Linglong produces first 49-inch giant OTR tyre
Wang Feng witnessed the first giant OTR tyre rolling off the production line at the Jilin factory (Photo: Linglong)
Witnessed by chairman and president Wang Feng, Linglong’s Jilin Factory has rolled out its first 27.00 R49 giant engineering radial tyre and hence Linglong can now produce larger volumes 49-inch tyres. The tyre manufacturer said that the 49-inch tyre product “further improves the OTR tyre product system and marks that its OTR tyre development has entered a period of rapid development”.
In 2022, Linglong announced a “3+3” OTR tyre global strategy plan, that is, three domestic factories and three overseas factories would have the production capacity of OTR tyres. The tyre manufacturer’s 2022 annual report shows that its factories in Zhaoyuan, Shandong, Liuzhou, and Guangxi also have OTR tyre production lines. The specialty tyre project of Linglong Tire’s Serbian factory is expected to be put into production in 2025.
In recent years, OTR tyres have become a focus of Chinese tyre manufacturers. Aeolus, Doublecoin, Sailun and Guizhou Tyre have invested their funds in this field. At the same time, the OTR products of Triangle and ZC Rubber have also frequently appeared at European exhibitions.
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