Market analysts described Tolins Tyres’s market debut as “flat” and “muted”. Tolins Tyres Limited shares opened at 227 rupees on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which equates to a 0.4 per cent premium over the upper limit of the IPO price band of 226 rupees. Those numbers stand in stark contrast with performance during the IPO subscription period, where the offer was reportedly oversubscribed by 23.87 times.
Today is the third and final day of the initial public offering for Tolins Tyres Ltd., a Kerala, India-based manufacturer of on- and off-highway tyres and tread rubber. According to information supplied by stock exchange BSE, the company is offering up to Rs 2,300 million (£20.9 million) worth of shares, including a fresh issue worth Rs 2,000 million and an offer for sale of up to Rs 300 million by the selling shareholders.
2023 was a good year for many Chinese tyre manufacturers. Especially for listed tyre companies, benefiting from overseas markets and production capacity advantages, they can cope with market competition more calmly. Several Chinese tyre manufacturers report that they are undergoing IPOs in the past year, but no company has completed the main board listing. Therefore, the number of tyre companies analysed this time remains at 10, namely Sailun, Linglong, Triangle, Huayi (Double Coin), Aeolus, and Jiangsu General on the Shanghai Stock Exchange; Guizhou Tyre, Sentury and Doublestar on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange; and Prinx Chengshan on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
China’s biggest tyre maker wants to grow even larger and expand its manufacturing footprint to Europe and North America, producing tyres that approach the premium market. To finance these ambitious plans, ZC Rubber will debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in the not-too-distant future.
On 12 June, Haian Rubber Group (Haian Group)’s application for an initial public offering (IPO) on Shenzhen Stock Exchange was accepted, according to official filings.
Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. Ltd (ZC Rubber) recently issued an update on the progress of its initial public offering (IPO). According to the data, Zhongce Haichao (a company established by four local Hangzhou enterprises in 2019 in order to invest in ZC Rubber, namely Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co., Ltd., Hangcha Group Co., Ltd., Juxing United Holding Group Co., Ltd., and Hangzhou Haichao Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) holds 41.08 per cent of the tyre manufacturer’s shares and is the company’s controlling shareholder. Qiu Jianping and his daughter Qiu Fei hold 46.95 per cent of the shares and corresponding voting rights of ZC Rubber through Zhongce Haichao and several other companies and therefore control ZC Rubber.
Recently, China’s largest tyre manufacturer Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber (ZC Rubber) has taken an important step in the stock market listing process: The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) received the IPO application of ZC Rubber. Next, CSRC will review the materials submitted by ZC Rubber. If it passes the audit, ZC Rubber will become a listed company.
Last week, a subsidiary of tyre maker Hankook & Company Group (formerly Hankook Tire Group) became the first Korean prototype company to be listed on the KOSDAQ technology index. Model Solution joined the index with a final issue price of KRW 27,000 (£16.71), which was at the upper end of the announced price range.
China’s largest tyre manufacturer, ZC Rubber, plans to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and has entered the pre-listing tutoring stage. Recently, Hangcha Group, one of the principal shareholders of ZC Rubber, confirmed the news. The institution that conducted ZC Rubber’s pre-listing tutoring is China Securities.
Having received approval back in June, Qingdao Sentury Tire has successfully completed its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and is now listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (China) as of 11 September 2020. 11 per cent of the company’s shares were valued at 1.31 billion yuan (162 million euros; £149.859 million) by investors, resulting in a theoretical total valuation of 1.47 billion euros. The offered shares offered were oversubscribed 2887 times over. But what is the company planning to do with its newly-raised funds?
Chinese manufacturer Qingdao Sentury Tire received approval for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange earlier in the month. The tyre maker is mainly known in the UK for supplying Landsail tyres through wholesaler Grouptyre, as well as being a manufacturing partner of Davanti Tyres. Tyres & Accessories asked Sean Maddocks, Davanti sales director for UK and Ireland, what the IPO would mean for its own relationship and growth plans.
Having rejected earlier plans for a new tyre factory in Malaysia, Prinx Chengshan has invested 170.6 million yuan (£19.464 million) in buying at least 433,600 square metres of land in at Tambon Nong Suea Chang, Amphur Nong Yai, and Tambon Klong-Kew, Amphur Ban-Bung, Chonburi province in Thailand. According to stock exchange filings dated 25 December 2018, the deal comprises “several plots of land” and will be funded by the company’s recent global share offering.
Based in the city of Guangzhou, the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition is particularly close to the Chinese off-shore territories of Hong Kong and Macau. Still, despite the show’s proximity to such personal and corporate wealth, Prinx Chengshan unique inasmuch as it was the only Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEX) listed tyre manufacturer at the show.
On 4 December Kesoram Industries Ltd (part of the BK Birla Group of Companies) announced its intention to demerge its Birla Tyres Ltd business. As a result, Birla Tyres will become a listed company with its own shareholders. The demerger is scheduled for 1 January 2019.
Jiangsu General Science Technology Co. Ltd. is set to invest around US$300 million in the construction of a tyre manufacturing facility in Thailand. The news follows earlier reports published in the Spring that Jiangsu General was considering Cambodia for the investment.
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