Manufacturing regions
Chinese industry is strongly clustered — knowing which region makes what is usually the fastest route to the right supplier.
Bohai Rim — Hebei & Tianjin
Hebei · 122 suppliers
The Bohai Rim supplies steel, pipe, wire mesh, pipe fittings and heavy structural products, with Cangzhou and Hengshui as notable hubs.
Steel & PipeWire MeshPipe FittingsHardwareCentral China — Henan
Henan · 170 suppliers
Zhengzhou and Luoyang host bearings, abrasives, mining equipment and food processing machinery producers.
BearingsAbrasivesMining EquipmentFood MachineryChengdu–Chongqing Corridor
Sichuan · 26 suppliers
An inland manufacturing centre that has grown quickly in electronics, motorcycles, automotive parts and equipment assembly.
ElectronicsAutomotive PartsMotorcyclesFujian Coastal Cluster
Fujian · 102 suppliers
Xiamen, Quanzhou and Fuzhou combine stone and ceramics processing with machinery, valves and sporting goods manufacturing.
Stone & CeramicsValvesMachineryNortheast Heavy Industry
Liaoning · 42 suppliers
Shenyang, Dalian and the wider northeast retain China's traditional heavy engineering base — machine tools, bearings, turbines and shipbuilding.
Machine ToolsBearingsShipbuildingTurbinesPearl River Delta
Guangdong · 787 suppliers
The Pearl River Delta around Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan and Guangzhou is China's densest electronics and light-manufacturing belt, and the base for a large share of the country's exporters.
ElectronicsHardwarePlasticsAppliancesLightingShandong Industrial Belt
Shandong · 292 suppliers
Qingdao, Jinan and Weifang anchor a heavy-industry region strong in construction machinery, rubber, engines and agricultural equipment.
Construction MachineryEnginesRubber & TyresAgricultural EquipmentShanghai Metropolitan
Shanghai · 300 suppliers
Shanghai concentrates high-end equipment, instrumentation, petrochemical engineering and a large share of trading and export companies.
InstrumentationHeavy EquipmentPetrochemicalTradingYangtze River Delta — Jiangsu
Jiangsu · 375 suppliers
Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and Nanjing concentrate heavier engineering: machine tools, textiles machinery, solar and industrial automation.
Machine ToolsAutomationTextile MachinerySolarYangtze River Delta — Zhejiang
Zhejiang · 549 suppliers
Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Hangzhou form a cluster known for pumps, valves, low-voltage electrical equipment, moulds and fasteners.
Pumps & ValvesElectrical EquipmentMoulds & ToolingFasteners