Yitian закупает AI-серверы на 2 млрд юаней: производитель плит выходит в вычисления

Chinese company Yitian (亿田智能), a manufacturer of built-in kitchen stoves, announced on July 26, 2026, that its wholly owned subsidiary Gansu Yisuan will purchase servers and related equipment worth up to 2 billion yuan (about $280 million) to provide clients with computing power.

What the 2 billion yuan will go toward

Yitian will allocate up to 2 billion yuan to purchase servers and related equipment from several suppliers — the deal is being handled by its subsidiary Gansu Yisuan (甘肃亿算). According to Cailian Press (财联社), the equipment is intended to provide clients with computing power services, and the deal itself is neither a major asset restructuring nor a related-party transaction.

• Announcement date — July 26, 2026
• Contract value — up to 2 billion yuan (about $280 million)
• Buyer — Gansu Yisuan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yitian
• Purpose — computing services for external clients
• Status — not a major restructuring and not a related-party transaction

Why does a stove maker need computing power

Yitian is using the purchase to accelerate the buildout of its own AI computing resources and to enter the compute-services market. The servers, purchased for 2 billion yuan, will become the infrastructure the company will lease to clients for their AI workloads.

This is a typical scenario for 2026: Chinese companies from unrelated industries are redirecting capital into scarce computing power amid a boom in demand for GPUs and AI infrastructure. Leasing out server resources for model training and inference has become a high-margin business in China due to the chip shortage, and this home-appliance maker is trying to claim a place in it.

What the company itself cautions

Yitian emphasizes that the new business line currently contributes only a minimal amount: the computing power business is at its earliest stage, and the bulk of the company's revenue still comes from built-in stoves and other kitchen appliances.

"The computing power business is at an early stage of development; the

company's core business remains the production of built-in stoves and other kitchen appliances, and the overall operating base has not changed," Yitian said in a corporate disclosure, according to Cailian Press.

What this means

The 2-billion-yuan purchase shows how far the race for AI computing has gone in China: even home-appliance makers are entering the compute-services business. But for now this is a bet on the future rather than a shift in the core business model — all of Yitian's revenue still comes from kitchen stoves.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does a kitchen-appliance maker need servers?

Yitian, through its subsidiary Gansu Yisuan, is purchasing servers in order to sell computing power to clients and accelerate the buildout of its own AI resources. This marks the company's entry into a new business line — providing compute services.

How much will Yitian spend on servers?

The total value of the contracts for purchasing servers and equipment will not exceed 2 billion yuan (about $280 million). The announcement was made on July 26, 2026.

Is Yitian's core business changing?

No. The company emphasizes that the computing business is at an early stage, while the bulk of its revenue still comes from built-in stoves and kitchen appliances; the overall operating base has not changed.