Zhoukou attracts a number of Taiwan shoe companies to invest and settle in

Xiao Li, a staff member of the reception office of Fugou County Government, led the “Reporter's Taiwan Business” interview team to visit the production line of Fugou Baochang Shoes Co., Ltd. and said excitedly: “Previously we only knew how Baochang Shoes Co., Ltd. produced Nike and Converse. And other sports shoes, did not expect the most fashionable UGG is also produced in Fugou! As Zhoukou people I am very proud!”

Nike, Adidas, and Converse all have Zhou Kuixiao Li said "UGG" is Australia Australia Koala launched a snow boots. On September 23, the reporter saw in the Baogou Baochang Footwear Company that thousands of workers are working hard at the shoemaking workshop. At the end of the production line, after the final packing in the packaging box, it is this kind of global popularity. UGG.

Fugou Baochang Footwear is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan Baocheng International Group in Fugou Investment. As one of the world's largest manufacturers of sports shoes, Baocheng Group designs, manufactures and produces shoes for over 50 internationally renowned brands such as Nike, Adidas, Reebok and New Balance.

“The footwear industry is a typical labor-intensive industry. Zhoukou is located in the Central Plains, with convenient transportation and obvious labor advantages. This is the main reason why Baocheng has finally settled in Zhoukou.” Ren Luhui, director of Baochang Footwear Office, told the reporter, “The treasure The first phase of Cheung Shoe Industry started production in March 2010. According to the orders assigned by the headquarters, Baochang Shoes has produced many brand-name shoes such as Nike, Adidas and Converse, all of which are for export.”

The first Taiwan-funded footwear industry “Golden Phoenix” introduced in Zhoukou City was the Kaihong Footwear Company located in Xihua County, which is a subsidiary of Taiwan Fuxi International Co., Ltd. According to Guo Shujun, deputy manager of Kai Hong Shoes Co., Ltd., the company started production in 2008, with an annual output of 4 million pairs of high-end fashion women's shoes. In the first eight months of this year, foreign trade exports reached nearly 13 million U.S. dollars. The second phase of the project currently under construction has a total investment of 80 million yuan and an annual output of 2.4 million pairs of high-grade women's shoes.

The reporter learned that due to the rich and high-quality raw materials of the leather and sufficient labor resources, Zhoukou has a good foundation for the footwear industry, and once created the brand name "Sports Tide" and other leather shoes. Nowadays, this advantage has been discovered by Taiwan-funded footwear industry all over the world. Zhoukou has become the first choice for shoe-making companies in Taiwan to settle in the central and western regions, and it is advancing toward the “world footwear capital”.

According to reports, currently there are 19 shoe-making enterprises that have settled in Zhoukou, mainly Taiwan-funded enterprises. The existing production capacity is 12 million pairs, and 30,000 employees are employed. The initial formation of shoes made of Fugou Baochang Shoes, Xihua Kaihong Shoes, Shangshui Qianghong Shoes and Lulu Xianglong Shoes. Industrial clusters.

In the first half of this year, Zhoukou City exported 4.14 million pairs of footwear products, with a total value of US$42.61 million in exports, both export volume and export volume exceeding last year's total. The export volume accounted for 45.8% of the province's total, and exports accounted for 58.9% of the province's total.