At 11:18 on May 18, 2019, local time in the United States, JSJT's wire-drawing production line for an alkali-free glass fiber kiln with an annual output of 96,000 tons was successfully ignited in South Carolina, USA.
Cao Guorong, Vice President of China JSJT, Vice President of Jushi Group, Zhang Wenchao, Director of Operations of JSJT Group Overseas Entities, President of JSJT America, and Shou Xi, principal of JSJT Engineering Technology Center, Wu Qing, Ray Wierzbowski, Zhen Guoyong, and Engineering Support Team More than 100 people including all engineers and all middle-level and team leaders of JSJT America participated in the ignition ceremony.
On behalf of JSJT American, Zhang Wenchao extended a warm welcome and heartfelt thanks to the Engineering Support Team and all Chinese and American employees. He reviewed the arduous course of project construction, explained the significance of the project, and put forward expectations for the future construction of the project and the future work of Chinese and American employees. After a long period of hard work and dedication by all the builders, under the condition that the project's capacity scale is 20% higher than the original design, the production of 96,000 tons of alkali-free glass fiber pool kiln wire drawing production line project in China is successfully ignited according to the company's established plan.
Ray said that today's ignition is an important step for JSJT to maintain its position as a leader in fiberglass, which will help the company better participate in the development of the composites industry. Under the correct concept of "build the market first, then build the factory", the sales market of China JSJT in the United States has been further expanded, laying the foundation for the construction of JSJT's US factory.
At 11:18, the leaders of the podium jointly started the ignition ball, which successfully ignited the boulder drawing production line of 96,000 tons of glass fiber kiln in the United States. Cao Guorong and Zhang Wenchao jointly unveiled the project.
In 2019, the company increased capital and expanded the project, with a total investment of 350 million US dollars, which increased from 80,000 tons of planned original construction to 96,000 tons of annual production capacity. After the project is completed, it can effectively promote the development of local upstream raw material processing, logistics transportation, mineral development and other industries. At the same time, the United States, as the world's largest country in the use of composite materials, can better serve local composite material manufacturers after the completion of the project and drive the rapid development of the composite material industry. The project is also the largest foreign-invested project in the county and county since 1985. It can effectively increase local tax revenue, provide jobs, and promote local economic development.
The construction of a 96,000-ton glass fiber pool kiln wire drawing production line project in the United States will help the company to be closer to the US market and enhance its ability to serve customers locally. The completion of this project is another milestone in the company's acceleration of the globalization process following the Egyptian project, which reflects the company's concept of common development with global customers, and also demonstrates the company's unwavering determination and international development confidence.