Foshan, as a shining pearl in Guangdong Province, China, has demonstrated strong strength and unique charm in the field of aluminum product manufacturing.
Foshan has a complete aluminum product supply chain system, from raw material supply to production and processing, to sales and service, with closely connected and coordinated operations in each link. Here, numerous excellent aluminum product enterprises are gathered, constantly innovating and improving in technology research and development, production processes, quality control, and other aspects, laying a solid foundation for the vigorous development of Foshan’s aluminum product manufacturing industry.
In recent years, the export of industrial aluminum products and decorative aluminum products in Foshan has shown a remarkable positive trend. According to data released by the General Administration of Customs, China’s cumulative exports of aluminum materials reached 918000 tons in January and February this year, a year-on-year increase of 10.1%, with aluminum extrusion exports growing by as much as 33.4%. From January to May, China exported a total of 2.562 million tons of unprocessed and rolled aluminum and aluminum materials, a year-on-year increase of 10.8%. Foshan, as an important production base for aluminum products, has played a significant role in this growth trend.
In terms of industrial aluminum products, enterprises in Foshan have actively responded to the policy advocated by relevant national departments to replace steel, copper, plastic, and wood with aluminum, and have increased and accelerated the application of aluminum in various industrial fields. For example, in the automotive field, the aluminum profile new energy passenger car body with a new type of high strength and toughness structure independently developed by Foshan enterprises has been applied to many car brands such as FAW Jiefang, BYD, Great Wall, Dongfeng, Xiaopeng, Geely, Honda, Tesla, etc. due to its high strength, light weight, and good corrosion resistance. In addition, Foshan’s self-developed industrial aluminum products are widely used in multiple segmented fields such as urban rail transit, subway power busbars, ultra-high voltage power equipment, 5G communication base station filters, waveguide tubes, and new energy vehicle charging pile profiles.
In the architectural aluminum display area, numerous world-renowned engineering cases leave a deep impression. Among the top 10 skyscrapers in the world, 5 have chosen products from Foshan; Among the 67 super high-rise buildings over 300 meters in China, 24 of them use building aluminum materials from Foshan. The Great Hall of the People, National Museum, CCTV New Building, AIIB Headquarters Building, Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge Artificial Island Building, Huawei R&D Building, California Federal Government Building, Tokyo Tiger Gate Modern City Tower (Japan’s tallest building), Dubai Tower in the United Arab Emirates and other well-known buildings at home and abroad all use aluminum products from Foshan.
The prosperity of Foshan’s aluminum products industry cannot be separated from the continuous efforts and innovation of local enterprises. Taking Jianmei Aluminum as an example, the company was founded in 1993 and has grown from an unknown small factory to one of the industry’s leading enterprises. At present, we have over 5000 employees and an annual production capacity of 450000 tons. We have participated in the formulation and revision of 180 national and industry standards, including 2 international standards. Jianmei has won the title of “China Famous Brand” twice, and has successively won the “Guangdong Provincial Government Quality Award” and the second “China Quality Award” of the National Highest Quality Award, becoming the only aluminum profile enterprise in China to win the National Highest Quality Award.
Nanhai District of Foshan has more than 120 aluminum profile production enterprises with a production capacity of over 3 million tons, accounting for about 70% of Guangdong Province, driving the development of more than 2000 upstream and downstream enterprises, and the output value of the aluminum processing industry chain exceeds 100 billion yuan. With the promotion of the “the Belt and Road” initiative and the implementation of RCEP, the export market of Foshan aluminum products in Southeast Asia, Australia and other regions continues to expand. Factors such as good payment collection, high threshold, and strong national support for foreign trade have resulted in higher overall profits for foreign trade export orders. Some aluminum door and window companies in Foshan, in order to expand overseas markets, even arrange foreign trade salespersons to fly overseas and provide customers with free room measurement and design solutions.
In terms of product innovation, aluminum product companies in Foshan are also actively exploring. In addition to leading aluminum product companies such as Jianmei, Fenglv, and Weiye focusing on high-end industrial aluminum materials such as automotive aluminum to build an industry moat, some enterprises are also researching and developing extremely simple wind doors and windows, as well as whole house aluminum products with the same style such as doors, windows, partitions, and screens, to meet the needs of different consumers.
Looking ahead to the future, Foshan’s aluminum product manufacturing industry will continue to rely on its strong supply chain advantages, continuously improve its technological level and product quality, and expand domestic and international markets. Driven by the global economic recovery and the new development pattern of “dual circulation”, Foshan aluminum products are expected to usher in a broader development space and continue to contribute to the development of China’s aluminum industry. At the same time, Foshan will continue to play its leading role in the Chinese aluminum products industry, promoting the entire industry to move towards a higher level.