Who Owns Otani?

Otani Tire Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1986 in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, establishing itself as a manufacturer of commercial bias tires, tubes, flaps, and pre-cured tread for retreading. Thailand's position as the world's largest natural rubber producer gave the company a raw material advantage that shaped its export-oriented model.

The company grew through the 1990s and 2000s as a regional supplier of truck, bus, agricultural, and off-the-road bias tires across Southeast Asia. A notable technical milestone came in 2008, when Otani began production of the 45/65-45 tire, at the time the largest tire produced in Thailand and across Southeast Asia.

The group's expansion into modern radial production came with Otani Radial Co., Ltd., a greenfield project incorporated in 2007 and brought into production around 2010. The radial plant, built with latest-generation equipment, added capacity of approximately 1.5 million truck and bus radial tires annually, transforming Otani from a bias-tire specialist into a full commercial tire producer.

Today the Otani lineup covers truck and bus radial (TBR) tires for long-haul, mixed-service, and on/off-road applications; truck and bus bias tires; agricultural bias and radial tires; and off-the-road tires for construction and industrial use. The company exports globally, with distribution reaching the United States and other markets through import partners, and maintains an active catalog of TBR patterns such as the OH-series for steer, drive, and trailer positions.