Recently, Sailun Group has welcomed major progress on both lines of "technology upgrade" and "capacity expansion". On May 21, the technical transformation project of the high-performance tire laboratory of Sailun R&D Technology Center was approved by the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment; earlier in April, its project with a total investment of 2.34 billion yuan, "12.6 million sets of high-performance radial tire production per year project", also successfully obtained the environmental impact assessment approval. From meticulous R&D to bold capacity expansion, Sailun is accelerating the leap towards "Global Smart Manufacturing".
Technical transformation empowers, forging R&D "precision". The technical transformation project approved in May, with a total investment of 47 million yuan, will purchase 31 sets of high-end equipment including high-speed uniformity testers, two-station rolling resistance testers, etc. After the project is completed, the annual test sample volume will remain unchanged at 1000, but the detection accuracy and information level will be significantly improved, providing solid data support for high-performance tire R&D.
Decisive moves to create a closed-loop industrial chain. The Dongjiakou radial tire project with annual capacity of 12.6 million sets approved in April, covering about 329 mu, will add more than 1000 sets of key equipment. This project is by no means isolated expansion; its factory area is simultaneously constructing the "500,000 tons of functional new material production per year project". The newly built tire project can directly consume self-produced rubber raw materials, achieving seamless connection upstream and downstream, greatly reducing external purchasing and logistics costs, forming a highly competitive closed-loop advantage. At the same time, the project's environmental protection investment reaches 12 million yuan, customizing refined governance systems for waste gas in different processes, sticking to the bottom line of green development.
The promotion of these two projects is a microcosm of Sailun's global strategy implementation. Currently, Sailun builds a resilient supply network through the dual-wheel drive of "Domestic High-End Manufacturing" and "Overseas Smart Factories": The first all-steel tire came off the line at the domestic Shenyang Xinheping Factory, entering the capacity ramp-up period; Overseas projects in Egypt and Indonesia are progressing on schedule, the Mexico factory has already mass-supplied North America, effectively avoiding trade barriers.
Behind capacity expansion is strong demand support. Currently, Sailun's capacity utilization rate is at a historical high, with sufficient orders. In the matching market, "Liquid Gold" tires successfully matched BYD Sealion 06EV 2026 model and exclusively supplied Geely Boyue REV; Off-road tires have joined the supply chains of international mining giants such as Vale and BHP. Relying on the integrated advantages of the industrial chain, Sailun is constantly consolidating its leading position, steadily moving towards the vision of "Making a Good Tire".
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