Chinese tiremakers invest 40 billion yuan to build in Egypt
Securities filings show six manufacturers are shifting assembly lines and chemical feedstock offshore to bypass Western anti-dumping duties on direct shipments.
XLBy Xiuying Luo, China correspondent, robotics and manufacturing··Updated October 9, 2026·2 min read
ShareLinkedInXWhatsAppEmailConstruction workers gather near heavy machinery at a sprawling desert development site for an industrial production complex in Egypt. (AI-generated image)
Chinese tiremakers compiled regulatory filings on Oct. 8, 2026, revealing nearly 40 billion yuan ($5.6 billion) in cumulative commitments to construct an integrated offshore production cluster in Egypt.
The capital expenditure consolidates disclosures from at least six Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed suppliers. The total represents China's largest foreign tire manufacturing cluster outside Southeast Asia.
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China correspondent, robotics and manufacturing — Xiuying Luo covers Chinese robot makers, machine tools and the automation of assembly work across the manufacturing base.
