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(Plastics Today) --
Reifenhauser's (Troisdorf, Germany) Chinese manufacturing plant for blown film
lines is in the process of shipping its last two lines. Reifenhauser had
acquired an adjacent site for expansion but the local government is now taking
back land including Reifenhauser's existing site due to its proximity to an
under-construction subway line.
This in fact turns out to be an opportune turn of events for
Reifenhauser, given it was planning to reassess its strategy in China. "It might
take three to four more months longer than initially intended but this gives us
the opportunity to relocated to a single larger site, says Singapore-base
Reifenhauser Private Ltd. managing director Jurgen Rehkopf, who was speaking to
PlasticsToday at the Chinaplas show in Guangzhou. "Whatever we do, it will be
based on high-tech solutions," adds Rehkopf.
In the past, most of Reifenhauser's production in China has been exported
but the company does intend to re-evaluate local competition, hinting that
moving forward it might have a greater focus on the local market. The refocus is
also timely given it has been around one year after the debut of the
Reifenhauser Kiefel Evolution film line, notes Rehkopf.
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