Supply Chain Research | 2Firsts Visits Dingli Group to Explore the Upgrade Path of the Novel Tobacco Industry

Sep.12.2025
Supply Chain Research | 2Firsts Visits Dingli Group to Explore the Upgrade Path of the Novel Tobacco Industry
2Firsts visited Dingli Group on Sept 11 to boost collaboration in the novel-tobacco supply chain.

2Firsts team visited Dingli Group, a vaporization core company in Shenzhen, China, on September 11, 2025, to enhance communication and collaboration within the new tobacco industry chain.

 

During the communication process, both parties engaged in in-depth discussions on key topics such as business expansion and transformation, compliance and technology, market trends, and supply chain costs. This communication deepened the communication between 2Firsts and Dingli Company at the industrial level, laying the foundation for future cooperation and resource integration.

 

Supply Chain Research | 2Firsts Visits Dingli Group to Explore the Upgrade Path of the Novel Tobacco Industry
Left one: Zou Jianliang, General Manager of the Hardware Division, Dingli Group | Left two: Carrie, Product Editor of 2Firsts | Middle: Yang Yong, Chairman of Dingli Group | Right two: Jessica, Business Manager of 2Firsts | Right one: Hu Qiang, General Ma

 

The 2Firsts team and Dingli Company engaged in in-depth discussions on the development trends and collaboration opportunities within the emerging tobacco industry. They focused on how professional information dissemination and promotional services can help supply chain companies enhance their brand influence and global market awareness. According to 2Firsts, their website readership encompasses e-cigarette brands, manufacturers, service providers, and purchasers from both domestic and international markets. Serving as a bridge for industry information, 2Firsts is committed to facilitating efficient communication and value sharing between all players in the global supply chain, in order to foster the industry's long-term healthy development.

 

Yang Yong, Chairman of Dingli Group, expressed in the exchange that since entering the e-cigarette industry in 2013, the group has always focused on automation as the core driving force. Starting from the early research and development of automated equipment, the group has gradually extended to the systematic production of key components such as heating wire. Despite lower labor costs overseas, efficiency, management, and policy risks are difficult to compare with Chinese manufacturing; relying on a complete industrial chain and leading automation applications, China's position in the global supply chain is irreplaceable. In the future, Dingli Group will continue to drive manufacturing upgrades through automation innovation, consolidating and enhancing the strategic advantages of Chinese manufacturing in the new tobacco industry.

 

This exchange provided a platform for the 2Firsts team and Dingli Company to understand each other and share experiences. Both sides expressed expectations for future collaboration in content creation, industry analysis, and potential business partnerships.

 

2Firsts welcomes more supply chain companies to engage in communication and cooperation. We look forward to sharing cutting-edge and in-depth information through continuous visits and interactions, to jointly promote the high-quality development of the new tobacco industry chain. For more opportunities for communication and cooperation, please contact info@2firsts.com.

 


Regarding the Dingli Group:

 

Shenzhen Dingli Mechanical and Electrical Automation Co., Ltd. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Bao'an District, Shenzhen. The company focuses on the technical development, sales, and related information consulting of e-cigarettes and accessories, industrial automation equipment and parts, electromechanical equipment, wires and cables, and instruments. It also engages in domestic trade and import and export business of goods and technology.

 

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