Photo taken on April 2, 2021 shows a view of more than 200 excavators to be exported in batches to destinations including Europe, the United States, and Australia at the Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG) in Xuzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group/Handout via Xinhua)
NANJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Ten years ago, when Amanda Cassia Machado Xavier decided to accept an offer from Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group (XCMG)'s base in Brazil, she became the Chinese company's first local employee.
Xavier came from the city of Pouso Alegre, where Chinese machinery giant XCMG set up its first wholly-owned overseas manufacturing base, or XCMG Brazil, to produce construction equipment, including excavator machines, cranes, and graders.
From a receptionist and salesperson to the key account director, Xavier now has a voice in how XCMG Brazil develops locally and the changes the Chinese company has brought.
"Brazilian employees like me have acquired skills and increased their income here, and we have become more confident," said Xavier.
XCMG Brazil can now annually manufacture about 7,000 units of construction machinery products.
Many Brazilian companies have reduced their staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the Chinese manufacturer expanded the recruitment of local employees, doubling the number of staff members to more than 800.
It has also ensured the normal operations of the factories to meet the local market demand during the pandemic. "This shows the strength and complete industrial chain of China's manufacturing industry," Xavier said.
As one of the five BRICS countries, Brazil has a thriving market for construction machinery, and such equipment manufactured by XCMG has been widely accepted in the market. In the first quarter of 2022, XCMG Brazil's sales revenue surged by 490 percent year on year.
In May of 2022, XCMG signed a procurement contract for the first batch of mining equipment with Vale, a leading iron ore producer based in Brazil, to provide machinery and equipment services for mining projects in South America.
Marco Braga, the chief procurement officer and global inbound logistics director at Vale, noted that as Vale's supplier, XCMG empowered Vale to leverage the scale and technology of China's manufacturing industry that has developed rapidly over decades.
"As one of the fastest-growing economies in South America, Brazil's energy, transportation, and infrastructure sectors are experiencing fast-growing demand," said Wang Yansong, chairman of XCMG Brazil.
"And under the Belt and Road Initiative, XCMG's products will continue contributing to the region's sustainable development," Wang said.
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