• Established in Liaoning Province, China

• Launched aluminium extrusion products designed for the construction sector in China

• Commenced building a nationwide sales distribution network

• Production capacity reached 300,000 tonnes

Start of the first strategic transformation: Entrance into the industrial aluminium extrusion market

• Commenced sales of industrial aluminium extrusion products while continuing to expand production capacity

• Joined the Metals Service Centre Institute of the United States as a member

• Started supplying industrial aluminium extrusion products to the transportation sector

• Recognised as a “China Well-known Trademark”

• Became a certified supplier of the Ministry of Railways of China

• Started providing industrial aluminium extrusion products to ship builders

• Commenced trial production of the 125MN oil-driven dual action extrusion press, the largest of its kind in China at that time

• Accredited by Det Norske Veritas, one of the world’s leading industry certification bodies

• Production capacity reached 535,000 tonnes, ranking the first in Asia and third in the world

• China Zhongwang successfully listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on May 8, 2009

• Emerged as the world’s second largest industrial aluminium extrusion developer and manufacturer by sales volume

• Recognised as a member of the “11th Five Year Plan on National Technological Development Program for the research and development of advanced aluminium processing technology”

• Awarded the certificate of ‘AAA Enterprise Credit Evaluation’ by China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association in 2008 (effective for 3 years),a top credit ranking for PRC enterprises

• Production capacity reached 640,000 tonnes

• Obtained the accreditation of the International Railway Industry Standard (IRIS) by UNIFE

Start of the second strategic transformation: Expansion into deep processing business and aluminium flat rolling business

• Production capacity reached 800,000 tonnes

• April—China Zhongwang Hong Kong Office established and began operation

Certifications and recognitions obtained in 2011:

• EN15085 Certificate, Railway Applications-Welding of Railway Vehicles and Components 

• ISO03834 International Welding Certification

• November—Certified as “State Accredited Enterprise Technology Centre”

• December—Recognised as a “State-level Pilot Innovative Enterprise” 

Certifications and recognitions obtained in 2012:

• ISO/TS16949 Automobile Industry Certification

• International Railway Industry Standards（IRIS）Certification

• Passed the IQNet audit and accredited with the ISO 14001:2004 and ISO9001:2008 standards

• EN15085 Certificate, Railway Applications-Welding of Railway Vehicles and Components

• June— Deep-processing centre commenced operation

• July— In response to the call of the Hong Kong Government, committed to energy conservation and joined the "Carbon Audit • Green Partners" 

• November, obtaining national high-tech enterprise certification

• November— Named "National Creditworthy Enterprise" 

• November— Named "National Demonstration Unit for College Graduate Jobs"

• December— Expanded aluminium extrusion production capacity to over one million tonnes 

• December— Granted the certificate of ‘AAA Enterprise Credit Evaluation’ by China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association in 2012 (effective for 3 years), the highest rating level conferred on Chinese enterprises  

Certifications and recognitions obtained in 2013:

• ISO3834 Metallic Materials Fusion Welding Quality Requirements Certification

• EN15085 Certificate, Railway applications-Welding of railway vehicles and components 

• Passed the certification audits of ISO9001 Quality Management System (QMS) and ISO14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) by China Quality Mark Certification Group (CQM) 

 •Raised approximately HK$4.23 billion for the Group's high value-added aluminium flat rolling project through rights issue 

• Named "National Creditworthy Enterprise" for 2012 to 2013

Certifications and recognitions obtained in 2014:

• ISO/TS16949 Automobile Industry Certification 

• China Classification Society Quality System Certification 

• AS9100C Quality System Certification 

• International Railway Industry Standards (IRIS) Certification

• February — Jointly established “Liaoning Aluminium Alloy Research and Development Joint Laboratory in Aviation and Aerospace” with Shenyang Aerospace University and AVIC SAC Commercial Aircraft Company Limited

• July— Tianjin Zhongwang signed a RMB20 Billion 10-year syndicated loan agreement with six major Chinese state-owned banks, to support the development of the Tianjin high value-added aluminium flat rolling project

• August— Commenced trial production for the Tianjin high value-added aluminium flat rolling project

• November— Liaoning Zhongwang became a member of the State’s “Cooperation Mechanism between Upstream and Downstream Players for Aluminium Application in Civil Aviation”

• December— Liaoning Zhongwang obtained a special investment supporting fund from the Central budget for its investment in the industrialisation project in 2015 

Start of the third strategic transformation: further realise the transition the transition into an integrated light-weight solution provider

• March— Announced plan to spin off its industrial aluminium extrusion business on the Shanghai A-share market 

