Zigong International Marketing (ZIM)

Employee Size

2-10

Organization Type

Public Company

Headquarters

Willoughby Hills, OH

Founded

2002

Founded in 2003 as the international distribution arm of Zigong Cemented Carbide Co., Ltd., Zigong International Marketing connects its parent company’s Chinese production operations with industrial customers around the world. That parent company dates to 1965, employs more than 3,000 people, and has supplied customers in more than 40 countries through a nationally certified inspection center and ISO- and API-certified quality systems.

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