On the afternoon of August 26th, a delegation from Japan's well-known plastic machinery manufacturer PLACO visited China, conducted in-depth exchanges with JWELL Machinery, and held a cooperation ceremony. This marks a new stage in the two parties' cooperation in the field of plastic extrusion equipment. The visit received high attention from the Liyang Municipal Government of Jiangsu Province, with Vice Mayor Fang Xuejun attending and witnessing the event, further promoting the in-depth development of future cooperation between the two enterprises.
Company Background and Strengths
Founded in 1960, Japan's PLACO has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since 1973. It is a professional enterprise long dedicated to the R&D, manufacturing, and sales of plastic processing machinery and recycling equipment.
PLACO fully covers key links in the plastic processing industry chain:
Film Blowing Machine Division: Focuses on the R&D and manufacturing of film product forming equipment, providing efficient and precise solutions for the production of various types of films.
Blow Molding Machine Division: Specializes in the production of hollow product forming equipment, which is widely used in the processing of hollow products for automotive parts, industrial components, and daily necessities.
Recycling Equipment Division: Devotes itself to the R&D of environmental protection equipment, providing plastic crushers and re-forming products to facilitate the recycling of plastic waste.
Maintenance Service Division: Offers professional machine maintenance services and the sales of original spare parts, ensuring the stable operation of customers' equipment and extending its service life.
As a leading enterprise in China's plastic extrusion equipment sector, JWELL Machinery was established in 1997. As one of China's largest professional manufacturers of extrusion equipment, it has ranked first in China's plastic extrusion industry for 15 consecutive years. Through sustained and steady development, the company has built a global production layout, with 14 modern production bases established in multiple domestic locations (including Jiading in Shanghai, Zhoushan in Zhejiang, Taicang in Suzhou, Dongguan in Guangdong, Liyang in Changzhou, Haining in Zhejiang, Foshan in Guangdong, Chuzhou in Anhui, and Quanjiao in Anhui) as well as international locations such as Bangkok (Thailand), Valencia (Spain), and Bonn (Germany).
JWELL Machinery's products cover production lines for compounding and pelletizing of polymer materials, pipes, profiles, sheets and plates, cast films, non-woven fabrics, and chemical fiber spinning. Its product portfolio also includes hollow molding machines, plastic recycling equipment (crushing, cleaning, and pelletizing), as well as intelligent supporting equipment such as screw barrels, T-dies, multi-layer circular dies, screen changers, rollers, and automated auxiliary machines. The corresponding products are applied in various fields, including packaging, building materials and decoration, medical protection, new energy (such as photovoltaics and lithium batteries), 5G communications, automotive interiors, material lightweighting, carbon fiber composites, and hydrogen energy storage.
Exploring Cooperation and Looking to the Future
During the visit, Mr. Takashi Kono, President of PLACO, and his delegation visited JWELL Machinery's Industrial Park. Later, the two parties held a cooperation ceremony at the Administrative Committee of Liyang High-Tech Zone. In the exchanges, the two enterprises discussed directions such as collaborative technology development, global market resource integration, and industrial chain optimization, and reached a number of consensuses.
This visit further clarified that in the future, the two parties will collaborate in areas such as high-performance environmental protection equipment, intelligent system development, and joint construction of international marketing networks. They will jointly launch more efficient, green, and intelligent plastic processing solutions to respond to the growing global market demand for sustainable development.
The Liyang Municipal Government played an active role in facilitating this cooperation. Under the witness of Mr. Fang Xuejun, Vice Mayor of Liyang City, the two parties reached an agreement on in-depth cooperation in the future.
Industry Impact and Future Vision
The cooperation between JWELL Machinery and PLACO is not only a complementarity of resources and technologies between the two enterprises but also a typical case of collaborative innovation in the Sino-Japanese plastic machinery manufacturing industry. Against the backdrop of the global plastic industry's transition towards a circular economy and intelligent manufacturing, the cooperation between the two parties is expected to drive technological breakthroughs in extrusion equipment in terms of precision, energy consumption, and the application of recycled materials, providing downstream customers with more competitive products and services.
In the future, the two enterprises will further strengthen strategic synergy, achieve closer cooperation in technological innovation, market sharing, and sustainable development, and jointly enhance their influence in the global plastic machinery market.