Kabat is a Polish tyre and inner tube brand, not a Chinese one. It is made by Kabat Tyre sp. z o.o. in Budzyn, about 40 km north of Poznan. Brothers Andrzej and Tadeusz Kabat founded the business in 1983. The company is best known as a large European maker of inner tubes, and also builds agricultural, implement and forklift tyres.
| Manufacturer | Kabat Tyre sp. z o.o. |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Budzyn, Wielkopolska, Poland |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Ownership | Family owned (Kabat family) |
| Plants | Budzyn main factory; retreading plant at Owinska near Poznan |
| Segments | Agricultural, implement, agro-industrial, lawn and garden, forklift pneumatic and solid tyres, retreads, inner tubes, flaps |
| Certifications | ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, PN-N 18001:2004, NATO NCAGE |
| Export markets | About 80 countries in Europe, America, Asia and Africa |
| Official website | kabat.pl |
Kabat started in 1983 in a 21 square metre workshop in Budzyn. It added passenger car retreading in 1985 and a 400 square metre rubber products workshop in 1987. Inner tubes became the core business in 1989. The main Budzyn factory opened in 1995. In early 2009 the company raised capacity by 60 percent after buying equipment from Goodyear-Debica.
In 2012 Kabat acquired a former Stomil retreading operation at Owinska, north of Poznan, which traded as ATK-Retreads Polska. Tyrepress reported in 2014 that the group made seven million inner tubes and 15,000 tonnes of rubber compound a year, with a 2013 turnover of 42 million euros, 80 percent from exports. It also reported a 5.5 million euro investment in agricultural tyre production.
In 2022 Tyrepress described a 70,000 square metre Budzyn site mixing about 200 tonnes of rubber a day. Roughly 70 tonnes went into inner tubes, flaps and o-rings and 40 tonnes into pneumatic and solid tyres. The rest was sold as compound to other European tyre makers.
Tractor front and rear. Bias tractor tyres in SRF ribbed front patterns from 6.00-16 to 7.50-20 and SGP drive patterns from 12.4-32 to 18.4-38, in 6 to 14 ply ratings.
Implement and trailer. IMP series tyres for farm trailers and implements, including 10.0/75-15.3, 11.5/80-15.3, 13.0/65-18 and 400/60-15.5, in tube type and tubeless versions up to 16 ply.
Industrial and agro-industrial. GTR patterns for backhoe loaders and similar machines in 340/80-18, 440/80-28, 18.4-26 and 10.00-20, plus small lawn and garden sizes.
Forklift tyres. NPP-01 pneumatic forklift tyres in 6.00-9, 7.00-12 and 8.15-15, and New Power solid tyres in standard, HD, non-marking and two-layer Eco Power versions.
| Pattern | Position / vehicle | Application | Common sizes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRF-01 | Tractor front | Ribbed steering tyre | 6.00-16 |
| SRF-02 | Tractor front | Ribbed steering tyre | 6.00-18, 7.50-16, 7.50-18 |
| SRF-05 | Tractor front | Ribbed steering tyre | 7.50-16 |
| SGP-04 | Tractor rear | Drive wheel | 12.4-32, 15.5-38, 16.9-34, 18.4-34, 18.4-38 |
| IMP-03 | Trailer and implement | Farm trailers | 10.0/75-15.3, 11.5/80-15.3, 10.5/65-16, 13.0/65-18 |
| IMP-09 | Trailer and implement | Farm trailers | 9.00-16 |
| GTR-03 | Agro-industrial | Loaders and industrial tractors | 340/80-18, 440/80-28, 18.4-26 |
| GTR-01 | Industrial | Industrial machines | 10.00-20 |
| NPP-01 | Forklift | Pneumatic forklift tyre | 6.00-9, 7.00-12, 8.15-15 |
Kabat Tyre states that it holds ISO 9001:2015 for production, ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management and PN-N 18001:2004 for occupational health and safety, certified by Bureau Veritas. It has held a NATO NCAGE supplier code since 2003.
The company says it sells in about 80 countries across Europe, America, Asia and Africa. Tyrepress put its share of the European inner tube market at around 40 percent in 2014. Part of its rubber compound output is supplied to other European tyre manufacturers.
Kabat tyres and tubes ship from Budzyn in western Poland, so they are European-origin goods and not a Chinese export line. Retreaded truck and trailer tyres come from the group plant near Poznan. Loading quantity, lead time and minimum order depend on your size mix. Use the enquiry form on this page for a current quotation.
No. Kabat Tyre is a family-owned Polish company based in Budzyn, near Poznan, and its tyres are made in Poland.
Inner tubes. Tyrepress reported in 2014 that Kabat made seven million tubes a year and held about 40 percent of the European tube market.
It does not build new truck radials. Its truck and trailer offer consists of retreaded tyres, alongside new bias agricultural, implement and forklift tyres.
SRF-01 to SRF-05 are ribbed front tyres from 6.00-16 to 7.50-20, and SGP-04 is a rear drive tyre from 12.4-32 to 18.4-38.
Yes. The New Power solid range comes in standard, HD, non-marking and two-layer Eco Power versions.
