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Subject: Looking for manufacturing companies expanding into China
Category: Business and Money
Asked by: intofr-ga
List Price: $50.00
Posted: 18 Jul 2005 13:20 PDT
Expires: 17 Aug 2005 13:20 PDT
Question ID: 544995
I am looking for a list of companies (primarily Small/Mid size
US/Canadian/European companies) that have expressed interest in
opening a factory or manufacturing facilities in China in last 6-8
months.

Quite often it is reported in the newspaper or through press release
announcing their China expansion before actually happened.
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Subject: Re: Looking for manufacturing companies expanding into China
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 18 Jul 2005 16:49 PDT
 
Hello Intofr, 
 

Below you will find the results of my research for a list of companies
that have expressed interest in opening a factory or manufacturing
facilities in China.
 
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Luxfer Gas Cylinders
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Luxfer Gas Cylinders recently announced plans to open a new composite
cylinder plant in Shanghai, China, early in 2005.
Press Release: Oct. 4, 2004
http://www.luxfercylinders.com/news/releases/20041004.shtml

Website: http://www.luxfercylinders.com/

Luxfer Gas Cylinders, USA  
3016 Kansas Avenue, Riverside, California 92507, USA
Tel: +1 951 684 5110
Fax: +1 951 328 1117



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Kerry Group 
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?The Irish food ingredients company, Kerry Group, has announced plans
to invest ?20 million, or approximately USD $26 million, in China. The
investment will support the development of state-of-the-art
manufacturing, technical, and administrative facilities in Hangzhou of
the Zhejiang Province.?

Silliker, Inc: January 28, 2005
http://www.professionalchef.com/front/SafetyNews/2005Jan28_IU.pdf

Website: http://www.kerrygroup.com/

Kerry Group plc 

Kerry Group plc 
Prince?s Street 
Tralee 
Co. Kerry 
Ireland 
Tel: +353 66 7182000 
Fax: +353 66 7182961


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Crown Equipment Corp
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Crown To Open Manufacturing Facility In China  
  
?Crown Equipment Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding
with the government of China to build a manufacturing plant in the
Suzhou New District, a high-tech industrial park located in the city
of Suzhou, approximately an hour and a half west of Shanghai.

Construction of the new facility will begin after an application for a
business license has been approved by the State Council of China.?
http://www.crown.com/usa/news/html/8A30.html

Website:  http://www.crown.com/

Crown Equipment Corporation 
44 South Washington St. 
New Bremen, OH 45869 
419-629-2311



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Placon Corporation 
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Placon Corporation announces its plans to open a manufacturing facility in China.

News: June 3, 2004
http://www.placon.com/News/June2004.asp

Website:  http://www.placon.com/

Placon Corporation
6096 McKee Road
Madison, Wisconsin 53719
608-271-5634 Phone
608-271-3162 Fax



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Dielectrics Inc.
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?Dielectrics Inc., a U.S. maker of plastic medical products such as
air casts and bladders, plans to establish its first presence in Asia
with a factory in Xiamen, on China?s south central coast.?

?The small, privately owned company plans to open the facility later
this year, in a joint venture with an undisclosed Taiwanese company
that will supply the factory, logistics and employees. Dielectrics
Chief Operating Officer Christopher Nesbitt said his firm will
contribute technology, technical expertise and equipment.?

(?)

?Although Dielectrics is mainly a medical manufacturer, the China
plant will manufacture a consumer product and is likely to grow to 50
employees in the first year, he said.?

Plastics News: June 6, 2005
http://www.plasticsnews.com/china/english/medical/headlines2.html?id=1117857316

Website: http://www.dielectrics.com/

Dielectrics, Inc.
300 Burnett Road
Chicopee, MA 01020
Toll Free: (800) 472-7286
Tel: (413) 594-8111
Fax: (413) 594-2343 
Email: sales@dielectrics.com
 


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Park Electrochemical Corp 
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?Lake Success-based Park Electrochemical Corp. has announced plans to
open a new manufacturing facility in the People's Republic of China to
support the growing customer demand for advanced multilayer printed
circuitry materials in China. The facility will operate under the name
Nelco Technology (Zhuhai FTZ) Ltd. ("Nelco Zhuhai"). Nelco Zhuhai will
be located approximately 50 miles west of Hong Kong in the Zhuhai Free
Trade Zone in Zhuhai, China?

