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Ground-breaking ceremony Guests from the local administration and representatives of KHS took part in the festive ground-breaking ceremony in Kunshan. (Photo credit: KHS)

Expansion

KHS China to build new plant and service center in Kunshan

2:27 min Markets and ManagementManagement
Dortmund, Germany

  • KHS intends to build a new plant and service center in Kunshan
  • Production system will set standards for productivity and sustainability
  • The plant will help KHS expand its business within Asia as a whole 

KHS plans to build a new plant and service center in Kunshan, China. VIP guests from the local government and KHS Group attended the groundbreaking ceremony. The Kunshan plant project is a clear statement of the company’s commitment to China and its Chinese customers.   
 
As one of the leading global manufacturers of filling and packaging systems, KHS has been serving the Chinese beverage industry since 1904. In 2008, KHS entered the China market with its first representative office in Beijing. Following the opening of its headquarters in Shanghai in 2014, KHS now intends to build a new plant and service center in Kunshan, enabling the company to respond more quickly to the local market.

Kunshan’s deputy city mayor, party secretary and head of Zhangpu attended the groundbreaking ceremony of the KHS Kunshan plant on October 17, 2019. The executive management board of KHS GmbH and CFO Mr. Martin Resch, Managing Director Mr. Thomas Karell from KHS Corpoplast GmbH as well as William Wu, KHS China CEO, were present and gave speeches during this milestone event.

Innovative German technology, efficient local manufacturing

Mr. Thomas Karell with the representative of the management board of KHS China expressed great delight at launching the new factory at the ceremony: “All of the KHS Group’s knowledge and capabilities will be on show at our new location in Kunshan. Thanks to the use of innovative technologies, the production system being established will set new standards for productivity and sustainability.”  

 “Our goal is to improve the production efficiency of our customers throughout the entire life cycle of their engineering, providing state-of-theart technology and services,” stated Mr. Karell. “The new plant in Kunshan establishes an important local basis to meet this goal, focused on our Chinese customers.” 

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