Bike plants ride sharing boom well

Service providers' orders help expand factories, raise sustainability concerns

In 1999, when he was still 18, Ruan Hongming found employment in a bike factory in Shenzhen. But the worker from Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region left the job in 2002 as he didn't forsee bright prospects for the industry. Fifteen years on, he has rejoined the business.

Now 36, Ruan was persuaded by an ex-colleague at Komax to return. "I decided to rejoin when I learnt Komax had received a huge order," Ruan said.