BOBST has announced the official opening of Bobst Changzhou Co. Ltd, BOBST’s second production facility in China. The new site is a state-of-the-art greenfield facility located in Changzhou, in the Jiangsu province, and is dedicated to web-fed printing and converting technologies for flexible materials.
BOBST has been manufacturing web-fed gravure printing presses since the early years of 2000 at Bobst Shanghai, but the requirements of increased production capacity and a news thrust in the activities of R&D focused on local needs in terms of equipment, processes and available services, have led to the setting up of a dedicated facility.
“The opening of the new plant brings is a major step in the next phase of the development of our activities in China for the Chinese market,” comments Erik Bothorel, Head of the Business Unit Web-fed and Member of Bobst Group Executive Committee. “It is the embodiment of our long-standing commitment to the highest BOBST manufacturing standards and to the local development of gravure printing and lamination solutions, while we continue consolidating our leadership in Asia”.