• May—Won the title of “Advanced Export Enterprise in 2015” 

• June— Approved to establish “National-Local Collaborated Research Centre” focusing on aluminium processing for the aviation and rail transit sectors

• June— Tianjin Zhongwang successfully produced the industry’s widest ingot with a width of 2,670mm 

• August— Tianjin Zhongwang successfully delivered Asia's widest ultra-large aluminium alloy stretching plate with a width of 4,300mm

• September—Awarded the “National Creditworthy Enterprise” for the 14th consecutive year 

• October— the “Zhongwang Transportation Equipment Aluminium Extrusion” was certified as the Protected Eco-origin Product (“PEOP”) by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the PRC (“AQSIQ”) 

• December— Awarded the certificate of ‘AAA Enterprise Credit Evaluation’ by China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association in 2012 (effective for 3 years) 

Certifications and recognitions obtained in 2016:

• Tianjin Zhongwang was granted accreditations of AS9100, TS16949 and ISO9001 Quality Management System Certification

• Tianjin Zhongwang was awarded the ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 Management System Certification

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, has been accredited by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) as a certified manufacturer of Extruded Components for Marine Applications 

• March— Passed 2016 National-level "High Technology Enterprise" Certification

• April— Received the first recognition as a "National Technology Innovation Model Enterprise"

• May— The Group’s industrial base consolidation project passes completion check and acceptance

• July — The first production line of the Tianjin-based aluminium flat rolling project commenced commercial production.

• September— Acquired Aluminiumwerk Unna AG ("ALUnna"), the well-established German aluminium extrusion maker with a century of history  

• October— Acquired SliverYachts, a superyacht builder

• October— One of the two ultra-large 225MN extrusion presses commenced commercial operation. 

• December — Awarded the title of “National Enterprise with Intellectual Property Advantages”

Certifications and recognitions obtained in 2017:

• Tianjin Zhongwang successfully passed the DNV Certification and Japan Classification Society (NK) Certification

• Tianjin Zhongwang passed the accreditation audit of the ISO/TS16949 Automotive Industry Quality Management System Certification

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, has been accredited by Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LR) as a certified manufacturer of Aluminium Alloy Refining & Semi Finished Products, Sections, Bars and Extrusions

• Yingkou Zhongwang passed the authentications of “GB/T 24001-2016/ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System”

• Yingkou Zhongwang passed the authentications of “GB/T 28001-2011/OHSAS 18001: 2007 Occupational Health and Safety Management System”

•  Yingkou Zhongwang passed the authentications of “ISO9001: 2015 Quality Management System”

• Yingkou Zhongwang passed the authentications of “ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management System”

• Included in the “Hang Seng High Dividend Yield Index” and the “Hang Seng SCHK High Dividend Low Volatility Index”

• Named as a Model Enterprise/Sectoral Champion of the Manufacturing Industry for industrial aluminium extrusion by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

• Became a Tier-1 supplier to Jaguar Land Rover

• The second 225MN ultra-large extrusion press commenced commercial operation

Certifications and recognitions obtained in 2018:

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG , a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, passed the Airbus IPCA-Plus-Audit and achieved an excellent level “A” rating

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, has been accredited by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) as a certified manufacturer of Wrought Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys for Marine Applications

• Liaoning Zhongwang Group gained the CE Certificate  

• Liaoning Zhongwang Group passed the authentications of “IRIS Rail Transit Quality Management System”

• Liaoning Zhongwang Group gained the certificate of “DNV GL Rules for Classification – Ships”

• Liaoning Zhongwang Group passed the authentications of “IATF 16949: 2016 Automotive Industry Quality Management System”

• Anhui Zhongwang passed the authentications of “IATF 16949 Bureau Veritas”

• Yingkou Zhongwang passed the authentications of “GB/T 24001-2016/ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management System”

• Yingkou Zhongwang passed the authentications of “IATF 16949: 2016 Automotive Quality Management System”

• Yingkou Zhongwang passed the authentications of “EN 9100: 2016 Aviation Quality Management System”

• Yingkou Zhongwang passed the authentications of “IRIS Rail Transit Quality Management System”

• February: Zhongwang Group won the Liaoning Province Science and Technology Award via the following technology innovation, namely the technology of producing high-quality super-wide and ultra-thin aluminium parts and the technology of producing high-strength and light-weight aluminium components for transportation sector

• March: Five of the Group’s self-developed technologies passed the authoritative assessment

• July: Yingkou Zhongwang’s project on “Industrialisation, research & development of large-scale high-precision ring structural component for use in aviation” was approved as the Major Technology Project of the Liaoning Province

