Wangkang Holding Group

Wangkang Holding Group was founded in 2010, with its China headquarters located on the 15th floor of Baohua Center, Guangzhong West Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai. Currently, the group has under its umbrella Wangkang (Nigeria) Ceramics Free Trade Zone Company, Wangkang (Ghana) Ceramics Co., Ltd., Wangkang (Tanzania) Ceramics Co., Ltd., Wangkang (Uganda) Ceramics Co., Ltd., Yirong Investment Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Haobo Synthetic Leather Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Haobo Shoe Materials Co., Ltd., and Linhai Wangkang Trading Co., Ltd. As a staunch advocate of the national "Belt and Road" initiative, Wangkang Group actively engages in the international market, working with partners from various countries to build an international building materials manufacturing chain enterprise, writing a new chapter for the development of various countries and for the global expansion of China's private sector advantageous production capacity!
Wangkang (Nigeria) Ceramics Free Trade Zone Company
Wangkang (Nigeria) Ceramics Free Trade Zone Company, located in the Ogun-Guangdong Free Trade Zone in Lagos, Nigeria, was established in 2011 with an initial investment of USD 100 million, covering an area of 750 mu, employing 2,000 local Nigerian workers and indirectly creating 5,000 job opportunities. The four large tile production lines already built can produce 70,000 square meters of floor tiles and 40,000 square meters of wall tiles per day, making it a benchmark for China's manufacturing industry in Nigeria and the largest ceramic production enterprise in Nigeria, contributing significantly to Nigeria's infrastructure development.
Wangkang (Ghana) Ceramics Co., Ltd.
Wangkang (Ghana) Ceramics Co., Ltd. was established in 2015, located in the ESHIEM area of Takoradi, Western Region, Ghana. The initial investment was USD 30 million, covering 530 mu, with a Chinese management team of 90 people, employing 600 local Ghanaian workers and indirectly creating 2,000 job opportunities. The two large tile production lines already built can produce 37,000 square meters of floor tiles and 33,000 square meters of wall tiles per day, making it the largest ceramic production enterprise in Ghana to date. The company's tiles occupy more than 50% of the Ghanaian market and are also exported to neighboring countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Mali. Wangkang Ghana Ceramics has made significant contributions to promoting Ghana's industrialization and attracting foreign investment.

Wangkang (Tanzania) Ceramics Co., Ltd.
Wangkang (Tanzania) Ceramics Co., Ltd. was established in 2015, located in Mkuranga, Tanzania. The initial investment was USD 50 million, covering 530 mu, with a Chinese core leadership team of 100 people, employing 900 local Tanzanian workers and indirectly creating 3,000 job opportunities. The two large tile production lines already built can produce 30,000 square meters of floor tiles and 40,000 square meters of wall tiles per day. The company is currently the largest ceramic production enterprise in Tanzania and East Africa, serving as a pioneer for Chinese private enterprises investing in Tanzania, and has made significant contributions to Tanzania's industrialization path.
Wangkang (Uganda) Ceramics Co., Ltd.
Wangkang (Uganda) Ceramics Co., Ltd., located in Kampala, Uganda, was established in 2017 with an initial investment of approximately USD 30 million, covering 391 mu, and was completed and put into production in April 2018, employing 2,000 local workers. The two modern ceramic production lines can produce up to 35,000 square meters per day, making it the largest ceramic production enterprise in Uganda, driving the development of the tile industry chain and making significant contributions to local mining, transportation, logistics, and other related supporting industries.

Yirong Investment Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Yirong Investment Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., located in Jing'an District, Shanghai, China, with a registered capital of RMB 80 million, under the great call of General Secretary Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative, directs mature domestic production capacity and capital to targeted investment in Africa, providing new experience for the redevelopment of domestic private enterprises! Yirong Company enthusiastically welcomes all talents, offering this black gold continent of Africa for everyone to gallop freely!
Development History
In 2002, Wenzhou Global Synthetic Leather Co., Ltd. was officially established, with Zhejiang Haobo Synthetic Leather Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Haobo Shoe Materials Co., Ltd. under its umbrella.

In 2010, Wangkang Holding Group Co., Ltd. was officially established.
In 2010, Wangkang (Nigeria) Ceramics Free Trade Zone Company was officially established in the Ogun Free Trade Zone in Nigeria.
In 2015, Wangkang (Tanzania) Ceramics Co., Ltd. was officially established.

In 2015, the lighting ceremony of the Tanzania ceramic factory was grandly held, attended by Tanzanian government officials, the Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, several local Tanzanian officials, and Chinese chamber of commerce representatives in Tanzania.

In 2015, Wangkang (Tanzania) Ceramics Co., Ltd. was certified as a National Strategic Investor by Tanzania.

In 2015, the groundbreaking ceremony of Wangkang (Ghana) Ceramics Free Trade Zone Company was held.

In 2016, the Tanzania ceramic factory sponsored 40 million Tanzanian shillings to the local annual football league and donated 20 million Tanzanian shillings to the local government for purchasing desks.

In 2016, Chairman Sun Jian accepted an exclusive interview with 21st Century Business Herald – Sun Jian's "Reclamation" in Africa: The Isolated March of Private Capital in Manufacturing.

In 2016, Tanzanian Prime Minister Majaliwa, accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania Lyu Youqing, inspected Wangkang (Tanzania) Ceramics Co., Ltd., and was warmly received by Group Chairman Sun Jian, Company Chairman Fang Haibo, and General Manager Yang Zhen.

In 2017, the first batch of products from the Tanzania ceramic factory entered the market, quickly capturing 70% of the sales market and becoming the largest supplier in the Tanzanian ceramic market, radiating to six neighboring East African countries.

In 2017, Wangkang (Uganda) Ceramics Co., Ltd. was officially established, and the basic factory buildings and supporting facilities were successfully completed and put into production in April 2018.

In 2018, Wang Yang, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, inspected the Wangkang (Uganda) ceramic factory in June 2018 and gave high praise.
Group Philosophy
Co-prosperity and Coexistence
Co-prosperity and coexistence: The friendship between Africa and China has a long history. Wangkang Group hopes that our African development blueprint will not only ensure Wangkang's sustainable development but also drive the continuous improvement of the lives of people in the factory locations. Wangkang will provide employees with continuous capacity improvement in employment training, income growth, and job promotion, while also giving back to the African host countries through increasing tax contributions, integrating the concept of sustainable development into every aspect of enterprise development.
Belt and Road Initiative
Belt and Road: In response to General Secretary Xi Jinping's great call of the Belt and Road Initiative, we transfer China's advantageous production capacity to Africa, cooperate with Africa's infrastructure construction, strive for Africa's economic revitalization as Wangkang people, and contribute our efforts to the great call of the Belt and Road.
Sustainable Development
Wangkang people, while growing the enterprise, focus on harmonious coexistence with nature and advocate the sustainable development of the people in African host countries. An enterprise is a member of society, and Wangkang is a drop of water in China's private enterprises. We will continue to contribute our strength to the economic development of host countries in the process of building the African building materials industry – continuously providing various training and learning for Wangkang Group employees, continuously upgrading our products and equipment, and continuously protecting and cherishing the environment within our factories. This is the requirement and plan that Wangkang Group has set for its own enterprise development.

Corporate Mission
Gathering Private Wisdom, Shining Chinese Manufacturing
Wangkang possesses world-leading ceramic technology, innovating continuously in practice and growing through struggle, recognized as "Made in China" by the world. Wangkang adheres to the principles of "co-prosperity and coexistence" and the "Belt and Road," willing to bring the best ceramic technology to more developing countries, promote Chinese manufacturing, and benefit the people of all nations."