14 Sep 2026
Company starts trial production at ‘phase II rubber mixing plant’ at Hangzhou tire plant
Beijing – ZC Rubber has progressed phase II of its 5G smart factory (Future Factory V2.0) in Qiantang district, Hangzhou, China with trial production at its rubber mixing unit.
The facility “has now entered trial production, with an investment of Yuan1.8 billion (€230 million),” said ZC Rubber in an 11 Sept statement to ERJ.
ZC Rubber’s Future Factory project’s ‘phase I’ came into production in December 2023 and has an annual production capacity of 10 million tires. (ERJ report)
Phase II was introduced in April 2025 as part of plans to more than double the factory’s overall production capacity. (ERJ reprot)
Total investment across both phases has been put at Yuan3.2 billion.
According to the tire manufacturer, the factory is designed to support the production of “high-value-added tire products,” including ZC Rubber’s flagship series and EV-specific tires.
Through upgrades to production technology and automation, the plant is claimed to offer higher efficiency and product quality, as well as lower labour and energy consumption compared with traditional factories.
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