[2]: 14 It is listed as the 7th largest manufacturer in market research firm Integer's 2017 Top 100 Global Wire & Cable Producers and the only Chinese cable manufacturer to make the ranking's top 10.

Hengtong Group was one of the first businesses in its province to establish a Communist Party branch within its organization.

[2]: 14  When it was established, Hengtong Group founder Cui Genliang stated his view that "Communism is a productive force.

"[2]: 14  Hengtong Group's characterizes its core business mission as "serve the people and devote to society," a reference to Mao Zedong's speech Serve the People.

[4] In 2012, the company announced a joint venture in Brazil with local cable manufacturer, Brascopper, to establish a manufacturing facility for fiber optic cable in Mato Grosso do Sul.