QIAOXU - CHINA DOWN VALLEY SEES FEATHER FACTORY TRANSFORMATION

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- Plot B of Qiaoxu - China Down Valley has been under construction in full swing and multiple large machines have been operated for land leveling, as a down feather factory is planned to be built here.

According to the Publicity Department of Gangnan District, Guigang, the total planned land area of the project is 69618.12 square metres, two production workshops are planned to be built, covering an area of 40,000 square metres.

In April, Plot A was put into production, marking an essential stride in the transformation and upgrading of the down feather industry in Gangnan District, according to a statement.

Qiaoxu down feather industry of Gangnan District, Guigang, Guangxi was flourishing in the 1980s.

For over 40 years, Qiaoxu down feather industry has grown rapidly by gathering the high-quality down resources and relying on the industries with little investment but quick results as well as the flexibility in business and agriculture, laying a foundation for the reputations of ‘Hometown of Down in China’, ‘High-quality Down Production Base in China’, and ‘Excellent Down Feather Industrial Cluster in China’.

The products are sold to Zhejiang, Shanghai, and other regions and countries, including Japan, Korea, the United States and Europe, and the processing volume accounts for 28 per cent of China, 18 per cent of the world.

To consolidate existing advantages, Qiaoxu Town Government and Guangxi Qiaoxu Lotus Down Feather Group Co Ltd have prepared to jointly set up the Project of Qiaoxu - China Down Valley.

This is to build it into a new factory with advanced technology and high value-added products upon standardisation, modernisation and internationalisation, intellectualisation.

The total investment is expected to be RMB1.615 billion, and the building area for the construction is planned to be 46.19 hectares. The Project will be divided into three phases, with a construction period of five years. (RMB100 = RM66.30)

--  BERNAMA