To proactively address the impact of domestic and global pandemic challenges on the foreign trade industry, further strengthen and deepen the traditional friendship with our partners, enhance mutual understanding and trust, and foster even more robust, mutually beneficial cooperation—thereby enabling the Group’s foreign trade operations to achieve "high-quality" growth across the entire system. ” From June 7 to 9, 2020, Xu Lei, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of Northern International Group, led a five-member delegation—including Sun Bin, Deputy Secretary and General Manager of the Machinery Company; Zhao Xiaoxin, Deputy General Manager; Ni Jun, Head of Business Department I; and Wang Xin, a client manager from Tianjin Bank—to visit Guilin Rubber Machinery Co., Ltd.

Guilin Rubber Machinery Co., Ltd. was established in 1966 and is affiliated with China National Chemical Equipment Corporation, which in turn belongs to China National Chemical Corporation Ltd. The company is one of China's leading bases for the research, development, manufacturing, and export of rubber machinery. Its flagship products include tire vulcanizing machines and tire building machines, and it serves as the developer of China's tire vulcanizing machine standards—as well as a pioneer and industry leader in this field.

The machinery company has maintained a collaboration history of over 30 years with Guilin Rubber Machinery Co., Ltd. in the rubber machinery equipment sector. In recent years, the two companies have continuously strengthened their partnership. In 2019, they jointly signed a contract worth 58 million RMB, which was successfully completed by April 30, 2020.

During this visit, the leaders of the two companies engaged in an in-depth exchange of views on global market collaboration and development in the rubber machinery sector, effectively advancing practical cooperation and strengthening their new strategic partnership. On this occasion, General Manager Xu expressed gratitude to Guilin Rubber Machinery Company for their longstanding trust and support of Machinery Company, emphasizing that they will further deepen their collaborative efforts. In response, General Manager Zhang Hongbo of Guilin Rubber Machinery Company thanked the previous leadership teams at Machinery Company for their years of support, adding that the company remains committed to delivering high-quality products and exceptional after-sales service—practices that reflect Guilin Rubber Machinery’s unwavering dedication to excellence and continuous improvement. Mr. Zhang also expressed his hope for even greater collaboration between the two companies in the Thai and Iranian markets, aiming for mutual success and shared growth in the future.

Mr. Xu and his delegation toured the production workshop, assembly area, and company showroom at Guilin Rubber Machinery Co., Ltd. They gained a comprehensive understanding of the company’s scale, strength, manufacturing processes, and production workflows. Trust is built through communication, and collaboration leads to mutual success. Both sides expressed their commitment to further leveraging their respective strengths in production technology and marketing, working together harmoniously, advancing hand in hand, and jointly driving growth and development!