Hebei Yikang Knitting and Cotton Co. Ltd. was originated in 1977 and in 1997 was transformed into a stock company, covering an area of 42,000m2 and with a building area of 20,000m2. There are 518 staff members and workers in the company, of which 75 are professional technicians. The company owns 200 Shanghai-made looms, 5 Germany-made knitting machines and 80 sets of advanced corollary equipment, forming one production line combining weaving, dyeing, finishing, and sewing into a complete whole. The company is a Medium-sized Category ?? enterprise, with a total assets of RMB46 million, an annual output of RMB40 million, and RMB4.06 million of annual profit and tax.