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Kratos Partners Hengda Tyre to Expand OTR Market Reach
Shah Alam-based Kratos Sdn Bhd has been in collaboration with Qingdao Hengda Tyre Co, Ltd since 2019. The two companies met at the Tyrexpo Asia exhibition in Singapore,
which led to today’s vibrant and sustainable business relationship.
“Qingdao Hengda Tyre is one of the major tyre manufacturers comprehensive product portfolio of OTR, industrial, agricultural, mining, port machinery, military, speciality tyres and truck bias tyres, with more than 20 years of manufacturing experience. To date, Hengda has seven product series and more than 200 tyre patterns,” said Stephen Zhou, Chairman, Qindao Hengda Tyre.
In December 2017, the company was acquired by Hong Chi tyre factory. Currently, he said, Hengda factory ran three shifts with 400 employees, producing 80,000 to one million tyres per month. Sixty per cent of its output caters to the export market (OTR) tyres, he shared, were manufactured by the company.
Kratos OTR tyres receive good market response
17.5-25, 20.5-25, 23.5- 25 and 16.9-28. All these tyres, accord- ing to the company, received good response from the mining
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Managing Director, Kratos Sdn Bhd
and construction sectors. In addition, they are retreadable for at least two times, depending on application and maintenance.