• July: Yingkou Zhongwang passed the assessment of Green Factory issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

• July: Liaoning Zhongwang passed the re-evaluation of National Enterprise Model of Technological Innovation

• September: China Zhongwang was selected as one of the constituents in “Hang Seng Sustainable Development Enterprise Benchmark Index” (HSSUSB)

 • September: Aluminium sheets with various specifications produced by Tianjin Zhongwang obtained the accreditations for the application in laptop computers, air-conditioners, high-quality anodized curtain wall, and material for artificial intelligence devices

 • In October, Zhongwang Group and its founder Liu Zhongtian won the honorary titles of “70 Influential China Industrial Brands” and “70 Influential China Industrial People”, respectively

 • In November, Zhongwang Group was granted the “2019 National Intellectual Property Demonstration Enterprise”

 • In November, “Internet Platform and Demonstration of Collaborative Manufacturing Industry for High-end Aluminium Further Fabrication” project of Zhongwang Group was included by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the PRC on the “2019 Pilot Demonstration Project List for Integrated Development of Manufacturing and Internet Industry”

 • In December, Zhongwang Group was selected as the first batch of “Top 100 Brands in China” by China Central Television

 • In December, Zhongwang Group founder Liu Zhongtian was honoured with the “2019 Most Influential Entrepreneur” award

Certificates of accreditation received in 2019:

• Liaoning Zhongwang Group was granted the accreditation of Nadcap Aviation Non-destructive Testing and Laboratory Testing

• Liaoning Zhongwang Group was granted the accreditation of GBT 29490-2013 Enterprise Intellectual Property Management System

• Liaoning Zhongwang Aluminium Intelligent Furniture Technology Company Limited was awarded the ISO9001\ISO14001 Certification

• Tianjin Zhongwang Aluminium Company Limited passed the certification from Bureau Veritas (France)

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG，a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, has obtained ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, has obtained EN 9100 Aerospace Quality Management System Certification

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, has obtained EN ISO 50001 Energy Management System Certification

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, has obtained EN ISO 14001 Environmental Management Certification   

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, has obtained Nadcap Heat Treating Certification

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, has obtained the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) (2014/68/EU) Certification

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, a subsidiary of China Zhongwang, has obtained  AD 2000-Merkblatt W0 Pressure Vessels and Contains Safety Certification 

• Liaoning Zhongwang Group passed the authentications of “BS EN ISO 9001: 2015 EN 9100: 2018 Aviation and Aerospace Quality Management System” 

• January，China Zhongwang Engaged as Supplier for BMW Group

• January and July, Tianjin Zhongwang entered into cooperation agreements with two leading global can manufacturers in Europe and the Middle East for the bulk supply of tank materials

• February, Zhongwang Group donated RMB10 million in aid of COVID-19 pandemic prevention and relief. The Group also organised the precautionary measures in preparation for the resumption of work and production

•  End of March, Zhongwang Group fully resumed work and production

• June, Tianjin Zhongwang signed a cooperation agreement with a well-known aluminum foil manufacturer in Southeast Asia to supply 2100mm wide single zero aluminum foil blank and 2000mm wide double zero aluminum foil blank

• September, Commenced pilot production in Panjin Zhongwang C1 car spray workshop

• September, Tianjin Zhongwang was awarded the title of national grade "Green Factory"

• November, Tianjin Zhongwang participated in the R&D of "High-performance Aluminum Alloy Composite Refinement - Key Technology Development and Application of Metamorphism” and won the second prize at the  Hebei Province Science and Technology Progress Awards

• Tianjin Zhongwang has successfully obtained certifications from a number of well-known domestic and overseas automakers during the year to become one of their qualified suppliers

Certificates of accreditation received in 2020:

• Tianjin Zhongwang successfully obtained the China Classification Society – Integration of Informationization and Industrialization Management System Certificate

• Tianjin Zhongwang successfully obtained the ASI Performance Standard Certification

• Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, subsidiary of China Zhongwang, obtained Lloyd’s Register EMEA “Aluminium Alloy Refining & Semi Finished, Sections, Bars and Extrusions Manufacturer” Certification

•  Aluminiumwerk Unna AG, subsidiary of China Zhongwang, obtained Bureau Veritas (France) Certification

•  Tianjin Zhongwang obtained the DET NORSKE VERITAS (DNV·GL) certification

• January, Zhongwang Group was approved to pass the second batch review of the Single Champion Demonstration Enterprise

• June, " A kind of 6 line aluminium alloy section bars and preparation method thereof " developed by Zhongwang Group Co. Ltd. won the "China Patent Award"