Sailun Group Breaks Ground On $1 Billion Tire Plant In Egypt

Dubai (PlantAndEquipment.com) - China’s Sailun Group has broken ground on a $1 billion tire manufacturing facility in Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), marking one of the largest Chinese industrial investments in the country.

The new plant, located in the TEDA-Egypt industrial area within SCZONE’s Sokhna zone, will cover 350,000 square meters and be developed in three phases over three years. Phase one is scheduled to begin operations in 2026, with planned annual production of 3 million passenger car tires and 600,000 truck and bus tires.

Once fully operational, the facility will produce more than 10 million tires annually, serving both domestic demand and export markets.

Sailun Group already operates major production hubs in China and Vietnam, with annual output capacities exceeding 26.6 million truck and bus radial tires, 88 million passenger car radial tires, and 310,000 tonnes of off-the-road tires. Its global distribution network extends to more than 180 countries.