BELGRADE, Serbia, Sept. 26,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In the middle of September,
2024, Linglong International Europe d.o.o., the first Chinese
tire factory in Europe, officially
started mass production. Another important project in Linglong
Tire's "7+5" global strategic blueprint has come to fruition, and
the global strategic layout has started a new journey!
Serbian President Aleksandar
Vučić led government departments at all levels,
together with Chinese Ambassador to Serbia Li Ming, industry
authorities, well-known experts from universities, as well as
Linglong's global partners and media friends, to attend this grand
event.
Since its launch in 2019, Linglong Europe has attracted global
attention with its grand blueprint of a total investment of
US$990 million and an annual
production capacity of 13.62 million high-performance radial
tires.
During its construction, Linglong's European factory has deeply
integrated cutting-edge technologies such as artificial
intelligence, mobile sensing, industrial big data, and industrial
robots. It is committed to becoming a benchmark for tire production
that is safe, environmentally friendly, intelligent, automated, and
green, and becoming one of the leading digital factories in the
global tire industry. It has achieved full automation and digital
management from the warehousing of raw materials to the delivery of
finished products, greatly improving product quality and production
efficiency.
Furthermore, the "green, clean, civilized, and lean" new factory
model advocated by Linglong Europe will lead the industry towards a
more environmentally friendly, efficient, and intelligent
direction.
During their in-depth visit to the production workshops of
Linglong Europe, the visiting leaders and guests all expressed
sincere admiration for the factory's high level of intelligence,
unanimously acknowledging it as a model in the tire manufacturing
industry that they have personally witnessed, and an "incredible
factory" beyond their imagination in terms of intelligence.
President Vučić emphasized during his visit, "It's
unbelievable and incredible. I feel so proud and happy."
With the official mass production of its European project,
Linglong has taken an important step in its globalization strategy
in the European market. The factory will provide European and
surrounding market users with an excellent driving experience
through high-performance products featuring green, low-carbon, low
rolling resistance, and strong handling capabilities, as well as
superior services. This milestone achievement not only promotes the
construction and improvement of Linglong's overseas OE system, but
also significantly enhances the competitiveness and influence of
Chinese tire makers in the global market.
In August 2024, with the Linglong
Europe developing rapidly, Linglong announced the launch of the
Linglong Phase II expansion project in Europe. After the expansion project is
completed, it will add an annual production of 1.1 million
high-performance radial tires of various types, including 800,000
sets of commercial vehicle tires, 50,000 sets of engineering radial
tires, 150,000 sets of agricultural radial tires, 100,000 sets of
retreaded tires, and liquid reclaimed rubber, photovoltaic power
generation and other projects.
At the mass production ceremony, Linglong Tire signed an
additional investment memorandum with the Serbian government. The
signing of this agreement is not only a full affirmation of the
previous cooperation results, but also lays the foundation for the
smooth progress of the European Linglong expansion project.
In the future, Linglong Tire will take the project's mass
production as an opportunity, aim at the high-quality joint
construction of the "Belt and Road" between China and Serbia, strengthen compliance
operations and safety production management, and promote future
project construction with high standards and strict requirements.
At the same time, the company will actively fulfill its social
responsibilities, establish an excellent corporate culture image,
and contribute more to promoting China-Serbia economic and trade
cooperation to a higher level and promoting Chinese manufacturing
to the world stage!
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SOURCE Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd.