In recent years, Weifang City has anchored the goal of high-quality foreign trade development, focusing on the five main lines of stabilizing scale, optimizing structure, strengthening entities, smooth channels, and increasing momentum, and has continued to expand the total foreign trade volume and strengthen local manufacturing brands. The city’s foreign trade import and export scale has repeatedly hit new highs. The international recognition and market recognition of “Weifang Good Products” are continuing to rise, and more and more Chinese-made products are being sold around the world from Weifang.
Walking into the production workshop of Shandong Jingwei Steel Cord Technology Co., Ltd., the packaged prestressed steel strands are neatly stacked. These products will be sent to all over the world and are widely used in various major infrastructure projects, fully demonstrating the core strength of “Made in China”.
According to the person in charge of the company’s production, the company’s six prestressed steel strand production lines are currently producing all export orders and are in full production capacity.
Relying on the resource advantages of the entire industrial chain of Special Steel Group, Jingwei Steel Cord has established a full-process quality control system from raw material procurement, production and processing to finished product inspection. The performance and quality of the three major export categories of prestressed steel strands for road and bridge infrastructure, galvanized steel strands for power engineering, and bead wire for tire manufacturing are firmly at the forefront of the industry, supporting the company to gain a firm foothold in the international market.
From January to April 2026, the company’s export volume increased by about 10% year-on-year, and its export markets covered many countries and regions such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Australia.
In Weifang Benendi Metal Products Co., Ltd., workers are rushing to produce a batch of aluminum alloy guardrail orders from New Zealand.
In the first half of 2026, the company exported a total of 390 containers and achieved export sales revenue of approximately 60 million yuan.
As a key foreign trade enterprise specializing in the R&D and manufacturing of metal guardrails and handrails, Benendi relies on intelligent workshops and uses advanced technologies such as laser cutting and environmentally friendly spraying to achieve green and efficient production. Its products are exported to more than 20 countries and regions around the world.
The person in charge of the company revealed that in the second half of 2026, the company expects to export 400 containers, and the export volume is expected to be around 70 million yuan. The development trend throughout the year is stable and improving.
At Shandong Zhihua Pipe Industry Co., Ltd. in Fangzi District, Weifang City, boxes of grooved pipe fittings are stacked neatly and will be shipped to overseas markets soon.
As a company specializing in the production of grooved fire-fighting pipe fittings, its products are exported to more than 40 countries and regions including the European Union, South Korea, the Middle East, South America, and West Asia.
According to the relevant person in charge of the company, since 2026, relying on years of R&D accumulation, the company has actively expanded new products such as malleable steel and anti-seismic supports and hangers. Some products have obtained ULFM international certification, and feedback from overseas customers has been very good.
This year, the company has participated in large-scale domestic and foreign exhibitions such as the Dubai International Fire Protection Exhibition and the Canton Fair. During the Canton Fair alone, it developed new customers from Russia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries, with remarkable results. The company currently has sufficient orders and the production plan has been scheduled to July.
In order to help more “Weifang quality products” go overseas, Fangzi District of Weifang City has continued to carry out market development activities such as “Weifang Products Going Overseas” and “Thousands of Enterprises and Hundreds of Exhibitions” since 2026. In the first quarter, local enterprises were organized to participate in the Kenney Fair
It has held more than 10 international exhibitions such as Asia Mining Exhibition and Dubai Fire Exhibition. At the same time, it has focused on high-quality enterprise groups such as specialization, hidden champions, and high-tech, and organized and held 7 foreign trade special training sessions to improve the company’s practical capabilities in foreign trade business throughout the chain.
Data shows that from January to April 2026, Fangzi District’s import and export volume increased by 27.8% year-on-year, ranking among the top in the city. There were 20 new import and export performance companies, and the scale of foreign trade entities has steadily expanded.
It was learned from the Weifang Municipal Commerce Department that relying on the “Wei Qi Wei Products Going Overseas” series of actions, local small, medium and micro production enterprises, cross-border e-commerce enterprises, and commercial circulation enterprises have actively transformed and expanded overseas markets. Weichai, Haomai, and Lovol
Leading foreign trade companies such as China continue to deeply explore the global market, forming a complete overseas echelon of “leading companies supporting the market, small, medium and micro enterprises to supplement growth, and new business types to expand the market.” At present, the city’s number of companies with foreign trade performance has exceeded 7,600.
In the first five months of 2026, Weifang’s total import and export value has grown steadily, reaching a new high in scale, reaching 163.51 billion yuan, ranking third in the province, accounting for 11.1% of the province’s total import and export, an increase of 0.3 percentage points from the same period last year; a year-on-year increase of 6.5%, and a growth rate 3.2 percentage points higher than that of the province. The overall foreign trade development shows a good trend of steady progress and improved quality and efficiency.
