"The development path of the automotive industry is long, and we in East Africa are currently only at the stage of imitation. The only major advantage component we might be able to export is perhaps just the tires!" Ernst lamented.
The so-called tires are rubber tires. Both Germany and Austria rely on imported rubber, so the processing and production of rubber is one of the core industries of East Africa, like sisal. However, sisal has other production regions worldwide, but East Africa is most suitable for sisal growth.
The rubber processing industry in East Africa has just started and hasn't been around for many years. But East Africa, or rather, the Heixinggen consortium, is the patent owner of hollow pneumatic tires, and the greatest advantage now is that most rubber production is monopolized by East Africa, a result of Ernst's early strategic planning.
