Tech Empowered, Future Equipped| Shandong Heavy Industry · Weichai Power Global Partners Conference Opens in Qingdao

On October 18, the Shandong Heavy Industry · Weichai Power Global Partners Conference, themed “Tech Empowered, Future Equipped,” was grandly inaugurated at the Hongdao International Convention and Exhibition Center in Qingdao. Ren Gang, Deputy Secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Committee and Mayor, and Man Shengang, Secretary and Director of the Shandong SASAC, attended the conference and delivered speeches. Wang Zhijian, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of Shandong Heavy Industry Group, delivered the keynote address and presented awards to outstanding overseas strategic partners, while Ye Jianjun, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Director, and Chairman of the Trade Union, presented awards to outstanding overseas employees. Nearly 3,000 partners and overseas employees from over 140 countries gathered to celebrate friendship and discuss development opportunities.

Ren Gang introduced the development of Qingdao, stating that Shandong Heavy Industry Group is a leading enterprise in China’s equipment manufacturing sector, bringing together globally competitive brands such as Weichai Power and Sinotruk, and is steadily advancing toward becoming a world-class multinational high-end equipment company. He emphasized that Shandong Heavy Industry has maintained a strong cooperative relationship with Qingdao, injecting robust momentum into the city’s advanced manufacturing development. He expressed the hope that Shandong Heavy Industry, together with its wide range of partners, will engage with Qingdao, choose Qingdao, and strategically invest in Qingdao to jointly create a more prosperous future.

Man Shengang introduced the development of state-owned assets and enterprises in Shandong, noting that Shandong Heavy Industry is an outstanding representative of provincial state-owned enterprises and a shining global showcase for Shandong. In recent years, Shandong Heavy Industry has maintained a strong trajectory of high-quality development with the spirit of “unceasing diligence, leading at the forefront, and striving for first place.” The Shandong SASAC will continue to firmly support Shandong Heavy Industry in strengthening, optimizing, and expanding its operations, aiming to build it into a key force leading Chinese equipment to the global stage and comprehensively develop it into a world-class, high-end equipment multinational group characterized by technological leadership and green development.

Wang Zhijian shared Shandong Heavy Industry’s development advantages, strategic direction, and win-win philosophy. The group’s globally integrated industrial chain driven by core technologies, its industry-leading smart manufacturing capabilities, and its well-established portfolio of renowned brands have injected strong momentum into its rapid globalization. Looking ahead, Shandong Heavy Industry will focus on new energy, digital intelligence, the aftermarket, and global expansion, working closely with partners to accelerate overseas localization and promote integrated operations across R&D, production, supply, sales, service, finance, and branding, thereby unlocking the vast potential of global markets.

The conference officially unveiled Shandong Heavy Industry’s global brand identity, with Ren Gang, Man Shengang, Wang Zhijian, representatives of strategic partners, and overseas employees jointly inaugurating the logo.

At the same time, the conference announced the group’s new brand mission: “Tech Empowered, Future Equipped.”

During the event, Shandong Heavy Industry Group signed strategic cooperation agreements with Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd. and China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation, focusing on collaboration in overseas market operations.

The conference also honored 40 outstanding overseas strategic partners and 30 exemplary overseas employees.

Huawei, Sinosure, and Shandong Heavy Industry’s major domestic and international subsidiaries conducted product presentations.

Simultaneously, Shandong Heavy Industry held a new-product exhibition, where six major business segments unveiled their latest products and technologies, fully showcasing the Group’s diverse product portfolio and robust technological strength.

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