Sailun Group a Nokian Tyres offtake partner

Nokian Tyres has unveiled a new all-season tyre for European markets and launch images of the Seasonproof 1 don’t only provide a view of what the tyre looks like – the DOT code on the sidewall tells us where Nokian Tyres Seasonproof 1 is made, and who the manufacturer is. What we can see from the 205/55 R16 and 235/60 R18 tyres in publicity photos is that both were produced by Sailun Group in Qingdao, China.

Prior to breaking ground on its new factory in Romania earlier this year, Nokian Tyres shared that it had already entered into two contract manufacturing deals to compensate for lost capacity in Russia. One of those deals, as announced in December 2022, is with Qingdao Sentury Tire. Sailun Group can now be added to the list of Nokian Tyres offtake partners.