ZC Rubber adjusts 5G factory product structure

Recently, Chinese tyre manufacturer ZC Rubber said it would adjust the product structure of its factory in Qiantang District, Hangzhou. The factory is a new 5G digital factory built by ZC Rubber.

The original plan of the Qiantang factory was to produce 6.5 million sets of all-steel radial tyres. After the plan adjustment, the plant’s total annual compound consumption will remain at 380,000 tons, and the products produced will become 25 million sets of semi-steel radial tyres.

It is reported that the project, with an annual output of 25 million tyres, will be divided into three phases. The production capacity of each stage is allocated to 9.5 million units, 9.5 million units and 6 million units. ZC Rubber said that the data currently listed are estimated production capacities, and actual production capacity control is mainly based on the amount of compounded rubber.

According to ZC Rubber’s estimate, the specifications of the 25 million tyres are distributed as follows: 19-inch tyres have the most significant number, reaching 6 million; 17-inch and 18-inch tyres, each have 5 million; there are 3 million units of high-performance radial tyres of 16 inches, 20 inches and above 20 inches respectively.

When talking about the reasons for adjusting its product structure, ZC Rubber said that most of its tyres exported to the United States are “large-size tyres and light truck tyres”. As the production capacity of its Thailand company increased, ZC Rubber gradually transferred its all-steel radial tyre production capacity to Thailand, and the all-steel radial tyre production capacity in China dropped significantly.

At the same time, the demand for new energy vehicle tyres in China is increasing. The high-performance radial tyres produced by the 5G factory can “fill the huge market gap in time for China’s new energy vehicle tyres”.