Rongxian Container Module House
The development of container module houses in Rongxian County centers around the Pingchuang Group project, combining local industrial foundations with policy support to form a large-scale and diversified production pattern. The products cover steel-structure houses, container houses, and space capsules, widely applied in cultural tourism, commerce, and overseas projects.
Founded by five retired servicemen from Rongxian County, Pingchuang Group has invested a total of 300 million yuan in the "Container House and Steel Structure Material Development and Manufacturing Production Base Project," which is located in the southern area of Rongxian Economic Development Zone. The project plans to construct a 160-acre production base in two phases. Phase I covers 80 acres with an investment of 150 million yuan, scheduled to commence production in March 2026, primarily producing steel-structure houses and container houses. Phase II is planned for construction in 2028, focusing on MIC modular buildings and tourist accommodation space capsules. Upon full completion, the project is expected to generate an annual output value of 500 million yuan, pay 15 million yuan in taxes annually, and provide 300 jobs. The group has established an industrial layout covering industry, agriculture, and cultural tourism, with its container house products participating in the construction of strategic projects in "Belt and Road" countries such as Serbia and Slovakia, achieving an annual output value of 450 million yuan.
The technical standards and production capacity of container module houses in Rongxian County are representative of the industry. According to the "Technical Specification for Modular Combined Houses," container houses should have no more than 6 floors, a height of no more than 24 meters, and a seismic fortification intensity of no more than 8 degrees. The structural load is transmitted solely through corner fittings as the stacking points. The steel used must be welded weathering steel or Q235B/Q345B. For fire protection in crowded places, A-grade rock wool insulation is required, with a fire resistance limit of no less than 0.5 hours. Local enterprises such as Sichuan Huayi Rongpeng Steel Structure House Manufacturing Co., Ltd. have products certified with a third-level qualification for steel structure construction. Their container homestays use eco-friendly materials and green processes, featuring earthquake and wind resistance, and are exported to countries such as Bangladesh and Indonesia.
Policy support and industrial agglomeration effects are significant. Rongxian County has introduced the "Ten Measures to Support Major Industrial Investments" and implemented an approval model of "issuing certificates upon signing and starting construction upon land acquisition," reducing the project approval time from 30 working days to 3 working days, and shortening the project signing-to-production cycle in the economic development zone to within one year. Currently, Rongxian County has formed an industrial cluster centered around Pingchuang Group and the Rongzhou Southeast Prefabricated Green Building Industrial Base, the latter investing 1 billion yuan to build the largest single steel structure factory in Zigong (376 meters long, 120 meters wide, and 16 meters high), equipped with 8 automated production lines, expected to commence trial production in June 2024.
