BAYI is an all-steel radial truck and bus tyre brand made by Bayi Rubber Co., Ltd in the Zaozhuang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Shandong. The company was established in September 2005 and is a state-owned enterprise backed by Shandong Energy Group. It also makes conveyor belts and natural rubber, and sells tyres under the BYCROSS, Safe-Holder, Wonderland and Ansu names.
| Manufacturer | Bayi Rubber Co., Ltd |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Zaozhuang High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Shandong, China |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Ownership | State-owned, backed by Shandong Energy Group |
| Plants | One tyre plant in Zaozhuang, about 333,000 square metres |
| Annual capacity | About 3 million all-steel radial truck tyres |
| Segments | TBR (truck and bus radial), tube type and tubeless |
| Sister brands | BYCROSS, Safe-Holder, Wonderland, Ansu |
| Certifications | CCC, DOT, ECE, GCC, SONCAP, SNI, INMETRO, SmartWay, ISO 9001, IATF 16949 |
| Official website | bayirubber.com |
Bayi Rubber Co., Ltd was registered on 9 September 2005 and began exporting in 2008. Its supplier profile gives registered capital of RMB 1.3 billion, a 333,000 square metre site and 2,187 employees, including 43 research and development engineers. The company describes itself as a state-owned enterprise supported by Shandong Energy Group, the Shandong coal and energy group.
The Zaozhuang plant makes all-steel radial tyres only. The company website gives annual capacity as 3 million units, and its supplier profile quotes output of 8,000 tyres a day. An older company profile cited 3.6 million truck tyres a year and investment of RMB 2.9 billion. The group also produces conveyor belts, bead wire, steel cord and carbon black, and sources natural rubber from its own factory in Rayong, Thailand.
Bayi Rubber reports 41 patents, a CNAS accredited laboratory and a provincial technology centre, which the Shandong Economic and Information Commission recognised in September 2010. Shandong Bayi Tyre Manufacture Co., Ltd filed the Safe-Holder trademark in the United States in 2014. BaYi Rubber Co., Ltd filed Wonderland there in 2022.
Truck and bus radial, tubeless. Tubeless all-steel tyres for highway and regional trucks, buses and trailers. Listed sizes include 11R22.5, 12R22.5, 13R22.5, 11R24.5, 295/75R22.5, 295/80R22.5, 315/70R22.5, 315/80R22.5 and 275/70R22.5, plus wide-base 385/65R22.5, 425/65R22.5 and 445/65R22.5.
Truck radial, tube type. Tube-type sizes for overloaded haulage and mine or off-road service, in 9.00R20, 10.00R20, 11.00R20, 12.00R20 and 12.00R24, with ply ratings from 18PR to 22PR.
Light truck all-steel radial. All-steel light truck sizes such as 7.50R16LT and 215/75R17.5 for small trucks and buses.
| Pattern | Position / vehicle | Application | Common sizes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BY966 | Drive | Highway and regional haulage | 315/70R22.5 |
| BY588 | Trailer and wide-base fitments | Highway | 425/65R22.5 20PR |
| BY502 | Trailer and wide-base fitments | Highway and regional | 385/65R22.5 24PR |
| BY810 | Drive | Mine and off-road | 12.00R20 22PR |
The factory lists CCC, United States DOT, ECE, GCC, SONCAP for Nigeria, SNI for Indonesia and INMETRO for Brazil. It also cites SmartWay, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and IATF 16949:2016. It also holds the China tyre label registration.
Bayi Rubber says it has more than 200 dealers in China and exports to over 60 countries and regions. Its website names Southeast Asia, Africa and the Americas as the main export regions. The supplier profile adds the Middle East and Australia.
All BAYI tyres come from the single Bayi Rubber plant in Zaozhuang, Shandong, which also builds the BYCROSS, Safe-Holder, Wonderland and Ansu lines. The company lists Qingdao as its nearest port and has no tyre plant outside China. Loading quantity, lead time and minimum order depend on your size mix. Use the enquiry form on this page for a current quotation.
BAYI belongs to Bayi Rubber Co., Ltd of Zaozhuang, a state-owned company backed by Shandong Energy Group.
The Zaozhuang plant is an all-steel radial factory, and the range we could verify covers truck, bus and light truck sizes only.
The same plant produces BYCROSS, Safe-Holder, Wonderland and Ansu truck tyres, and the BY pattern codes are shared across these names.
The company states annual capacity of 3 million all-steel radial tyres, or about 8,000 tyres a day.
