Founded in 1985, Hebei Hengshui Huanghe Engineering Rubber and Plastics Co., Ltd. currently has a total number of 286 employees, 46 of which have senior academic title. The company's designed production capacity is 11000t/a. Engaged in production of bride bearings, bridge expansion devices and rubber water-stop strips among other engineering rubber products, the company is a leading supplier of engineering rubber products which has developed some 5 patented products. Water-stop engineering accessories and bridge accessories manufactured by the company amount to a thousand varieties. The company has been supplying complimentary products for more than 500 medium- and large-scale major projects of the state, which are highly spoken of by its vast customers. The company took the lead in the same industry in successfully passing the ISO9001 international quality system certification back in 1999. In 2002, the company successfully passed update of ISO9001:2000. The company obtained national bridge bearing production permit in 2004 and export its products to Germany in May of the same year, as a result, long term partnership has been established, a zero breaking event in the engineering rubber and plastics industry in Hengshui, Hebei Province. In May 2005, construction of a new plant occupying an area of more than 100000m 2 was kicked off, which laid a solid foundation for long-term stable development of the company