Maseer has appointed a Chinese contractor to build a Saudi truck and bus tyre plant with capacity for 800,000 tyres annually.
Saudi Arabia's Maseer Tires Company has signed a construction contract with China Jiangsu International Group for a new truck and bus tyre manufacturing facility in Jubail Industrial City II.
The proposed factory will have an annual production capacity of 800,000 all-steel radial truck and bus tyres, representing a further step towards developing domestic commercial tyre manufacturing in Saudi Arabia.
The agreement was signed on 28 October 2026 during an online ceremony involving Maseer Tires Company (MTC) and the second overseas engineering division of China Jiangsu International Economic and Technical Cooperation Group.
Details were subsequently published by the China Rubber Industry Association on 4 November.
The proposed facility will be located in Jubail Industrial City II, in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
Construction plans cover the main tyre manufacturing facilities, supporting utilities, warehouses, office buildings and associated site infrastructure.
The plant is designed to manufacture all-steel radial tyres for trucks and buses, a segment serving commercial transport, freight and other heavy-duty vehicle applications.
The announced capacity of 800,000 tyres annually represents the factory's planned production capability rather than existing output.
The project has reached the construction contracting stage, but no date has been confirmed for commercial production.
Maseer Tires Company is part of Saudi Arabia's Bin Jarallah Group, which has established interests in construction and infrastructure.
The appointed contractor, China Jiangsu International Group, is a Chinese state-owned engineering and construction company established in 1980.
Its second overseas engineering division will undertake the construction project.
According to the Chinese industry announcement, the facility is intended to become Saudi Arabia's first locally funded manufacturing plant specifically dedicated to all-steel radial truck and bus tyres.
That distinction is important. The announcement concerns a particular commercial tyre manufacturing segment rather than the country's first tyre manufacturing project of any kind.
The development supports Saudi Arabia's wider efforts to expand domestic industrial production and develop manufacturing capabilities beyond its established sectors.
Although the construction agreement establishes an important milestone, several details have yet to be announced.
Neither the contract value nor the total investment required for the factory has been disclosed. A construction completion date and commercial production timetable also remain unconfirmed.
The announcement does not identify a tyre manufacturing technology partner or specify the tyre sizes, tread patterns or brands expected to be produced.
For commercial tyre distributors and fleet operators, these details will help establish the factory's eventual product offering and potential role in regional supply.
The proposed facility could introduce additional domestic truck and bus tyre manufacturing capacity into a market served by international suppliers. However, its commercial impact will depend on the factory reaching production, securing the necessary product approvals and establishing distribution arrangements.
Tyre News Media previously included the Maseer project in its Future Tyre Industry Weekly: Global Production, Trade Pressure and Digital Operations, published on 7 November 2026.
Tags: Maseer Tires, Saudi Arabia tyre factory, Jubail Industrial City, China Jiangsu International, truck tyre manufacturing, bus tyres, TBR tyres, Bin Jarallah Group, Saudi tyre industry, commercial tyre production
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