In 2003, Swiss Secheron Company made TOT to ZELW in relation to BVACN99 type vacuum circuit breaker for AC locomotive.

ZELW signed contract of supplying Dutch National Railways with 35 traction motors. In February 2003, expert delegation from Dutch Pontifex International B.V. visited ZELW. On May 15, ZELW signed the purchases and sales contract of 35 traction motors with its representative, Shanghai Baogang International Economic Trade Co., Ltd.

On May 19 2003, company with SIEMENS,ZELW was successively aswarded Guangzhou Mass Transit Line 3 Rolling Stock Contract totaling up to 120 cars worthing 1.41 billion RMB.

On Mar. 25 2002, company with SIEMENS,ZELW won the tender of Shanghai Metro Pearl Line Phase 2 Rolling Stock totaling up to 168 cars worth 1.62 billion RMB.

In October 2002, ZELW signed a supplementary contract of 8 TM1 locomotives on electric railway from Tehran to Mehrshahr Suburb with Iran.

On July 8, 2002, the first DJ1 AC drive heavy-duty freight electric locomotive produced by joint venture in China was born in ZELW. DJ1 locomotive was produced in ZELW by Siemens Traction Equipment of Zhuzhou Co., Ltd which is jointly run by ZELW, Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute and German Siemens AG. (China).

In March 2002, ZELW won tender of 12 freight electric locomotives of Uzbekistan Republic.

At the end of 2001, ZELW signed contract of 3 freight electric locomotives with Kazakstan Republic, which are anticipated to run on Kazakstan electric railway by the end of 2003.

Twelve passenger locomotives of 3200kW,140km/h for exporting to Iran are due to be delivered in 1997.

Cooperated with Hitachi Ltd. for production of traction motors used on SS6 and SS6B locomotives in 1991 and 1995.

The Works produced two 8Kelectric locomotives in cooperation with European 50Hz Group in 1989.