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A Chinese private conglomerate headquartered in Changchun, with businesses spanning property development, cement, securities and several other sectors.

Last updated November 4, 2026

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Overview

Yatai Group, formally known as Jilin Yatai Group Company Limited, is a privately controlled Chinese conglomerate based in Changchun, Jilin Province. The group was established in 1993 by She Zhijiang and became a publicly listed company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1995 under ticker 600881. Its business portfolio is diversified rather than centered on a single consumer-facing brand. The principal activities identified for the group are property development, cement manufacturing and securities, with additional operations or interests in coal mining, pharmaceuticals and trading. The group’s property business places it within China’s large real-estate and urban-development sector, while its cement operations connect it to construction-materials supply and infrastructure demand. Securities gives the group a financial-services dimension, and the additional sectors broaden its exposure to resources, healthcare-related products and commercial activity. The available reference material does not provide enough detail to identify individual property projects, pharmaceutical brands, cement product names, coal assets, subsidiaries or trading markets, so these activities are best understood as business categories rather than a complete operating-company inventory. Yatai Group also has a notable connection with professional football. The group founded and remains the owner of Changchun Yatai F.C., a Chinese Super League club based in the same city as the conglomerate. This relationship gives Yatai a visible role in Changchun’s sporting and civic identity in addition to its industrial and financial activities. As a listed company, Yatai Group combines public-market disclosure with a diversified corporate structure. However, the supplied reference material does not establish current revenue composition, ownership percentages, leadership details, international operations, recent strategic changes or the precise status of every business line. Accordingly, the group is characterized here as an active Chinese conglomerate whose historically documented core sectors are real estate, cement and securities, supplemented by coal mining, pharmaceuticals and trading.

History

Yatai Group was established in 1993 in Changchun, Jilin, by She Zhijiang. From its beginning, the enterprise developed as a diversified group rather than as a narrowly focused manufacturer or consumer brand. The sectors associated with it include property development, cement manufacturing and securities, alongside coal mining, pharmaceuticals and trading. This portfolio reflects the broad sectoral expansion characteristic of large Chinese enterprise groups, linking construction demand, real estate, capital markets, resources, healthcare-related manufacturing and commerce. A major structural milestone came in 1995, when Jilin Yatai Group Company Limited was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The listing gave the company access to public capital markets and established its position as a publicly traded corporate group while it retained a private-enterprise identity. The company trades under ticker 600881. The available reference does not provide the offering size, ownership distribution, capitalization history or detailed post-listing restructuring, so those aspects cannot be specified reliably here. Yatai’s property and cement businesses are closely related to construction and urban development. Property development represents the group’s real-estate activity, while cement manufacturing supplies a basic material used in building and infrastructure. Its securities business adds a financial-services arm, and the group has also been associated with coal mining, pharmaceuticals and trading. The reference material does not identify the group’s individual operating subsidiaries, brands, production volumes or geographic footprint within China. The group’s connection to football forms another important part of its public identity. Yatai Group founded Changchun Yatai F.C. and remains the club’s owner. The club competes in China’s professional football system, including the Chinese Super League, and provides the conglomerate with a highly visible local platform in Changchun. This sports ownership sits alongside the group’s industrial, property and financial activities rather than replacing them as its principal business. On the information available, Yatai Group remains an active Chinese conglomerate with a Shanghai-listed corporate entity and a diversified sector portfolio. Current executives, recent acquisitions, financial performance, overseas activity, detailed subsidiaries and later strategic decisions are not documented in the supplied source material and therefore remain unspecified in this dossier.

  • 1995

    Shanghai Stock Exchange listing

    [1]

    Jilin Yatai Group Company Limited became listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under ticker 600881.

  • 1993

    Yatai Group established

    [1]

    She Zhijiang established Yatai Group in Changchun, Jilin, beginning the development of the privately controlled diversified enterprise.

Products and positioning

A diversified, privately controlled Chinese conglomerate combining property development, industrial materials, financial services and other sector businesses, with a prominent local sports asset.

  • Real estate

    Property development

    Yatai Group’s property-development business is one of the principal activities associated with the company. It places the group in the Chinese real-estate and urban-development sector. The available source identifies the business category but does not name specific projects, residential or commercial brands, development locations beyond the group’s Changchun base, or current operating subsidiaries.

  • Construction materials

    Cement manufacturing

    Cement manufacturing is a core industrial activity of Yatai Group and provides exposure to construction, infrastructure and property-development demand. The source material does not specify cement brands, plants, production capacity, product grades or regional distribution. It is therefore described as a group-level manufacturing business rather than as a named product line.

  • Financial services

    Securities

    Yatai Group has securities among its core business areas, giving the conglomerate a financial-services component in addition to its industrial and property activities. The available reference does not identify the relevant securities subsidiary, licenses, products, brokerage activities or investment services, so no narrower description is supported.

  • Mining

    Coal mining

    Coal mining is listed among Yatai Group’s other business activities. This indicates participation in the resources sector, but the supplied material does not identify specific mines, reserves, production sites, output levels or customers. The activity is consequently recorded as a group-level sector exposure.

  • Pharmaceuticals

    Pharmaceuticals

    Pharmaceuticals form part of Yatai Group’s diversified portfolio. No named medicines, healthcare subsidiaries, therapeutic areas, manufacturing facilities or regulatory approvals are provided in the reference material. The entry therefore records pharmaceuticals as a business category without attributing specific products to the group.

  • Trading and commerce

    Trading

    Trading is identified as an additional Yatai Group activity, broadening the company beyond manufacturing, property, resources and finance. The source does not state what commodities or goods are traded, which markets are served, or whether the activity is domestic or international.

  • Professional sports

    Changchun Yatai F.C.

    Changchun Yatai F.C. is the professional football club founded and owned by Yatai Group. Based in Changchun, the club has competed in China’s professional football system, including the Chinese Super League. It is the group’s most visible sports property and an important part of its local public profile.

Controversies

  • 2024

    Overdue debt tops RMB 6.6bn as Jilin Yatai enters pre-restructuring; buyback shortfall triggers correction order

    As of September 2026, Jilin Yatai Group and its subsidiaries had overdue debt principal and interest totaling RMB 6.604 billion; creditors had applied for restructuring, and the court initiated pre-restructuring. In November 2024, because the company spent only RMB 3.98 million on share buybacks, far below the promised minimum of RMB 30 million, the Jilin Securities Regulatory Bureau ordered it to correct the matter and recorded it in its integrity file. Pre-restructuring; corrective order.

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Recent events

  • Unconfirmed

    Reported

    Yatai Group directors and vice president resign[4]

    Yatai Group announced that director Liu Hong and vice president Zhang Fengying submitted resignation reports for work-related reasons. Their resignations took effect when the board received the reports.

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