Confirmation of plan to build 80000 glass fibre production
Chinese glass fibre producer Jushi (Tongxiang City, Zhejiang; www.jushi.com) has confirmed its intention to build its first manufacturing facility in the US. A USD 300m, 80,000 t/y plant is to be built in Columbia, South Carolina, with construction expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016 and completion within two years. The company originally announced its intention to build a facility in North America in 2015 – see Plasteurope.com of 24.03.2015.
Jushi CEO Zhang Yuqiang said: “The Jushi USA project is a big move for the strategic development of China Jushi. As the leading fibreglass manufacturer in the world, China Jushi will constantly provide top-grade products and excellent customer service for the global market. With the dynamic development of the American composite global market, plus the great support from South Carolina state government and Richland County, we believe that this USA project will achieve great success. Also, we always welcome talented people to join Jushi USA and witness the growth of Jushi in the American fibreglass industry.
Jushi Group is the world’s largest fiberglass manufacturer and has attained the leadership position in the global fiberglass industry in terms of output, technology, market and profit. The Group is a China National Key High Technology Enterprise, a National Innovative Pilot Enterprises, a China Top 500 Most Competitive Large Business Group and a Backbone Enterprise and a Green Plant of Zhejiang Province. The company has a National-Level Enterprise Technology Center and operates a distinguished Post-Doctoral program.
Jushi Group presently has total assets of 17.8 billion yuan, 8,000 employees and a production capacity of over one million ton fiberglass. The company has four fiberglass production bases with three domestic bases in Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province and Chengdu, Sichuan Province respectively , and one overseas base in Egypt, and has established a number of overseas production and trading subsidiaries in South Africa, South Korea, Italy, Spain, France, Canada, India, Singapore, Japan, USA and Hong Kong.
Jushi Group always adheres to its fundamental Management principles: “Apply science and technology for development, Build the brand name to expand market share, Emphasize management to improve efficiency and Employ talented people to enable future growth”. The company owns proprietary, world-class core technologies for large E-glass fiber furnaces, C-glass fiber furnaces and high-strength glass fiber production. The company has established a global marketing network and achieved certifications to ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO18001, ISO12001 and ISO17025, which has laid the solid basis for the company to grow strong and big.
Jushi Group produces E-glass and C-glass fiberglass products and the most complete range of reinforcement fiberglass products including rovings, chopped strands, stitched combo mats and chopped strand mats, powder and emulsion chopped strand mats, woven rovings and electrical yarn and fabrics in over 100 product categories and over 1,000 specifications. The products are sold in 30 provinces in China and exported to over 100 countries with an export volume accounting for 50% of the total sales. Its testing center has been certified by China National Accreditation Board for Laboratories (CNAS) . The fiberglass rovings and chopped strand mats under the “Jushi” brand have been approved as “China Top Brand” products and the trademark “JUSHI” has been recognized as “China Famous Trademark”. The principal products of Jushi Group have been approved by DET NORSKE VERITAS (DNV), Lloyd’s Register, Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and American FDA
The fiberglass products of Jushi Group have wide applications. As functional or structural materials, they can be used to manufacture FRP profiles, pipes, pressure vessels, chemical tanks, sanitary apparatus, electric equipment, environment protection equipment, wind energy equipment, boat hulls, automobile parts and sports equipment, to name a few. The electronic yarn can be used to manufacture PCB and is a basic material for the information processing industry.
Jushi people adhere to our core values of “Behavior, Innovation, Responsibility, Learning, Enthusiasm” to build the company into an international group with leading manufacturing scale, advanced technology, talented team, excellent management, powerful execution, great achievements and fast growth. Jushi Group strives to lead the modernization of China’s fiberglass industry and maintain the leadership position in the global fiberglass industry through endless pursuit of innovation and excellence.
