Chinese heating appliance manufacturers see surging orders from Europe

STORY: Chinese heating appliance manufacturers see surging orders from Europe DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of workers producing electric blankets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FENG, General manager, Wangfeng Technology Co. Ltd., Shijiazhuang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN LILI, Deputy general manager, Beijiren Electrical Appliance Company, Shijiazhuang STORYLINE: China-made electric blankets, electric heaters and other heating appliances have seen rocketing orders from the European market this year as European households are preparing for a cold winter. Electric blanket manufacturers located in Xinle, north China's Hebei Province, have been busy working to meet the soaring overseas demands. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FENG, General manager, Wangfeng Technology Co. Ltd., Shijiazhuang "Last year, the total value of our overseas orders was about 15 to 16 million yuan (about 2.07 to 2.21 million USD), and this year the figure r