en.Wedoany.com Reported - Lars Erik Lunøe, a senior executive at Norwegian composites company UAC, explained the key drivers behind the company's capacity expansion in China. China is already a global leader in multiple critical segments of the hydrogen value chain, including holding a major share of global electrolyzer manufacturing, operating one of the largest and fastest-growing fleets of fuel cell electric vehicles, and expanding hydrogen refueling infrastructure at a pace comparable to Japan and South Korea. With strong national strategies and deep industrial clusters, China is poised to become the world's largest hydrogen market, offering a vast potential domestic market for UAC's cost-leading Type IV glass fiber technology.

Kristiansand remains UAC's center of excellence for composites technology development and European supply. In contrast, the new 12,000-square-meter advanced manufacturing plant in Jiaxing enables the company to leverage local supply chains and labor, delivering higher capacity at more competitive cost levels. This plant will serve the Asia-Pacific market, including Australia and New Zealand, and reduce transportation costs for customers. UAC's global production capacity will triple with the plant's commissioning, potentially producing up to 24,000 2,000-liter cylinders annually across its operations in China and Norway.

Lunøe noted that China's hydrogen storage container market is still in the early to mid-stage of maturity, dominated by traditional steel solutions, and is now entering a transition period. To meet anticipated hydrogen demand, particularly in industrial applications and transportation, logistics must become lighter, safer, and more cost-effective.

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