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.jpg) Norinco Group Headquarters in 2020 | |
| Norinco Group | |
Native name | 中国兵器工业集团有限公司 |
| Company type | State-owned enterprise |
| SZSE:000065 (A ordinary) | |
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| Founded | 1980  |
| Headquarters | Xicheng District, Beijing ,China |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue |  US$82.6 billion[2] (2023) |
| US$ 1.7 billion[2] (2023) | |
Number of employees | 216,339 (2023) |
| Website | en |
| China North Industries Group Corporation Limited | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国北方工业集团有限公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國北方工業集團有限公司 | ||||||
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| China Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国兵器工业集团有限公司 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國兵器工業集團有限公司 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 北方工业 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北方工業 | ||||||
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China North Industries Group Corporation Limited,[3] doing business internationally asNorinco Group (an abbreviation of "North Industries Corporation"), and known within China asChina Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited (Chinese:中国兵器工业集团有限公司[4]), is a Chinesestate-owneddefense corporation that manufactures commercial and military products. Norinco Group is one of the world's largest defense contractors.[5][6]
The company's subsidiary,China North Industries Corporation (Chinese:中国北方工业有限公司[7]), or simplyNorinco,[8] markets Norinco Group's products internationally, and is also involved in domesticcivil construction and military defense projects.[9][10]
Some of Norinco's international customers includePakistan,Zimbabwe, and theDemocratic Republic of the Congo, where it negotiated arms-for-minerals deals, as well asVenezuela.[11][12]
Established in 1980 with the approval of theState Council of the People's Republic of China, Norinco is an enterprise group engaged in both products and capital operation, integrated with research and development, manufacturing, marketing and services. Norinco mainly deals with defense products, petroleum and mineral resources development, international engineering contracting, optronic products, civilian explosives and chemical products, sporting arms and equipment, vehicles and logistics operation.
In 1993, the import of most Norinco firearms and ammunition into the United States was blocked under new trade rules when China'spermanent normal trade relations status was renewed. The prohibition did not apply to sporting shotguns or shotgunammunition, however. In 1994,U.S. Customs agents conducted asting operation named Operation Dragon Fire againstAtlanta-based importers of Norinco firearms as well asPoly Technologies. Seven officials were arrested after agreeing to smuggle 2,000fully automaticChinese-made variants of AK-47s to undercover agents the officials believed may have been connected to theAmerican Mafia. At least one official, Hammond Ku, attempted to sell Chinese-produced tanks and rocket launchers to the undercover agents.[13][14]
In August 2003, theBush administration imposed sanctions on Norinco for allegedly selling missile-related goods toIran.[15] These sanctions led to a prohibition on imports into the US of the remaining types of firearms and ammunition not covered by the 1993 ban.[16]
In November 2020,Donald Trump issued anexecutive order prohibiting any American company or individual from owning shares in companies that theUnited States Department of Defense has listed as having links to thePeople's Liberation Army, which included Norinco Group.[17][18][19] In June 2021,Joe Biden issuedExecutive Order 14032 expanding the scope of the national emergency declared in order 13959.[20]
In March 2023,Politico reported that Norinco shipped assault rifles, drone parts, and body armor to Russia between June and December 2022.[21][22]
Media reports indicate that Hamas has thousands of Norinco-made assault rifles used in the war.[23][24][25]
Another opposition leader, Henrique Capriles, said recently that 150 armored vehicles bought from Chinese defense conglomerate China North Industries Group Corp, or Norinco, had arrived at Venezuela's Puerto Cabello and were expected to be quickly transported to Caracas for what he called 'repression'. A document seen by Reuters on Sunday showed that Norinco recently shipped 165 vehicles to Venezuela.
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