Toyo Tires taps HF Group for Serbian innovation centre 

Hamburg-Harburg, Germany – Toyo Tires has selected HF Group as its partner for the construction of an innovation centre at its tire manufacturing facility in Indija, Serbia.

Under the agreement, the German machinery group will contribute “innovative engineering services and mixing technology” to the project, HF said in a statement on 28 Jan.

The new centre will span 6,000 sq.m. and is intended to support Toyo’s efforts to drive innovation in compound development.

Toyo and HF began developing initial layout concepts in 2024 as part of a pre-engineering phase, during which HF provided “early-stage system engineering services,” the supplier said.

HF will now be responsible for "engineering, supplying and installing" the complete R&D production line at the Serbian facility.

The technology supplied by HF will offer “all possibilities to mix advanced compound formulations for high-performance and energy-efficient tires,” the company added.

The innovation centre is scheduled to be launched in 2027.