{"id":4976,"date":"2026-09-05T15:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T07:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/?p=4976"},"modified":"2026-09-05T19:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T11:14:22","slug":"dongtian-thailand-factory-dual-base-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/dongtian-thailand-factory-dual-base-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Dongtian&#8217;s Thailand Factory: Our Dual-Base Manufacturing Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2025, industry media published a deep-dive on our company under the headline <em>&#8220;From a 40 m\u00b2 Apartment to USD 70 Million in Annual Exports.&#8221;<\/em> That story \u2014 and the Thailand factory at the center of our current expansion \u2014 says a lot about how we work with brand customers. Here is the full picture, from us directly.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dongtian-eyewear-factory-building-wenzhou-1.webp\" alt=\"Dongtian Eyewear factory building in Wenzhou, China\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/900;\" \/><figcaption>Our Wenzhou headquarters &#8211; the home base of the dual-base strategy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>From One Fax Machine to a Full Manufacturing Group<\/h2>\n<p>Our trade operation began in 1998 in a 40-square-meter apartment, with a single fax machine, before China opened self-operated export rights. When the policy changed in 2008, we registered our own import-export license and never looked back.<\/p>\n<p>What made the difference was a decision made early: <strong>integrate trade with manufacturing<\/strong>. Behind the export business stands the Dongtian manufacturing group \u2014 more than 1,000 employees and an annual output value exceeding RMB 1 billion \u2014 covering:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acetate, metal, PC and TR90 frame production lines (30+ years of OEM\/ODM history)<\/li>\n<li>An in-house lens workshop producing 6.5 million lenses per month<\/li>\n<li>Dedicated subsidiaries for stainless-steel metal parts and high-end metal components<\/li>\n<li>Full mold-making capability in-house<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is why we can move from mold to finished frame faster than trading-company competitors \u2014 mold development using our own resources runs <strong>30%+ faster<\/strong> than outsourcing \u2014 and why our pricing stays stable even in volatile years.<\/p>\n<h2>Why We Built in Thailand<\/h2>\n<p>Our US business had grown to roughly 70% of export volume. When tariff pressure escalated in 2025, some customers asked us to stop shipments; others asked us to produce outside China entirely. We chose a third path: <strong>build a real second production base, not a token one<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Thailand plant, prepared over about six months, is now in production:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>8,000 m\u00b2 factory<\/strong> plus a <strong>2,000 m\u00b2 warehouse<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Producing mid-to-high-end frames for international brand customers including <strong>Marchon, FGX and DIFF<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Running on the <strong>same ERP system<\/strong> as our China factories, so quality standards and traceability stay identical<\/li>\n<li>Located within an ASEAN eyewear industrial park alongside other Wenzhou eyewear manufacturers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are candid about the economics: with materials shipped from China and stricter on-site quality control, our comprehensive cost in Thailand runs <strong>10\u201315% higher<\/strong> than in Wenzhou. Thailand is not a tax shortcut. It is how we guarantee supply continuity for customers whose markets require dual-origin sourcing \u2014 a strategy we analyzed in detail in our <a href=\"\/de\/china-vs-thailand-eyewear-manufacturing\/\">China vs Thailand eyewear manufacturing comparison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What Dual-Base Means for Buyers<\/h2>\n<p>Working with Dongtian gives you a sourcing option few mid-size suppliers can offer:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Factor<\/th>\n<th>Wenzhou, China<\/th>\n<th>Thailand Plant<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Monthly capacity<\/td>\n<td>PC 700K \/ TR90 200K \/ Acetate 150K \/ Metal 150K pairs<\/td>\n<td>Scaling mid-to-high-end lines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Best for<\/td>\n<td>Full-category OEM\/ODM, lens pairing, fast mold development<\/td>\n<td>Tariff-optimized origin, brand programs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lead time<\/td>\n<td>75\u201390 days custom \/ 10\u201315 days ready stock<\/td>\n<td>Confirmed per program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n<p>Buyers can split one collection across both bases, or qualify Thai-origin production for specific markets while keeping high-mix, fast-turn programs in Wenzhou.<\/p>\n<h2>A Management System Built to Stay<\/h2>\n<p>One more fact from that media report we are proud of: of our 300-person export team, <strong>80% have been with the company for more than 20 years<\/strong>. We run an amoeba-style management model that makes senior staff accountable operators, not schedulers. When you email us at 2 a.m. China time, the person answering has likely handled your product category for a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Long-term clients such as Marchon and FGX stayed with us through the most disruptive tariff year in recent memory \u2014 because continuity of team, factory and quality is exactly what they audit for. If you are choosing a manufacturing partner, our <a href=\"\/de\/how-to-find-reliable-eyewear-manufacturer-in-china\/\">7-step guide to vetting an eyewear manufacturer<\/a> covers the same checklist we would apply to any factory.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/eyewear-factory-courtyard-wenzhou-campus.webp\" alt=\"Dongtian eyewear manufacturing campus in Wenzhou\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1600;\" \/><figcaption>The manufacturing campus behind 30+ years of OEM\/ODM output.<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2>Talk to Us About Dual-Origin Production<\/h2>\n<p>Whether your priority is cost, tariff origin or speed, we can quote both bases side by side. MOQ from 300 pairs per order (OEM\/ODM) or 100 pairs ready stock. Reach us via the <a href=\"\/de\/quote-request\/\">quote request page<\/a> \u2014 and if you are sourcing in Southeast Asia, our Thailand team can arrange a factory visit alongside your next Bangkok trip.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a 40 m2 apartment and one fax machine to USD 70M in annual exports &#8211; and now an 8,000 m2 Thailand factory serving Marchon, FGX and DIFF. This company news explains Dongtian&#8217;s dual-base manufacturing strategy and what it means for wholesale buyers.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-company-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4976"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5080,"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4976\/revisions\/5080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dongtianeyewear.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}