Hunan Tianwen Xinhua Printing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Tianwen Printing”) was founded in 1952. In 2010, it became publicly listed along with its parent company, Central South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd., one of the world’s Top 50 publishing enterprises. Today, Tianwen Printing stands among the leading book printing enterprises in China.
The company occupies a total area of 380 mu (approximately 25.3 hectares) and employs more than 1,700 staff, including nearly 600 professionals in management and technical roles. Tianwen Printing operates over 300 sets of world-class prepress, printing, and postpress equipment, both domestic and international. With a daily maximum output of 4.2 million books and an annual production capacity of 1.5 billion copies, the company has built a diversified industrial structure covering book printing, commercial printing, security printing, and digital printing.
Tianwen Printing has expanded its international business to over 30 countries and regions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, and is listed as a supplier to UNICEF.
Recognized as a nationally designated book printing enterprise and a certified printing enterprise for encrypted anti-counterfeit labels, Tianwen Printing holds the right to import and export goods and technology. It is also among the first batch of Chinese printing companies to obtain the China Environmental Labelling certification, and has passed multiple international and domestic certifications, including:
1.ISO 9001 Quality Management System
2.ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
3.ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System
4.FSC Forest Certification
5.C9 Supplier Assessment
6.G7 (ColorSpace – Absolute) Master Qualification
7.Sedex Ethical Trade Certification
Tianwen Printing has ranked among the Top 100 Chinese Packaging & Printing Enterprises for 22 consecutive years, consistently holding the top position in multicolor printing nationwide. The company was awarded National Demonstration Printing Enterprise in 2023 and has twice received the Advanced Publishing Unit Award in the China Government Publishing Awards. Other notable recognitions include:
1.Outstanding Contribution Award for Major Topics by the Study Publishing House of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee
2.Outstanding Unit Award for Key Projects from Foreign Languages Press
3.The printed book “Interpretation of Famous Quotes in Traditional Chinese Medicine” won the 5th China Government Award for Printing & Reproduction
4.The magazine “Chinese National Geography” won Gold Awards in the 6th and 7th China Print Awards (Magazine Category)
5.The art book “Tianwen Fu” and the title “New and Old” received the Gold Ink Award in the United States
6.First Place nationally in the printing quality evaluations for nationally unified textbooks and primary/secondary school textbooks from People’s Education Press (six consecutive sessions)
7.Honored as a “Three-Product Model Enterprise of Consumer Goods Industry in Hunan Province” and a “Green Factory of Hunan Province”
Tianwen Printing has always adhered to a people-oriented approach, cultivating a fertile ground for talent. The company has produced:
Over a dozen national and provincial model workers and technical experts
1 expert receiving the State Council special allowance
1 recipient of the National May 1st Labor Medal
3 national-level technical experts
1 recipient of the Hunan Provincial Government special allowance
4 recipients of the Hunan Provincial May 1st Labor Medal
In recent years, Tianwen Printing has accelerated its digital and intelligent transformation, shifting its strategic focus from a production-oriented to a research-oriented enterprise. Over the next five years, the company plans to invest nearly RMB 1 billion in the construction of a smart printing factory. To date, it has acquired 38 independent intellectual property rights, and has been recognized as a:
1.National High-Tech Enterprise
2.Provincial Enterprise Technology Center
3.Provincial Intelligent Manufacturing Demonstration Enterprise (Workshop)
4.Demonstration Enterprise for Smart Park Systems
Tianwen Printing is committed to its mission of “providing readers with a superior printing experience”, upholding the spirit of “relentless pursuit of excellence and innovation”, and its core values of “integrity, diligence, innovation, and win-win cooperation.” It continues to follow a development path of standardization, intelligence, scale, and integration, striving to become a leading eco-friendly and intelligent integrated printing service provider.