Kion Baoli

The KION Group has a global presence with products, services and solutions provided by its seven brand companies. The KION Group is the European market leader and the world’s second largest manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse technology, and it is one of the leading international suppliers in the sector in China. These strong foundations were not the only thing that enabled the KION Group to generate revenue of more than €4.7 billion in 2014. The key factor is our workforce of more than 22,000 people, who go the extra mile for our customers every day.

KION Baoli Ltd is the fastest growing material handling manufacturer of the KION Group, Germany.  Located in Jingjiang City, China (near Shanghai) the 120,000 square metre production facility produces electric, diesel and LPG forklift trucks with load capacities of 1 to 10 tonnes which are exported to more than 80 countries.

Founded in 2003, the Baoli brand was acquired in 2009 by KION, the European market leader and the world’s second largest manufacturer of warehouse technology. It is also famous for brands such as Linde, Still and Dematic.​

Baoli production facilities are located near Shanghai, covering a total area of 120.000 m2 and with more than 700 employees. The factory has modern painting and assembly lines and directly manufacturers the key components of its products.

KION completely reorganised the Baoli production works, bringing it in line with the most modern standards: components, technologies, process engineering and production lines are all currently made in Germany.