CHANGZHOU, China, May 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 18, leading global breast pump manufacturer
Medela inked an agreement establishing a manufacturing facility
with a focus on the Chinese market in Changzhou National Hi-Tech
District (CND). Once completed, it will be the company's first
production facility in the APAC region. The facility is set to
produce breast pumps initially and ultimately, serve as the
company's business center in the region. Changzhou deputy mayor Liang Yibo, as well as
members of CND's top management, among them CND administration
committee director Chen Zhengchun, as well as Changzhou Xinbei
Industrial Zone vice-directors Xu Yawei and Yu Hongqin, attended
the signing ceremony.
Founded in 1961, Medela is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. With a history spanning more than
50 years, the company has transformed itself from a small family
business primarily serving the Swiss market to a leading global
provider of breast pumps and negative-pressure medical
solutions.
China has become Medela's
second largest market worldwide and continues to grow. After a year
of investigation and evaluation, the company decided upon the Life
and Heath Industrial Park at CND as the location for its production
facility with the aim of addressing the increasing demand for
high-end breast pumps in China and
the wider APAC region.
CND maintains a long-term trade relationship with Switzerland and has become one of the
preferred location choices for Swiss companies seeking to establish
facilities in the Yangtze River Delta region. Fourteen Swiss
companies have chosen CND as the venue for their operations,
including Mettler Toledo and GF Machining Solutions. With the
support of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, CND
is accelerating the construction of Sino-Swiss Industrial Park
aimed at further enhancing its ties with Switzerland through industrial development,
innovation in scientific research, energy and environmental
protection as well as education and humanities-oriented
projects.
Before the signing ceremony, Changzhou deputy mayor Liang Yibo met the
delegation led by Medela chairman Michael
Larsson.
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