Company Description
Huadi International Group Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: HUDI) is a manufacturer and developer of industrial stainless steel seamless pipes and tubes products. According to the company’s public disclosures, Huadi focuses on stainless steel seamless piping used across multiple industrial applications and reports that it generates revenue primarily from sales of steel piping products.
The company is based in the People’s Republic of China and describes itself as a leading manufacturer of industrial stainless steel seamless pipes and tubes products in China. Huadi highlights that it has extensive distribution facilities and a network that covers more than twenty provinces in China and serves customers in the international steel pipes industry.
Business focus and products
Huadi states that it produces industrial stainless steel seamless pipes and tubes. Its products are used in a wide range of end markets, including thermal and nuclear power plants, automotive, oil and gas, agricultural and industrial equipment, chemical engineering, electricity, irrigation works construction, naval architecture, paper mills, food processing, medical devices, aeronautics and astronautics, boiler applications, and mechanical industries. The company’s disclosures emphasize stainless steel seamless pipes and tubes as its core product category.
In addition to product sales, Huadi reports production service revenue in its financial statements. However, the company identifies sales of steel piping products as its primary source of revenue.
End markets and geographic reach
Huadi’s products are exported to multiple international markets. The company reports exports to countries and regions such as the United States, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, Argentina, Taiwan, India, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, and Germany. Earlier descriptions also referenced exports to Singapore and other destinations. The company’s financial disclosures show that a significant portion of its revenue is generated from China, with additional revenue from overseas markets including the United States and other countries.
Within China, Huadi notes that it has an extensive distribution network covering over twenty provinces. Internationally, the company positions itself within the broader steel pipes industry through exports of stainless steel seamless pipes and tubes to a range of industrial customers and projects.
Operations and manufacturing initiatives
Huadi’s public announcements describe ongoing investment in its manufacturing base. The company has disclosed an investment agreement through its wholly owned subsidiary Huadi (Songyang) Co., Ltd. with a Songyang County local government owned enterprise in Zhejiang Province, China. Under this agreement, Huadi plans a “Future Factory” project in the Chishou Industrial Zone of southwestern Zhejiang Province. The project is expected to be constructed in two phases and is planned to be equipped with digital production line facilities.
According to the company, the Future Factory project is expected to produce stainless steel seamless tubes and special alloy steel products annually, including 300 series, 400 series, 600 series, and 800 series stainless steel categories. The factory is intended to expand production capacity and support digital management of manufacturing. Huadi notes that the project is supported by local government policies such as infrastructure construction subsidies and other incentives tied to investment, taxation, and equipment.
Financial reporting and growth themes
Huadi files financial statements and management discussion and analysis with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a foreign private issuer, including annual results for fiscal years ended September 30 and interim results for six-month periods. The company’s public financial releases for recent fiscal years describe revenue growth, gross profit, and net income trends, as well as changes in selling, general and administrative expenses, research and development expenses, interest expense, and other income.
In its discussion of fiscal year 2023 results, Huadi attributes revenue growth in part to the recovery of the construction market following the end of certain COVID-19 control measures and to its efforts to extend business in the domestic Chinese market. The company has highlighted an increase in domestic sales and a relative decrease in international sales in some periods. It has also reported changes in gross profit margin associated with raw material price movements and bank borrowing levels that affected interest expense.
Huadi has disclosed that it invests in research and development activities and that R&D expenses are an ongoing component of its operating costs. The company has also reported other income items, including dividend income from invested companies, government grants, and rental income in certain periods.
Capital markets activity
Huadi’s ordinary shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol HUDI. The company has used U.S. capital markets to raise funds, including a registered direct offering of ordinary shares under an effective shelf registration statement on Form F-3. In that offering, Huadi sold ordinary shares to institutional investors and stated that it planned to use the net proceeds for general working capital. The company continues to furnish interim financial information on Form 6-K and to file annual reports and related documents with the SEC.
Strategic relationships and recognition
Huadi has announced a strategic partnership agreement with China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Co., Ltd., a construction contractor of China National Petroleum Corporation. Under this agreement, Huadi has been nominated as a first-tier supplier of stainless steel seamless pipes and tubes to Huanqiu and its affiliated subsidiaries for contracted construction projects.
The company has also reported that it was chosen to serve as the chief executive entity of the Belt and Road Enterprise Development Association, which it expects to help in exploring and cultivating new business prospects. In addition, Huadi has disclosed that its production facility in Wenzhou focusing on industrial pipes and tubes for both thermal power and nuclear power plants was awarded the title of “2022 Green Low-Carbon Factory” by the Wenzhou Bureau of Economy and Information Technology.
Huadi has participated in industry events, including its debut at the 24th China Hi-Tech Fair in Shenzhen, where it presented pipe and tube products for nuclear power plants. The company reports that this participation attracted interest from upstream and downstream industry peers.
Strategic directions
Beyond its core stainless steel seamless pipe and tube business, Huadi has publicly discussed a strategic plan to enter the clean energy industry. The company has stated that it initiated discussions with a local government in Sichuan Province, China, regarding potential investment and construction of a production base for anode materials used in clean energy batteries and storage technologies. According to Huadi, this initiative is intended to support domestic battery supply chains and address demand from electric vehicle and stationary grid storage markets, subject to further planning and government engagement.
These strategic statements reflect Huadi’s interest in diversifying into new energy-related fields while maintaining its existing manufacturing operations in industrial stainless steel seamless pipes and tubes.
Corporate governance and shareholder matters
Huadi holds annual general meetings of shareholders where directors are elected and the appointment of the company’s independent registered public accounting firm is ratified. For example, at its 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Huadi reported that shareholders elected five directors to serve until the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified, and ratified the appointment of its independent auditor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.
As a foreign private issuer, Huadi files reports such as Form 20-F and Form 6-K with the SEC. A recent Form 6-K filing referenced management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, along with unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
Industry classification
Huadi operates in the iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel industry within the broader manufacturing sector. Its specialization in industrial stainless steel seamless pipes and tubes positions it within the industrial and infrastructure supply chain, serving energy, power generation, transportation, and other industrial markets.