Industry Update: Growth in Adversity for China-Based Tiremakers
Despite a very tough year, the Chinese tire industry continues to make headlines for its sheer size, overseas expansions and tariff and non-tariff barriers.
ZC Rubber Dealer Meeting in Thailand Highlights Progress, Innovation
Ge Guorong, vice president of ZC Rubber, shared the company’s 2017 achievements and its 2018 goals at its dealer conference in Bangkok, Thailand.
ZC Rubber America Names VP of Sales
ZC Rubber has appointed Craige Mc Ferrin as Vice President of Sales for the ARISUN Brand of ZC America, a U.S subsidiary of ZC Rubber based in Walnut, California.
ZC Rubber Expands into Germany
Chinese tiremaker ZC Rubber has added another global branch of the organization – this one in Germany, Zhongce Europe GmbH (ZC Europe).
ZC Rubber Opens Second Retail Location in Thailand
ZC Rubber has opened its second Goodride Autospace store in Samut Sakhon province in Thailand. The 1600-square-meter store has six service and will not only sell Goodride tires but also provide express services including lubricant, brake, balancing and alignment.
ZC Rubber Partners with Bekaert
ZC Rubber has signed strategic cooperation agreement with Bekaert, a global steel cord supplier, and will focus on the development of steel cord for green tires.
ZC Rubber Thailand Facility Produces Motorcycle, Bias Industrial Tires
ZC Rubber Thailand has added a two-wheel production line at its Thailand facility and produced its first bias industrial tire and motorcycle tire for the Southeast Asian market.
ZC Rubber Builds Eco-friendly Materials R&D Center
ZC Rubber and the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have built a new R&D center for rubber and environmentally-friendly materials.
ZC Rubber to Build Industrial Tires in Thailand
ZC Rubber is adding a new production line at its Thailand factory to build industrial tires, including skid steer tires and pneumatic bias industrial forklift tires.
ZC Rubber Begins TBR Production in Thailand
ZC Rubber produced its first TBR tire at its Thailand facility, Tyres & Accessories reports. The 570,000-square-meter facility is the tiremaker’s first overseas plant as the company expands into the Southeast Asia market. The plant began producing passenger car and light truck tires in June 2015 and began producing TBR tires for the Southeast Asia