WCA January 2008

Industry news

Process Control Corporation opens first Chinese facility

Based China Guangzhou Atlanta Process Control Equipment Company Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Process Control Corporation, an innovative manufacturer of auxiliary equipment and systems for the plastic processing industry. As with other Process Control Corporation facilities in the United States and Europe, the China location will offer a full complement of customer support as well as state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities. On-site sales, project engineering, customer service, and technical service staff will be available to immediately meet customer needs. QI (Allen) Liang is the general manager of the China office. “Our new Guangzhou facility is a strategic move towards globalisation necessitated by our growing customer base in Asia,” said Steve Buckley, vice president of sales and marketing. “By building an integrated operation in Guangzhou, we are well positioned to develop efficient, long-term at Guangzhou, Radici Group Plastics and Lati Industria Termoplastici SpA have signed a letter of intent to form a 50-50 joint venture to develop the Chinese engineering plastics market. The constant growth of this Asian market offers attractive opportunities for businesses with a strong international presence and a wide range of products. The booming Chinese auto industry, the huge potential arising from the modernisation of the electric power grid and electrical equipment, the growing pool of domestic appliance buyers, the large investments in infrastructure and the increasing hunger for high quality goods are the factors that will have an increasing influence on Chinese growth.

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relationships with our customers and offer improved supply chain manage- ment.” The China offices will occupy approximately 655m² (7050ft²). The Guangzhou facility will service the entire country, promoting the Process Control product line in the China market as well as managing and supporting Asian distributors in the local markets of South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. The address of the China office is: Process Control Corporation Asia,

Room 202, No 232 Kezhu Road, Science City, Gangzhou, China. PC: 510660 Process Control Corporation – USA Fax : +1 770 449 5445 Email : info@process-control.com Website : www.process-control.com

Joining forces in the Chinese l auto market

Lati SpA is among the world leaders in self-extinguishing compounds for the electrical and household appliance sectors. The joint venture’s headquarters and production base will be in Suzhou, 80km from Shanghai, at the Radici- Plastics Suzhou Co Ltd compounding plant. The joint venture will manufacture and sell a broad range of engineering plastics under their corresponding brand names in the Southeast Asian market — China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, in particular. Radici Partecipazioni SpA – Italy Fax : +39 035 715477 Email : info@radicigroup.com Website : www.radicigroup.com

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