Malaysia's Largest Chinese-Capital Tire Plant Begins Production

On June 18, Qingdao Fulin Tyres' wholly-owned overseas base — the Malaysia Jinma Rubber Phase II Intelligent Factory officially started production and operations. The landing of this project marks a key step in the global capacity layout of Chinese tire enterprises, elevating the enterprise's overseas intelligent manufacturing strength to a new level. Malaysian Minister of Transport Lu Zhaofu attended the commissioning ceremony to cut the ribbon and delivered a speech, giving high recognition to Jinma Rubber's active contribution to deepening industry practices, driving regional economic development, and promoting intelligent manufacturing upgrades.

Investing 850 Million, Overall Capacity Breaks 7 Million Units

It is reported that the total investment in Jinma Rubber Phase II project exceeds 500 million Malaysian Ringgit (approximately 850 million Chinese Yuan), located in the Malaysian Port Klang Free Trade Zone, which has prominent location advantages. The full launch and operation of this project makes Jinma Rubber the largest Chinese-owned tire production base in Malaysia with the largest investment scale and capacity volume.

The Phase II project brought a leapfrog improvement in production capacity. With the new factory in operation, Jinma Rubber's total annual capacity will break through 7 million tires, greatly releasing Fulin Tyres' overseas supply capacity, effectively filling the enterprise's overseas capacity gap, and further expanding the global market landscape. At the same time, the project is expected to provide about 500 jobs locally, achieving Sino-foreign industry collaboration and mutual benefit.

Building a High-End Intelligent Manufacturing Benchmark, Breaking Out of Low-Cost Competition

Unlike traditional overseas capacity layout, this Phase II project focuses on intelligent and high-end production. The new factory is fully equipped with internationally advanced automation, intelligence, and informatization production equipment, massively applying industrial robots and digital management systems, achieving intelligent production throughout the process, efficient control, and precise quality control, committed to building a benchmark for intelligent tire manufacturing in Malaysia.

Relying on automated production lines, this project has significantly improved product precision and production efficiency, aiming to adapt to global high-end tire market demand, helping enterprises jump out of low-cost homogeneous competition and deeply cultivate the overseas high-end market track. In addition, the project fully relies on the natural rubber resource advantages and port logistics advantages of Malaysia, building an efficient, intelligent, and low-cost modern tire production system.

Deep Plowing the Industry for Over Two Decades, Accelerating Globalization Strategy

Jinma Rubber Malaysia Co., Ltd. was established in 2016, being the first overseas base invested and built by Fulin Tyres. Among them, the Phase I factory started production at the end of 2018, with an annual capacity of 3.5 million tires; in September 2025, the Phase II expansion project was contracted by Shaanxi Construction Engineering Group No. 5 Construction Co., Ltd., and officially started construction in November of the same year.

Data shows that Qingdao Fulin Tyres was founded in 2003, deepening into the tire industry for 23 years, adhering to the "Trade + Factory" dual-engine strategy, focusing on the R&D, production, and sales of PCR Passenger Car Tires and TBR All-Steel Commercial Vehicle Tires. Fulin Tyres founder Liu Zijin graduated from Harbin Institute of Technology, successively held positions at Ningyang Chemical Plant, Weihai Triangle Tire Group, and Qingdao Sentinel, etc., holding middle to senior management positions, possessing profound industry expertise.

The Phase II production launch of this Malaysia base is an important milestone in Fulin Tyres' globalization strategy. In the future, the enterprise will rely on the location, capacity, and technical advantages of the overseas intelligent production base, continue to deepen cultivation of the international market, improve the overseas and domestic collaborative production pattern, and continuously enhance global brand competitiveness with high-end intelligent manufacturing strength.