{"id":127133,"date":"2024-02-29T15:44:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T07:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/?p=127133"},"modified":"2024-04-22T10:47:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T02:47:17","slug":"fb-pen-factory-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/fb-pen-factory-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Pen Town Turns $0.05 Pens into a Billion-dollar Industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"127133\" class=\"elementor elementor-127133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5db95b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5db95b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3fd434\" data-id=\"b3fd434\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5d866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de5d866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A plastic ballpoint pen might sell for 1 dollar in your country, but in this small town in China, it&#8217;s just 5 cents. Such a small pen can be broken down into over a dozen components. How do factories sell them so cheaply and still make a profit? Today, we&#8217;ll explore a local ballpoint pen factory in the town.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69e733c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69e733c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f008fb1\" data-id=\"f008fb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56fa799 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56fa799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fenshui Town: The World's Pen Capital.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87016f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d87016f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This ballpoint pen factory is located in Fenshui Town, Tonglu, China, known globally as a pen manufacturing hub. The town boasts 992 enterprises focused on pen and related accessory production, with an annual output of 18 billion pens, generating a total value of 1 billion dollars.<\/p><p>Here, from the elderly to children, almost everyone is skilled in assembling a pen. Even an 81-year-old grandmother, for example, can assemble pens for 8 hours a day. Many workers in the family workshops are over 80. They enjoy working and chatting with friends here more than staying home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65555f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65555f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/elderly-working-in-the-pen-workshop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-127156\" alt=\"elderly working in the pen workshop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/elderly-working-in-the-pen-workshop.jpg 672w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/elderly-working-in-the-pen-workshop-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/elderly-working-in-the-pen-workshop-200x117.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/elderly-working-in-the-pen-workshop-400x235.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/elderly-working-in-the-pen-workshop-600x352.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4431dc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4431dc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07d44be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07d44be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5313c37\" data-id=\"5313c37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff4c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ff4c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Fenshui's Pen Industry Grew?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324cb1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"324cb1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fenshui Town&#8217;s pen making started in 1977. Villagers found that bamboo in the local mountain was ideal for making pen barrels. This was when <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gaokao\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China&#8217;s college entrance exams<\/a> returned, leading to a higher demand for pens. They quickly seized the opportunity and set up the pen barrel factories.<\/p><p>By the 1980s, plastic pens became more popular. Fenshui started making these too. Although the profit per pen was small, the town gradually built a vast industrial chain through <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-mass-production-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mass production<\/a>. Now, there are specialized factories for every pen part, like springs, barrels, refills, tips, and assembly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-993dc65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"993dc65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pen-factory.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-127157\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pen-factory.jpg 693w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pen-factory-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pen-factory-200x125.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pen-factory-400x249.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pen-factory-600x374.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-684e210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"684e210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96ef78a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96ef78a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f16a80\" data-id=\"1f16a80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1aceaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1aceaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Fenshui Makes Profit from 5-Cent Pens?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77fd073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77fd073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You might wonder how a factory can profit from selling pens at just 5 cents each. The factory owner explained that the production relies on automatic assembly lines, including machines for producing and inspecting pen refills and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-what-is-injection-moulding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">injection molding<\/a>\u00a0machines for various plastic parts. Each machine costs $30,000 to $40,000. And even surprisingly, each mold for a plastic part costs $10,000.<\/p><p>A full set of automated equipment is $150,000 in total, excluding $50,000 for molds for all plastic parts. Yet, the <a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/b-finished-goods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">final product <\/a>sells for only 5 cents. It sounds crazy. But the owner said that a set of equipment can produce 100,000 pens a day, valued at $5,000. So in just one month, the production can offset the full cost of the machinery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b610710 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b610710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/automatic-machinery-for-producing-pens.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-127158\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/automatic-machinery-for-producing-pens.jpg 786w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/automatic-machinery-for-producing-pens-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/automatic-machinery-for-producing-pens-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/automatic-machinery-for-producing-pens-200x102.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/automatic-machinery-for-producing-pens-400x205.jpg 400w, https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/automatic-machinery-for-producing-pens-600x307.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abae0d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abae0d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The factory continuously accumulates profits from such small items through full automation. They can even invest millions of dollars in purchasing land, building large factories, and upgrading machinery to enhance their products. This factory can produce 300 million pens a year, and there are more than 50 similar factories in the town. Watch our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jingfindfactory\/video\/7335015290859687210\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok video<\/a> for a quick look at these factories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-026625a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"026625a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c769fe\" data-id=\"8c769fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e4f1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63e4f1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92fda0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92fda0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jingsourcing is a leading Chinese sourcing company that helps medium and small businesses import from China. In China, there are many small towns like Fenshui Town, where tens of thousands of people work in the same industry. But their production can account for over 50% of China&#8217;s and even the world&#8217;s. If you&#8217;d like to follow us to learn more, feel free to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jingsourcing.com\/blog\/#subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subscribe<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A plastic ballpoint pen might sell for 1 dollar in your country, but in this small town in China, it&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.6 (Yoast SEO v25.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How $0.05 Pens Grow a Billion-Dollar Industry?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pens from factories in this small Chinese town only sell for 5 cents, which generates more than 1 billion dollars. 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