Hometown of Office Chairs in Zhejiang

Anji County in Zhejiang Province is known as the 'Hometown of China's Chair Industry' and is a globally significant production base for office chairs.

Industry Scale and Market Position
The chair industry in Anji boasts a massive scale, with its swivel chair products accounting for approximately one-third of the domestic market share and over 50% of the national export volume. The annual production reaches 70 million chairs, covering more than 500 varieties across seven major series. As the world's largest production base for office chairs, Anji can produce 70 chairs per minute, forming a closed-loop full industrial chain from design, R&D, raw material and component supply to production and trading. In 2024, the total output value of Anji's chair industry reached 39.11 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7.7%, with the chair industry's output value reaching 31.19 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.4%, demonstrating strong growth momentum.

Historical Evolution and Corporate Ecosystem
The chair industry in Anji originated in 1982 when a local farm tool factory successfully developed the first five-wheeled swivel chair, marking the beginning of industrial development. After more than four decades of development, Anji has gathered over 1,200 chair enterprises, with large-scale enterprises accounting for 52.08%, forming an industrial cluster led by leading enterprises and supported by the collaborative development of small and medium-sized enterprises. The division of labor among enterprises is clear, covering supporting sectors such as mold manufacturing, metal processing, and sponge production, supporting an efficiently operating industrial ecosystem.

Technological Strength and Brand Influence
Anji's chair industry emphasizes technological innovation, possessing a national-level industrial design center and provincial-level enterprise technology centers, with cumulative patents exceeding 5,000 and leading the formulation of multiple industry standards. Its products not only cover the domestic market but are also exported to more than 120 countries and regions. The seats for international conferences such as the G20 Summit are supplied by Anji enterprises. In 2025, Anji's chair industry was included in the public list of 'China's Famous Consumer Brands' by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, marking national recognition of its brand value.

Industry Characteristics and Future Directions
Anji's chair industry is transforming towards 'intelligence, greenness, and branding,' enhancing production efficiency by introducing industrial internet platforms and reducing environmental impact by promoting recyclable materials. Meanwhile, leveraging its industrial advantage as the 'World Capital of Chairs,' Anji is accelerating the construction of a chair industry innovation service complex, driving the industry to extend into high-end customization, healthy seating, and other niche areas, consolidating its core position in the global chair industry.