Xinhai Technology Group Co., Ltd., one of the top ten brands of lighters, was established in 1993, an industry standard-setting unit, and a high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D and manufacturing of lighters/ignition guns/electrical accessories/electronic components and other products
Ningbo Xinhai is a joint stock limited company established by Ningbo Xinhai Investment and Development Co., Ltd. on January 17, 2003 with the approval of Ningbo Municipal People's Government. The company's business scope includes: lighters, ignition guns, electrical accessories, electronic components, plastic products, stationery manufacturing; Wholesale and retail of household appliances, lighters, and ignition guns. The company operates and acts as an agent for the import and export of goods and technology.
Founded in December 1993, the company is the first enterprise in China to develop and mass produce plastic electronic lighters, and is also the largest enterprise in China's lighter production and export to earn foreign exchange. In the international market, the company is the first enterprise in the domestic lighter industry to win the EU anti-dumping lawsuit, and it is also the first company in the industry to overcome the EU CR technical barriers and have patents in the EU and the United States.
In 2005, the company's self-operated exports were 60.4 million US dollars, an increase of 63% over the previous year. According to the statistics of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products, it has ranked first in the self-operated export of domestic lighter manufacturers for 6 consecutive years. The company has won international anti-dumping lawsuits three times in five years, and is the first batch of enterprises to win anti-dumping lawsuits after China's accession to the WTO, the first enterprise in the domestic lighter industry to break through the technical barriers of lighters in the United States and the European Union, and also the enterprise in China's lighter industry to participate in the formulation of international standards.
The company is the first lighter manufacturer in China to break through the EU "CR regulations". So far, the company has applied for 258 domestic patents, 198 authorizations, 15 patents in the United States, Europe, Japan and other countries and regions, and more than 20 quality certified products. The "XINHAI" brand has been registered in 71 countries and regions. The company has been rated as "Zhejiang Province Famous Firm" enterprise and "Zhejiang Province Patent Demonstration Enterprise". In October 2004, the ISO/TC 61WGI International Conference on Lighters was held in Chengdu, China.
