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  2. Rubber production in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Rubber Plantation in Southern Province A woman in Sri Lanka harvesting rubber, c. 1920. Rubber production in Sri Lanka commenced in 1876, with the planting of 1,919 rubber seedlings at the Henarathgoda Botanical Gardens in Gampaha. [1] The total extent under rubber in 1890 was around 50 ha (120 acres) and in the early 1900s it increased to ...

  3. CEAT Limited - Wikipedia

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    In 1999, CEAT formed a joint-venture, named as CEAT Kelani, with Asia MotorWorks (AMW) and Kelani Tyres, to manufacture and market [16] CEAT tyres in Sri Lanka. in 2006, CEAT Kelani commissioned their first Sri Lanka–based radial-tyre manufacturing unit in Kalutara. [15] In 2009, AMW exited the joint-venture. [17]

  4. Richard Pieris & Company - Wikipedia

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    Richard Piries Company is the market leader and the pioneer in the tyre Retread industry of Sri Lanka and commands a market share of nearly 60%. In addition to that, it has become the largest Retreader in the whole of South Asia which is a remarkable achievement for a Sri Lankan company.

  5. Kelani Tyres - Wikipedia

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    In 1994, Kelani Tyres was listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. In 2022, CEAT was amongst the 100 most valuable brands in Sri Lanka. The company moved to meet the total domestic demand for bus and truck tyres which would save LKR11 billion in foreign exchange through import substitution.

  6. Apollo Tyres - Wikipedia

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    The plant will come up over a 200-acre site in Chinnapanduru village near Sri City in Tirupati district and produce passenger car radial (PCR) tyres with an initial capacity of 55 lakh (5.5 million) tyres per year and also truck bus radial (TBR) tyres and will serve both domestic and export markets. [22] [23]

  7. Yokohama Rubber Company - Wikipedia

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    The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited (横浜ゴム株式会社, Yokohama Gomu Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturing company based in Hiratsuka, Japan. [1] The company was founded and began on October 13, 1917, in a joint venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and BFGoodrich .

  8. Rubber-tyred metro - Wikipedia

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    Rubber-tyred metro technology was first applied to the Paris Métro, developed by Michelin, which provided the tyres and guidance system, in collaboration with Renault, which provided the vehicles. Starting in 1951, an experimental vehicle, the MP 51 , operated on a test track between Porte des Lilas and Pré Saint Gervais, a section of line ...

  9. List of companies of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    According to the International Monetary Fund, Sri Lanka's GDP in terms of purchasing power parity is second only to the Maldives in the South Asian region in terms of per capita income. As of 2010 [update] , the service sector makes up 60% of GDP, the industrial sector 28%, and the agriculture sector 12%. [ 1 ]