Henniges expands in China, eyes Brazil

Time: Jan 9th  2018   Copy editor: Tyrefull

Henniges Automotive Holdings Inc. is preparing to increase its footprint significantly in 2018.

The firm already has opened a 79,500-sq.-ft. site in Suzhou, located in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone, and has the ability to double in size to support future business growth. The facility will produce both EPDM and thermoplastic vulcanizate weatherstrips for the automotive industry. Investment details were not disclosed. The project has created 70 new jobs to date and is expected to reach 600 within five years. Henniges President Larry Williams said the next major phase will occur in 2019. Suzhou is the firm's 23rd global facility manufacturing sites and five research and development centers. It's Henniges' sixth manufacturing site in China, where it also operates a technical center.

We continue to grow with our global customers," Williams said. "We currently don't have a presence in that region of China. We won some business that's requiring us to have a manufacturing footprint in that region, but it's also opening up opportunities with other customers in the area for us to continue to grow our business. China continues to outpace the rest of the world in terms of automotive production, and we see great opportunities there in that market.

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