PHOTO GALLERY: Triangle announces plans for North Carolina tire plants

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (left) and Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua announced Dec. 19 that the tire maker would build two plants in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua announced Dec. 19 that the tire maker would build two plants in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (left) and Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua raise their glasses in a toast as they celebrate the announcment that Triangle will build a plant in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (left) and Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua raise their glasses in a toast as they celebrate the announcment that Triangle will build a plant in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (left) and Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua announced Dec. 19 that the tire maker would build a plant in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua (second from right) talks with Tony Copeland, North Carolina Deptartment of Commerce Secretary (second from left) and State Sen. Phil Berger (center) at the Governor's mansion.
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North Carolina State Sen. Phil Berger (left) and Gov. Roy Cooper chat with Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua (second from right) and translators at the Governor's mansion.
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Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua (second from right) talks with Tony Copeland, North Carolina Deptartment of Commerce Secretary (left) and State Sen. Phil Berger at the Governor's mansion.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a ceremony held to detail plans for Triangle's new tire plants.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at an event where Triangle Group Co. Ltd. detailed its plans for building plants in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua details the firm's decision to build facilities in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua speaks during a ceremony announcing the tire maker's plans to build facilities in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (left) and Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua pose for a photo.

TARBORO, N.C. — Triangle Chairman Ding Yuhua and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Dec. 19 that the tire maker would be building two new plants near Rocky Mount, N.C.

Phase 1 of the nearly $580-million investment will begin in 2018 with a groundbreaking on a passenger and light truck plant, with an expected capacity of 5 million tires per year.

The second facility, which will sit alongside the passenger tire plant, is expected to produce 1 million truck/bus tires per year.

In addition to a news conference held at Edgecombe Community College in Tarboro, state and local representatives joined Triangle officials to celebrate the announcement at the governor's mansion.

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