ZC Rubber, Bekaert sign strategic cooperation agreement

ZC Rubber has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Bekaert, the global top steel cord supplier. The new arrangement will focus on the development of steel cord on green tyre.

(ZC Rubber and Bekaert sign a strategic cooperation agreement)

The president of ZC Rubber Shen Jinrong and the president of Bekaert, Bert De Graeve attended the signing ceremony at the EU-China Summit. Chinese premier Li Keqiang and Belgian prime minister Charles Michel were present to witness the moment.

Bekaert is the world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coatings with headquarters in Belgium. ZC Rubber states that it is working with the company to produce safe and valuable tyres with the high quality steel cord. The new agreement will promote integrated cooperation in the steel cord area, and will allow ZC Rubber to further increase its focus on developing the green and smart tyres, the tyre manufacturer added.

“ZC Rubber is pleased to expand the ongoing relationship with Bekaert through this agreement. ZC Rubber always shares the commitment to delivering innovation to premium tyres with global customers,” said Shen Jinrong.

The high quality of the steel cord product helps reduce tyre’s weight and rolling resistance. ZC Rubber’s cooperation with Bekaert aims to develop green and smart tyres with the improved steel cord and strengthen its core competitiveness in the global market. “Green is the key word in the cooperation,” Shen Jinrong added.

In addition to their cooperation on the new materials, cutting-edge products, and clean production, the companies will also jointly work on social responsibility, environmental protection and personal health, ZC Rubber added. “The green development is an increasingly prominent theme of ZC Rubber. We devote to protect the environment and advocate the green development in the whole rubber industry as well as provide more premium green tyres for global customers.”