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- Hunan Hualian China Industry Co., Ltd. Hunan Hualian China Industry Co., Ltd. engages in the research, design, development, production, and sale of ceramic products principally in China with exports to over 40 countries and regions worldwide. The company, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, China, operates through leading brands including Hualian, Hongguan Kiln, and Torch; its core daily-use ceramic products encompass tableware, tea sets, wine sets and bottles, coffee utensils, mugs, seasoning jars, cups, bowls, plates, toiletries, and decorative ornaments; it also manufactures new ceramic materials such as bioceramic blocks, wear-resistant zirconia balls, and corundum mullite products including full-range zirconia blocks in 4D, 3D, multilayer, preshaded, and white varieties; additionally, it produces electrical ceramics like ceramic pillar insulators. Hunan Hualian China Industry Co., Ltd. maintains eight factories with over 5,000 employees and an annual production capacity exceeding 140 million pieces, supported by a national enterprise technology center, more than 500 R&D personnel, and 314 patents including 35 invention patents; the company pioneered innovations such as color-glazed stoneware, 3D intelligent painting, and isostatic pressing dry powder molding processes. Recent developments include successful listing on the Shenzhen A-share capital market in 2021 under stock code 001216, establishment of strategic partnerships such as with Moutai, plans announced in 2024 to invest $200-230 million in a "Ceramic Valley" project in northern Vietnam's Thai Binh province to expand into Southeast Asia, and ongoing expansions in high-end daily porcelain, intelligent manufacturing, and ceramic new materials through subsidiaries like Hunan Hualian Special Pottery Co., Ltd. and Hunan Hualian Torch Electric Porcelain Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.