32 New tire projects, including Yokohama,Kumho,Hixin group,Zhongce, Linglong, Sailun, Prinx Chengshan, Firemax, Wanli, etc.

May 10,2025


I. Domestic production capacity surges:

 22 major bases focus on technological upgrading and regional collaboration

Linglong Tire's Anhui Production Base

Investment/Production Capacity:5.1 billion yuan,annual production capacity of 14 million sets(12 million PCR & LTR tire + 2 million TBR tires)

Strategic Positioning: Core for new energy vehicle components in the Yangtze River Delta region, the seventh largest base in China

Progress:  Commenced construction on March 7, 2025, and will be carried out in three phases


Wanli Tire's Phase III Project in Conghua production base

Investment/Production Capacity: The total production capacity of the third phase has been increased to 36 million pcr tires (the first phase has an output of 6 million)

Technical Highlights: The overall process automation rate has exceeded 85%

Progress: The 6 million project in the second phase will start trial production in June 2025


YOKOHAMA Hangzhou Intelligent Factory Project

Investment/Production Capacity: Investment by Yokohama Rubber, with a final annual production capacity of 14 million PCR tires

Innovation  Point: The first AI visual inspection line has been implemented

Progress: The first phase will be completed by the end of 2025


SAILUN DongJiaKou Tire Project

Investment/Production Capacity: 15.181 billion yuan, adding 20 million PCR tires + 10 million TBR tires + 150,000 tons of OTR tires

Core Value: The world's first 5G fully connected tire factory

Progress: Construction will be carried out in five phases, and the preliminary works have already started


Shandong YouYue Rubber Ultra-High Performance Tire Project

Investment/Production Capacity: 5.16 billion yuan, annual production of 12 million ultra-high performance tires + 3 million green load-bearing tires

Breakthrough Point: Rolling resistance of a single tire is 5.8N/kN, benchmarking against international first-class brands

Progress: Three lines have been put into use, with a daily output of 40,000 tires in October



Shandong TongYi Rubber Tire Project

Investment/Production Capacity: 3.642 billion yuan, North Factory 10 million PCR tires + 100,000 OTR tires, South Factory 3 million  PCR tires

Location Advantage: Collaborative with the iron and steel industry in Yishui, Linyi

Progress: Pre-approval in July 2024, and the environmental impact assessment is being advanced


Prinx Chengshan Off-Road Tire Project

Investment/Capacity: 1.169 billion yuan, annual production of 50,490 tons of radial OTR

Industry Position: The largest single project for mining truck tires in the world

Progress: Commenced construction in February 2025, progressing steadily


Mai Shijia Rubber High-End Special Radial Tire Project

Investment/Capacity: 3 billion yuan, annual production of 150,000 agricultural tires + 400,000 industrial tires + 100,000 OTR tires + 10.05 million PCR tires

Technical Barrier: The intelligent sensor system for agricultural tires has obtained EU certification

Progress: Registered in September 2024


Tire Project of HIXIN GROUP

Investment/Capacity: 2.8 billion yuan, including expansion of Shenzhou tires (ultra-high performance and new energy tires), intelligent upgrading of Tongli tires, and renovation of Pirelli

Synergistic Effect: Integration of Pirelli's cutting-edge technology

Progress: Planned for implementation in 2025


KUMHO Tire Nanjing Factory Upgrade Project

Investment/Capacity: Additional 1.4 million units of new energy high-performance tires

Market Position: Specifically for Tesla and BYD high-end models

Progress: Environmental Impact Assessment in April 2025


Fujian Junchi Tire High-Performance Tire Manufacturing Project

Investment/Capacity: 1.5 billion yuan, annual production of 1.35 million TBR  tires + 1.5 million OTR tires

Technical Breakthrough: The wear resistance index of mining tires exceeds national standards by 35%

Progress: Commenced construction on April 9, 2025


EUDEMON Tire Expansion Project

Investment/Capacity: 1.002 billion yuan, annual production of 2 million TBR  tires

Efficiency Improvement: Automation of storage reduces costs by 25%

Progress: Planned for production in December 2026


Jiangsu 6 million pcs tire project

Investment/Capacity: Annual production of 6 million high-end PCR tires

Environmental Innovation: 100% application of renewable materials

Progress: Approved in March 2025, advancing preliminary preparations


Baoli Technology Transformation Project

Investment/Capacity: 126 million yuan, upgrading vacuum steel wire tires (capacity remains unchanged)

Application Area: Electric vehicle air pressure adaptive technology

Progress: Proposed approval for environmental impact assessment in March 2025


Firemax Tire Environmentally Friendly PCR Tire Project

Investment/Capacity: 1.57 billion yuan, annual production of 12 million ultra-high performance          environmentally friendly tires

Green Production: Photovoltaic roof coverage of 100%

Progress: Registered in March 2025, constructed in two phases

  

Shandong Jinfu Rubber 12 million PCR tire project

Investment/Capacity: 1 billion yuan, annual production of 12 million PCR  tires

Material Revolution: Nanometer white carbon black composite material

Progress: Planned for production by the end of December 2026



Tengsen Tire High-Performance Green Motorcycle Tire Project

Investment/Capacity: 2.7 billion yuan, annual production of 12 million motorcycle tires

