The 100 billion legend of a small county. Why does Anping Wire Mesh "dominate" the world?

Ji Shi

2024-11-01 18:07

Hebei

In the vast land of China, there has never been a lack of treasured counties that dominate the global stage. Anping County, Hengshui City, Hebei Province is one of them. In 2023, the output value of Anping County's wire mesh industry reached 100.6 billion yuan, becoming the first national-level small and medium-sized enterprise characteristic industrial cluster in Hebei with a value of over 100 billion yuan, and it has made a strong and colorful mark on the map of China's 100 billion county.

At the just-concluded 2024 Anping International Wire Mesh Expo, more than 40 new products, new equipment, new processes, and new materials were unveiled, and more than 40,000 Chinese and foreign merchants negotiated cooperation here. The on-site transaction volume in 3 days reached 1.43 billion yuan.

The fact that the only international wire mesh professional exhibition that has been successfully held for 23 consecutive sessions chose to be held in Anping is enough to glimpse the extremely high reputation and influence enjoyed by Anping's wire mesh industry in the domestic and foreign markets.

Why can a small county dominate the wire mesh industry?

"Dominating" the world

80% of the woven wire mesh in the country comes from Anping

Wire mesh, a seemingly inconspicuous but ubiquitous item, actually plays an extremely important role in our daily lives. From urban infrastructure to home kitchens, from air purification equipment to high-tech aerospace fields, wire mesh is everywhere. And surprisingly, most of these wire meshes come from the small county of Anping.