China Prefab Factories Pivot to Exports
Chinese prefab home makers are shifting from domestic quarantine units to luxury export cabins. Exports reached four billion dollars in 2025 despite an intense domestic price war.
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China's prefabricated home manufacturers exported $4.3B in factory-built housing in 2025, up from $1.7B in 2020. The pivot follows a prolonged domestic property slump that forced builders of pandemic quarantine units to target overseas tourism and vacation markets. The rapid expansion of low-cost Chinese housing exports has intensified trade tensions with Western capitals over manufacturing overcapacity.
