# Kaishan Heavy Industry partners with North Blasting, Zhongke Hena and Yichang Weiyuan on sodium-battery drilling rigs

Kaishan Heavy Industry signed a strategic cooperation agreement with North Blasting, Zhongke Hena and Yichang Weiyuan to jointly develop sodium-battery-powered surface DTH drilling rigs. The agreement was signed on November 5, 2026.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-11-05
- Where: China
- Status: announced
- Products: sodium-battery-powered surface DTH drilling rigs
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Kaishan Heavy Industry](https://endata.com/companies/92639.md)
- [North Blasting Engineering Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/94939.md) (partner)
- [Zhongke Hena Technology Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/94940.md) (partner)
- [Yichang Weiyuan Construction Engineering Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/94941.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [groupkaishan.com](https://www.groupkaishan.com/news/detail/17), 2026-11-06: "The parties officially moved forward with the signing of the cooperation agreement."

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