ZC Rubber brings OTR innovations to bauma
ZC Rubber is showcasing its latest off-the-road tyre innovations at bauma 2025, which is taking place in Munich this week. The company has unveiled new OTR tyre products from its Westlake and Tianli brands.
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Shen Jinrong: Chinese tyre industry grew fast at start of 2024, but slowed at end
On 26 March, Shen Jinrong, chairman of ZC Rubber, surveyed the Chinese tyre industry at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the China Rubber Industry Association. In Shen Jinrong’s view, Chinese tyre manufacturers generally showed high growth at the beginning and low at the end of 2024. In other words, the various indicators of tyre companies in the second half of 2024 declined compared with the growth rate in the first half of the year. In this regard, Shen Jinrong attributed the reasons to the following four aspects:
ZC Rubber launches X-Elite truck tyres for Southeast Asia
ZC Rubber recently launched its X-Elite Series truck tyres at the Southeast Asia Dealer Conference and X-Tech Seminar held in Singapore in parallel with Tyrexpo Asia. The X-Elite Series is “specifically engineered to meet the region’s demanding transportation needs” According to ZC Rubber the X-Tech System are a programme of technologies designed to result in “advancements tailored for both high-mileage and overloading applications.”
ZC Rubber shareholder, Red Avenue, invests in Thailand factory
Red Avenue is preparing to invest in Thailand’s rubber additive production capacity. Specifically, Red Avenue, through its wholly owned subsidiary Red Avenue Group Limited in Hong Kong and an affiliated company called Gold Dynasty Limited, is jointly building a 30,000-ton rubber additive production base in Rayong Province, Thailand. The Thailand factory is expected to be completed in 2027.
ZC Rubber-made Chaoyang tyres OE on Toyota bZ3X in China
ZC Rubber’s Chaoyang Tire brand has been selected as the Original Equipment (OE) tyre supplier for Toyota’s bZ3X in the Chinese market. According to the tyremaker, this is “the first time the world’s largest automaker has partnered with a tyre brand from mainland China”.
Bauma debut for latest Westlake, Tianli tyres
ZC Rubber is set to unveil its latest off-highway tyres at the Bauma 2025 exhibition, which takes in Germany between 7-13 April. The tyre maker will display new products from the Westlake and Tianli brands at Booth 26, in Hall EOE.
ZC Rubber successfully listed
The Shanghai Stock Exchange Listing Review Committee announced that ZC Rubber “meets the issuance conditions, listing conditions and information disclosure requirements”. According to the announcement, ZC Rubber successfully passed the review of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and obtained the opportunity for an initial public offering (IPO).
Shanghai Stock Exchange set to review ZC Rubber listing, investment documents
On 7 February, the Shanghai Stock Exchange announced that it would hold a review committee meeting on February 13 to review ZC Rubber’s listing materials. The tyre manufacturer attempted to issue no more than 87,448,560 shares to raise 4.85 billion yuan (about £536 million; €644 million) for five projects.
ZC Rubber delivers Spring Festival greetings in Times Square, New York
On 23 January, ZC Rubber greeted onlookers with a celebration and the blessings of the Spring Festival by lighting up the iconic ABC Super Screen in Times Square in downtown New York. The tyre brands displayed on the ABC Super Screen include West Lake, Goodride, Arison, Chaoyang, Tarzano and Yartu.
Top 10 Chinese tyre brands 2024 announced
The World Brand Lab has announced the 2024 “Top Ten Influential Chinese Tyre Brands”, which are ranked as Doublestar, Sailun, Linglong, Chaoyang (belonging to ZC Rubber), Double Coin, Celmo (belonging to Jiangsu General), Advance Tyre (belonging to Guizhou Tyre), Triangle, Cheng Shin, and Prinx Chengshan.
ZC Rubber inaugurates first phase of Indonesia tyre plant
At a ceremony involving more than 300 dealers and suppliers from around the world, as well as local and Chinese officials, ZC Rubber officially inaugurated Phase 1 of its PT. Matahari Tire Indonesia (MTI) plant yesterday. The factory, which is located in Kendal Industrial Park, Central Java, is ZC Rubber’s second plant outside China.
Promising future – Tianli’s growth goals in Europe
Tianli is the ZC Rubber brand dedicated to agricultural and OTR tyres. During November’s EIMA 2024 show in Italy, our sister publication PneusNews.it spoke with Mark Turner, European Agriculture Tyre Sales Director, who shared the latest developments and presented the updated Tianli range for the European market.
ZC Rubber launches new Westlake truck tyres and Arisun car tyres at SEMA
ZC Rubber showed four of 13 new designs of its Westlake Gen II truck tyre lineup at SEMA 2024 (5-8 November 2024), setting the stage for a “comprehensive North American launch”. At the same time, ZC Rubber has also expanded its ARISUN passenger tyre lineup with two additions.
First truck tyre made at ZC Rubber’s Indonesia factory
Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) reports the first truck tyre made at its new Indonesian subsidiary, PT. Matahari Tire Indonesia (MTI), has rolled off the production line. This milestone was celebrated with an official ceremony at the MTI factory located in the Kendal Industrial Park, Semarang, Indonesia.
ZC Rubber and DSV agree 10-year partnership extension
ZC Rubber has extended its strategic partnership with logistics firm DSV. The new agreement extends their successful collaboration by 10 years. DSV A/S, the parent company of DSV Road Holding NV employs over 60,000 people across 90 countries. Recently, DSV outbid several competitors to acquire DB Schenker, the logistics subsidiary of German state-owned railway operator Deutsche Bahn, for approximately 14.3 billion euros. This acquisition marks a significant expansion for DSV in the logistics sector, positioning it to become the world’s largest freight operator.
