- 1989, YongLi Plastic-rubber Industry & Commerce Co.Ltd. was set up.
- 2001, YongLi Industrial Belting Co.Ltd. was set up and started to manufacture light weight conveyor belts.
- 2004, YongLi Europe B.V. was set up in The Netherlands.
- 2006, YongLi set up the second manufacturing plant in Chongming, Shanghai.
- 2009, YongLi International Holding B.V. was set up in The Netherlands.
- 2009, YongLi Group joined NIBA (National Industrial Belting Association) successfully.
- 2010, YongLi R&D was set up in The Netherlands.
- June 2011, Yongli went public in Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
- February 2013, YongLi Korea Co.Ltd. was set up in Seoul, Korea.
- December 2013, YongLi Poland Sp.z.o.o. was set up in Czersk, Poland.
- January 2015, YongLi America LLC was set up in Portage, Indiana USA.
- October 2015, YongLi Österreich GmbH was set up in Wals-Siezenheim, Austria.
