Multivac signed an investment agreement to establish a new production company in Taicang, China, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The new production facility will enable Multivac in future to react to the requirements of customers in China with even greater speed and focus. The production of packaging machines and their peripheral components is planned for the new site. In addition to manufacturing, the Taicang facility will also have development and design departments.
Steven Shen, who has worked for Multivac since 2012, most recently as Technical Manager for the Multivac sales company in China, is taking over the management of the new company on 1 March 2019.
A production hall and office area of around 4,300 square metres in total has been rented for the new production company. Thermoforming packaging machines, traysealers, chamber machines, peripheral components and spare parts are all due to be manufactured in the new factory for the Chinese market. The start of production is planned for the end of 2019.
In addition to this, a local R&D department will be set up on the site, so that it will be possible to react in a more targeted way to the development needs of regional customers. It is expected that in the next three years up to 100 jobs will be created at the Taicang site.
