China

Shandong Fengyuan Tire Manufacturing Co Ltd. is located in economic development zone of Yicheng, Zaozhuang City, Shandong. The company is owned by Shandong Energy, which is a state-owned Fortune 500 enterprise itself owned by Zao Mining Group Corporation. The company was reorganized by Zao Mining Group in 2013. The factory covers an area of 628 acres and has a total construction area of 258,000 square metres. Moving forward, the plan is to produce 20 million semi-steel radial tyres per year. Currently, it has the capacity to produce 10 million semi-steel radial tires annually. Manufacturing equipment is supplied by European fims such as VMI, Troester quadruple extruders as well as SDS Systemtechnik. Amongst other in-house R&D innovations, the company reports that it uses "low-temperature primary mixing and the application of carbon nanotube[s]". The company makes car, UHP, light truck, SUVs, winter, drift and run-flat tyres as well more specialist puncture-resistant, anti-static and taxi tyres. As far as product performance is concerned, the company reports that it has reached "the high-end standard of the second stage of the European labelling law". In 2017 this Chinese tyre manufacturer ranked 39th in a list of comparable tyre makers in the People's Republic. By 2018, the company was 75th in the world. Brands include: Farroad, Saferich, Yeada and Yuanlu. Certifications include China CCC, ISO9001, TS16949 as well as DOT, ECE, GCC and Inmetro accreditation.

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