Think Global Newsletter: 2Q 2004
http://www.thinkglobal.net/Newsletters/2004_Q2/NY/Briefs.html

Park Electrochemical Corp. 
Website and Contact information: http://www.parkelectro.com/


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Precise Technology
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Precise Technology, a plastics molder based in North Versailles said
it has plans to expand the medical side of its business in Western
Europe, possibly in Farrell's native Ireland. Eventually, it also will
open a plant in China.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05194/536854.stm

Website: http://www.precisetech.com/

Precise Technology, Inc.
501 Mosside Boulevard
North Versailles, PA 15137 
1-800-949-2101



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RTP Company
-----------

?RTP Company has announced it will open a manufacturing facility in
Suzhou, China during the fourth quarter of 2005. The new operation,
located in the Suzhou Industrial Park, will offer a full array of
thermoplastic manufacturing capabilities and serve a multitude of
markets including electronics, automotive, and consumer goods. Dick
Zhu will be the General Manager.?
http://www.azom.com/details.asp?newsID=3401
http://www.rtpcompany.com/news/press/chinaplant.htm

Website: http://www.rtpcompany.com/

Corporate Headquarters:
RTP Company 
580 East Front Street
Winona, MN, 55987, USA
U.S. toll-free 1-800-433-4787 
Voice (507) 454-6900 
Fax (507) 454-2041


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Mold-Masters Limited set to open plant in China

News Release: May 14, 2004 
http://www.en.moldmasters.com/about/news/newsdetails_34.asp

Mold-Masters® Global Headquarters Mailing Address:
Mold-Masters® Limited
233 Armstrong Avenue
Georgetown, Ontario
Canada L7G 4X5
Tel: (1) 905 877 0185
Fax: (1) 905 873 2818
Email: info@moldmasters.com


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Avail Medical Products
----------------------

?Avail Medical Products (Fort Worth, TX) has begun construction of a
manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China. The facility, which is
scheduled to open in September 2005, will be a wholly owned subsidiary
of the company. Avail will manufacture finished single-use medical
devices at the 30,000-sq-ft plant.?

Originally Published MDDI March 2005
http://www.devicelink.com/mddi/archive/05/03/029.html

Avail Medical Products
201 Main Street
Suite 1660
Fort Worth, TX 76102 
Email: jspiro@availmed.com

Website: http://www.availmed.com/
 

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SAFT
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?Saft is to reinforce its international presence with the opening of a
new plant in China, to meet increasing local demand.

The new plant, which is additional capacity for the group, will
manufacture and assemble two key battery technologies.

Manufacturing will begin in early 2006 with an initial 150 employees.?

http://www.engineeringtalk.com/news/skv/skv114.html

URL: www.saftbatteries.com

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Manitowoc Crane Group
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Manitowoc Crane Group to open new manufacturing facility in China
Press Release: January 21, 2005
http://www.manitowoccranegroup.com/Press/EN/NR20050121cn.asp

Corporate Headquarters
Manitowoc, Wis., USA:
Manitowoc Crane Group 
PO Box 66
2400 S. 44th Street 
Manitowoc, WI 54220
USA
Tel: +1 (920) 684-4410
http://www.manitowoccranegroup.com/Contact_Us/EN/ContactUs.asp

Website: http://www.manitowoccranegroup.com


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AstenJohnson 
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?AstenJohnson Chairman/CEO William A. Finn and Heimbach Managing
Director Klaus Huneke announce that both companies have received
approval from their respective Boards of Directors to proceed with the
construction of a joint manufacturing plant in China. AstenJohnson
Construction plans are being finalized in the Shanghai area.
Initially, AstenJohnson and Heimbach will manufacture dryer fabrics
but will expand into forming and press fabrics as the market dictates.
Production will begin in approximately 18 months.?
 
