Continental To Acquire Stake In Sime Darby
German tyre giant Continental has signed a joint venture with Malaysian industrial conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd and is taking a 30 per cent stake in Sime Darby’s tyre operations – DMIB Bhd and Sime Tyre International Malaysia Sdn Bhd (STI). Continental’s equity stake will be in a new company – SDC Tyre Sdn Bhd – that will become the holding company of both DMIB and STI. The agreement also provides the option for Continental to obtain a further 21 per cent (controlling) share in the new company in two years time. The JV is aimed at better equipping the companies to capitalise on opportunities in the Asian Free Trade Area (AFTA).