaller displacement motorcycle as well as scooter tyres. With production expanding in Rayong, Continental aims to make the plant a key component of its international motorcycle tire strategy. All production steps for carried out in-house in Rayong, from production of rubber compounds to the finished product. Quality control and assurance follows Continental’s procedures, with automation playing a key role. This allows for tyres made at the plants to be fully traceable at every production step. Online monitoring is used to eliminate potential manual errors and ensure consistent production quality, including use of systems such as automatic scales, profilometers and camera monitoring. The plant is certified to IATF (International Automotive Task Force) 16949 standard, obtained in March 2026. Meanwhile, the Phase II expansion of the car tyre plant allows Continental to increase production capacity of its car and light truck tyres by an additional three million units a year. The expansion cost 300 million euros (RM13,827,900) with the creation 600 additional jobs for the population of Rayong province. The entire Continental plant in Rayong covers an area of 135,000 square meters with sustainability being a core design principle. This includes the use of solar energy panels with a capacity of 6.7 MW that provide 13% of the plant’s electricity needs, responsible water management that reduces water consumption per unit of production by 70%, and recycling of waste material. default