Recently, the German manufacturer Continental Group announced a new asset acquisition action. It has acquired a 49% stake from the former general manager of the Sri Lankan tire factory Eu-Retec. The specific transaction amount has not been disclosed. After the equity delivery is completed, Eu-Retec will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental.
Okuva mu 2009, Continental efuuse omugabo gw’ekkolero ly’emipiira. oluvannyuma lw’okugula, kkampuni eteekateeka okufuula ekkolero ly’emipiira okubeera ery’omuwendo era nga lisobola okubunyisa abakozesa emipiira nga balina ebyetaago ebitongole mu kitundu ekiriraanyewo.
Omwogezi wa kkampuni eno yagambye nti Continental esuubira okwongera okunyweza ekifo kyayo mu katale k’emipiira ekigumu n’okugaziya omukutu gw’ebintu okutuuka mu Asia ne Amerika.
Yagasseeko nti okugula kuno kitundu ku nteekateeka ya Continental ey'okukulaakulana "Vision 2025", era okugatta ekyuma mu nkola ya Continental Group nkola nzibu nnyo egenda okutwala ekiseera okutuuka ku.
EU-Retec y’ekulembedde mu kukola emipiira emipya egy’amaanyi, emipiira gya kapiira ne nnamuziga za bogie okukozesebwa mu forklifts, loole n’ebyuma ebirala ebitambula.