News Release: April 5, 2004
http://www.astenjohnson.com/ajwebdb.nsf/newsreleases.html?OpenPage&charset=windows-1252;charset=iso-8859-1

Website:
http://www.astenjohnson.com/ajwebdb.nsf/default.html?OpenPage&charset=iso-8859-1

AstenJohnson 
4399 Corporate Road 
Charleston, South Carolina 29405
Telephone: 843-747-7800 
Email: infous@astenjohnson.com 


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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
---------------------------------------

?International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. today announced plans for the
construction of a new specialty ingredients (aroma chemical)
manufacturing plant in China.?

?The new plant is expected to open in late 2006 and reach
fully-optimized operation in 2008.?

November 16, 2004
http://www.iff.com/Internet.nsf/0/3974258101F444C385256F4E00521895

IFF Global Headquarters
521 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
United States 
 
Phone  212.765.5500 
 
Fax  212.708.7132

URL: http://www.iff.com/internet.nsf/HomePage!OpenForm


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Rhodia
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Rhodia to Build Diphenols Plant in China


?Rhodia announces an investment to further strengthen its leadership
position in the Diphenols business by building a new production plant
for catechol and hydroquinone in China. The manufacturing facility
which will be located near Shanghai will have an estimated annual
production capacity of about 12,000 tons and is scheduled to be
on-stream in early 2007.?

Posted April 2005
http://www.azom.com/details.asp?newsID=2839

Website: http://www.rhodia.com/us/home_tunel.asp

Rhodia USA
Rhodia Inc.
259 Prospect Plains Road
CN 7500
Cranbury, NJ 08512-7500
Tél : (609) 860-4000


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Bookham Technology
------------------

?Bookham Technology is to open an advanced manufacturing facility in
Shenzhen, China. The factory covers 250,000 square feet, including
cleanroom facilities, and will be a key assembly and test facility for
the company. The first products to be manufactured will be transmitter
optical assemblies (TOAs) and receiver optical assemblies (ROAs),
simple amplifiers, connectors and fiber assembly.?

18 March 2004
http://www.compoundsemiconductor.net/articles/news/8/3/18/1

Website: http://www.bookham.com/


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Honeywell
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19/10/2004 - Honeywell is building a new facility in China to produce
?environmentally friendlier? HFC refrigerants
http://www.ap-foodtechnology.com/news/news-ng.asp?id=55479-honeywell-invests-in


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Ticona
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?GUANGZHOU, CHINA (June 24, 2005) ? Ticona plans by the second half of
2007 to open its first Asian production facility for
ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene resin. The 20,000-metric-ton
plant will boost global capacity for Ticona?s Gur-brand material by
more than 28 percent, according to Louie C. Wang, managing director
for China development.?
http://www.plasticsnews.com/china/english/materials/headlines2.html?id=1119635141

Website: http://www.ticona.com/


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Hatco Corp
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?Cargill Inc.'s Industrial Oils & Lubricants division and Hatco Corp.
plan to form a joint venture to build a factory in China.
Minnetonka-based Cargill and Hatco in Fords, N.J., stated in a press
release Wednesday that the plant will be built near Shanghai. It will
provide high performance esters and formulated synthetic lubricants to
the Asian market.?
 
Business Journal: September 8, 2004
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2004/09/06/daily17.html

Website 
http://www.hatcocorporation.com/

1020 King George Post Road, 
Fords, New Jersey 
08863 USA
Tel: 732-738-1000 
Fax: 732-738-9385



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Metaldyne 
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?Metaldyne announced the opening of two new manufacturing facilities,
one in Hangzhou to produce steering knuckles for a North American
automotive company from August 2005, the other in Suzhou to produce
power train components from Q1 2006.?
http://www.globalautoindustry.com/CHINAtalkMAY05.htm

Website: http://www.metaldyne.com/metaldyne/

Metaldyne Corporate Headquarters
47603 Halyard Drive
Plymouth, MI 48170
Phone: 734-207-6200
Fax: 734-207-6500




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"plans to open " OR "planning to open" factory OR facility  in China
"plans to open " OR "to open" OR  "planning to open" "plant OR factory
OR facility  in China"
Will open manufacturing plant China


I hope the information provided is helpful!


Best regards,
Bobbie7
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