Zhejiang Quanjiang Metal Packaging Materials is investing CNY200 million (USD29.7m) as part of a larger investment in the business, which includes the commissioning of a new high-speed end making line.
The investment is expected to add annual capacity of 800 million ends, chief executive Shaofeng Su told The Canmaker.
It comes as part of a wider project totalling CNY1 billion, of which CNY800m has been allocated for plant construction between 2020 and 2022.
The coil-fed end-making line is expected to begin production in August-September next year.
Zhejiang Quanjiang Metal Packaging Materials is a core enterprise of the Hualian Group.
Founded in 1997 in Fujian, the group has grown over more than two decades and established a nationwide business covering East China, South China, North China and Southwest China.
Its wholly-owned subsidiaries are located in Shanghai, Fujian, Dongguan, Tianjin, Chongqing and Chengdu.
In 2025, the group’s total production volume reached 600,000 tonnes, of which Zhejiang Quanjiang accounted for 200,000 tonnes, which it said demonstrated its strategic importance within the group.
Shaofeng told The Canmaker the company is equipped with a full suite of production lines, including four tinplate sheeting lines, producing 160,000 tonnes per year; one slitting line, which has an output of 40,000 tonnes per year, and six coating lines with a yearly capacity of 240,000 tonnes.
In addition, it operates four printing lines, one coil coating line, one laminating line, and 17 end making lines. The latter delivers total annual end making capacity of 4 billion items.
“All production bases feature self-owned land and complete supporting equipment to sustain large-scale and stable manufacturing,” Shaofeng said.
“This capacity expansion allows Zhejiang Quanjiang to better serve domestic and international food can customers by supplying high-quality tin-coated steel, printed and coated metal sheets, as well as easy-open ends. The expanded output shortens lead times and strengthens supply-chain reliability for global buyers.”
In the future, Shaofeng aims to keep optimising product quality at Zhejiang Quanjiang, as well as expanding its product portfolio and consolidating its position as a competitive supplier for the global metal packaging industry.
