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Supplier Profile: Fujian SBS Zipper Science and Technology Co. Ltd

Fujian SBS Zipper Science and Technology Co. Ltd is China's largest zipper manufacturer, producing about 948 million meters each year. The company has been producing zippers for more than 20 years, and its in-house SBS brand is widely recognized across the country: 70 percent of shipments carry the SBS label, and the rest are produced for OEM clients such as Decathlon, adidas, Disney and Kappa. The ISO 9002 and ISO 14000-certified company, established in 1984 and headquartered in Quanzhou, Fujian, has production bases in Quanzhou and Shanghai and exports to more than 40 countries; the United States absorbs 30 percent of zipper exports and the European Union 26 percent, the rest going to Asia and the Middle East. Fujian SBS has a vertically integrated facility where nearly all production processes — from mold development to monofilamenting, diecasting, painting, electroplating, tape weaving, stitching, bleaching and dyeing — are done in-house.

The company exports finished zippers and chains, and buyer-specified sliders and accessories, used for garments, outdoor equipment, bags, footwear and home furnishing. It produces all zipper types: nylon accounts for 53 percent of exports, metal zippers 26 percent and plastic zippers 21 percent. Prices depend on size, materials and length, with metal types the most expensive and nylon the cheapest; zipper tapes are woven from nylon, cotton and polyester using yarns sourced from Taiwan and Hong Kong, and metal teeth are made from copper, nickel and brass imported from South Korea. In manufacturing, Fujian SBS has more than 5,000 automatic-production machines capable of producing 83 million meters of zippers monthly, and the Global Sources team toured the 150,000 square metre Quanzhou plant, equipped with 150 die-casting machines for pull tabs, sliders and boxes, 2,000 automatic weaving machines imported from Taiwan and the EU, and hundreds of zipper finishing machines. Company facts record 5,800 full-time employees, annual R&D spending of US$1.98 million, monthly capacity of 83 million meters at 95 percent utilization, and export sales growth of 30 percent.

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