Proven Performance, Trusted Partnership with Yihai Kerry Group

Yihai Kerry Group is a major Chinese agribusiness and food ingredients enterprise and a core member of Wilmar International Group. Smardt began working with Yihai Kerry in 2021 at its Qinhuangdao plant, establishing a partnership focused on efficiency, reliability, and reduced environmental impact.

Challenge

The Qinhuangdao facility relied on aging cooling equipment that struggled to meet operational demands. The existing chillers consumed excessive energy, experienced frequent oil leaks, and contributed to high maintenance costs.

Solution

Smardt used a consultative, data-driven approach that included repeated site visits, technical presentations, lifecycle cost analysis, global references, and close collaboration with the customer’s engineering team. Smardt’s oil-free water-cooled chillers were ultimately selected for the Qinhuangdao factory retrofit.

• Conducted repeated site visits and technical presentations to educate the client on oil-free technology
• Provided detailed lifecycle cost analysis, proving the long-term energy and cost savings
• Highlighted Smardt’s corporate track record and proven global references
• Partnered closely with the client’s engineers to align technical requirements
  with sustainability objectives

Results / Benefits

The case study identifies three main results:

• High energy efficiency, delivering measurable savings compared with the legacy equipment.
• Low-noise performance, improving the operating environment.
• Improved reliability, with no further oil leakage or other failures reported.

The success of the initial project led to broader adoption across Yihai Kerry, with more than 20 Smardt chillers now serving factories nationwide.