Technical Breakthrough: Graphene tire tread life reaches 30,000 kilometers

Progress: Planned to commence production in early 2025


Shanxi Kunasitong Rubber 10 million radial tire project

Investment/Capacity: 5 million units in the first phase, expansion to 10 million units in the second phase

Regional Characteristic: Application of rubber from coal chemical industry by-products

Progress: Second phase expected to commence production in June 2026


Shandong Fengyuan Tire Transformation Project

Investment/Capacity: 2 billion yuan, planned annual production of 20 million PCR tires

Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement: Cost reduction of 40% for the old factory, 3 times increase in per capita efficiency

Progress: Publicized after approval in February 2025


Shanxi Hantaiwei Green Intelligent Tire Project

Investment/Capacity: 980 million yuan, annual production of 1.2 million TBR tires + 50,000 mining truck tires

Logistics Collaboration: Dedicated tires for China-Europe Railway Express

Progress: Approved in February 2025


Da You Tire New Materials Automotive Tire Project

Investment/Capacity: 833 million yuan, annual production of 1.2 million TBR tires

Policy Benefits: Tax-free export hub in Hainan Free Trade Port

Progress: Foundation laying in December 2024


DOUBLECOIN Tire Anhui New Capacity Expansion Project

Investment/Capacity: 50.28 million yuan, new capacity of 8 million green passenger tires

Established brand renewal:100% Renewable Carbon Black Technology

Progress: Construction commence in March 2025, with a construction period of 2 years.


II. Overseas Layout: 

Establishment of 10 Major Bases to Build a Global Supply Chain Firewall

SAILUN Group's Indonesian Factory

Investment/Production Capacity: 1.8 billion yuan, annual production of 3.6 million radial tires + 37,000 tons of off-road tires

Strategic Goal: To reach the Australian mining market

Progress: To be operational in 2025


Prinx Chengshan Malaysia Production Base

Investment/Production Capacity: 380 million US dollars, annual production of 6 million PCR  tires + 600,000 TBR tires

Technical Enabling: Digital Twin Remote Maintenance System

Progress: To start trial production in the second half of 2026


Wanli Tire Cambodia Factory

Investment/Production Capacity: Phase 1: 239 million US dollars, annual production of 6 million PCR tires (final 10 million + 1.2 million TBR  tires)

Tariff Avoidance: Hub for US market export

Progress: Main structure to be completed in the first half of 2025


 GS Thailand Base Phase II Project

Investment/Production Capacity: 1.884 billion yuan, annual production of 10 million PCR tires

Efficiency Benchmark: Daily production capacity of 35,000 tires, setting a record in the industry

Progress: To start construction in September 2023


Advance Tyre (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.

Investment/Production Capacity: 228 million US dollars, annual production of 6 million PCR tires

Target Supply: Southeast Asian factories of Japanese and Korean automakers

Progress: To complete the production line within 2025


ZC Rubber's bases in Indonesia and Mexico

Indonesia: 280 million US dollars. Annual sales of truck and bus tires will reach 5.2 billion yuan in the fully operational year. The third phase will start construction in March 2025.

Mexico: 500 million US dollars. Annual production of 13.5 million passenger tires + 50,000 tons of OTR. Production will commence by the end of 2025.

Dual fronts: Indonesia focuses on Southeast Asia, while Mexico supplies directly to North America.


Firemax Cambodia Factory Project

Capacity/Output: 8 million PCR  tires + 1.2 million TBR  tires per year

Local adaptation: Customized production line for heavy truck tires in Southeast Asia

Progress: Production will commence in May 2025


Shandong New Continent Tire Malaysia Project 

Investment entity: Jiafu Industry, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yinbao Tire

Chain closure: Rubber cultivation - processing - tire integration

Progress: Project will be initiated in March 2025


Jiangsu Topower Cambodia Tire Project

Investment/Production capacity: 200,000 high-performance solid tires per year

Target market: Upgrade and replacement of port machinery tires

Progress: Construction will commence within 2025


III. Industry Trends: Triple Drive by Technology, Geopolitics and Green Initiatives

 Technology Positioning: Among the 32 projects, 19 clearly indicate the focus on intelligentization or new material research (such as AI quality inspection, graphene tire tread)

 

Geopolitical Risk Mitigation: 7 out of the 10 overseas bases are located in RCEP member countries, providing a hedge against tariffs from the EU and the US

 

Green Revolution: The average energy consumption of domestic projects has decreased by 12%, and the photovoltaic coverage rate has increased to 35%

(Notes: Data as of April 2025. Dynamic information is subject to the announcements of the enterprises)

In 2025, when global trade frictions and technological revolutions are intertwined, Chinese tire manufacturers, driven by the dual forces of "intelligent manufacturing" and "geopolitical chessboard", are transforming their capacity expansion into a strategic breakthrough in gaining control over the industrial chain.


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