- Facility among largest enterprise-built centers in the region
- Designed for ai, cloud and global operations
Deli Group (得力集团), one of China’s largest stationery manufacturers, has opened a new data center in Ningbo, marking a significant expansion of its digital infrastructure as the company pushes into AI-driven operations and global business systems.
The roughly 4,200-square-meter facility is the largest standalone enterprise-built data center in Ningbo and ranks among the highest-specification self-built centers operated by billion-yuan companies in Zhejiang.
The project took five years to complete and includes core systems such as IT server rooms, network access, monitoring, cooling and fire protection, as well as support areas for testing and spare parts.
Equipped with dedicated uninterruptible power supply systems and battery rooms, the center has a data capacity exceeding 30 petabytes.
President Lou Fu’an said the data center would support the company’s longer-term expansion into large-scale operations and help integrate digital technologies across its businesses.
The architecture integrates cloud computing, containerization, big data, internet of things and machine learning technologies, forming an IT backbone designed to support computing-intensive operations, intelligent management and system security.
Energy efficiency was a key design focus. The center has a power usage effectiveness (PUE) of 1.39, with operational levels reaching as low as 1.3, meeting China’s highest green data center standards for energy consumption.
The company estimates the facility could contribute annual electricity savings of more than 1.5 million kilowatt-hours.
As AI adoption accelerates, some established Chinese companies are opting to build in-house data centers to support their AI-driven operations, reducing reliance on third-party computing infrastructure.
At the launch event, Deli signed an agreement with China Mobile’s Ningbo unit to collaborate on AI applications across manufacturing, supply chains and digital marketing, combining computing infrastructure with telecom network capabilities.
Founded in 1981 in Ningbo as a small hardware workshop, Deli shifted into stationery production in 1988 and has since grown into one of China’s largest office supplies manufacturers.
The company now operates globally, with products sold in more than 140 countries, and has expanded into areas including office equipment, digital printing, smart tools, procurement services, as well as real estate and microfinance.
