German auto parts maker ElringKlinger has opened a new factory in the northern Chinese city of Changchun, where it will supply plastic housing modules and metal-elastomer gaskets.
Changchun ElringKlinger doubles the company’s production space in Changchun, in Jilin province, and is in response to increased orders from local customers, the Dettingen-based company said.
Changchun is one of China’s automotive centers, and is home to FAW Volkswagen Automotive Company, a joint venture between China’s First Auto Works, Volkswagen, Audi, with capacity for up to 600,000 cars a year.
ElringKlinger said the facility will also make cylinder head and specialty gaskets. It said it has about 300 employees there.
In 2009, ElringKlinger increased its stake in the facility to 88%, taking an additional 10% ownership position from the State Machinery, Electronics, Light and Textile Industry Investment Corporation, a Changchun-based government investment unit.
The company’s engineering plastics subsidiary ElringKlinger Kunststofftechnik subsidiary makes polytetrafluoroethylene gaskets and components.
Changchun has attracted investment from other German plastics firms lately, with automotive parts supplier Huf Group opening an injection molding facility in Changchun in July.
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