Jinjiang Builds Shoe Industry Cluster

The total number of Listed Companies in Jinjiang ranks second in the country's county-level cities. 23 private enterprises have successfully listed in the domestic and foreign stock markets, of which 12 are listed as footwear manufacturers.

This is a reporter from today's opening of the twelfth China (Jinjiang) International Footwear Industry Fair was informed.

According to the introduction, in Jinjiang, which is known as the "shoes capital of China", there are 3016 footwear manufacturers, with 950 million pairs of shoes per year, and the total output value of footwear industry reached 47 billion 900 million yuan last year.

The main products include professional sports shoes, travel shoes, casual shoes, fashion shoes and so on hundreds of varieties and specifications. Among them, sports shoes and tourist shoes account for 40% of the total output of the country and 20% of the world's total output. The products are exported to 163 countries and regions, and the average world has 12 pairs of Jinjiang shoes for every 12 people.

Experienced from scratch, from small to large, from scattered to centralized development process, at present, the footwear industry in Jinjiang has entered the stage of pformation and upgrading, and has become one of the most mature industrial clusters in the region.

Ding Zhizhong, President of Anta (China) Co., Ltd., which is headquartered in Jinjiang, said that the growth of Jinjiang footwear Expo 11 years witnessed the upgrading of Jinjiang shoe industry. It witnessed the development of local footwear industry from low end to high end, from imitation to innovation, from extensive operation to fine operation, from OEM to independent licensing, from small factories to listed companies.

The successful holding of the shoe trade fair has further promoted the development and growth of the footwear industry in Jinjiang, and promoted the process of branding and market internationalization of local footwear enterprises.