Emerson expands world-class headquarters and manufacturing plant in Pudong Development Zone
Nine months after breaking ground, Emerson today officially opened its newest facility in China to serve customers in the process industries. Attending the ceremony were David N. Farr, chief executive officer of Emerson, and John M. Berra, Emerson executive vice president and leader of the global Emerson Process Management business.
"Emerson is extremely pleased to announce the completion of this expansion in Pudong," Mr. Farr said. "We believe Shanghai is a strategic city for the development of our China operations. This investment enhances and expands a successful facility so it can better serve customers in this region and around the world."
The Emerson Pudong facility, which serves as a major operations center for Emerson in China, has over 10,000 square meters of floor area, over 200 employees and complements several other manufacturing, engineering, and sales facilities throughout the country.
"Emerson's increased presence here underlines the rapid growth of our markets in the Shanghai region and in China overall," Mr. Farr said. China is Emerson's largest market in Asia, with sales of about US$750 million and an investment of more than US$1 billion in more than 30 manufacturing centers, joint ventures, and wholly-owned enterprises in 10 cities, employing more than 16,000 people. Emerson Process Management is one of Emerson's larger operations in China and is a recognized leader in the country's process automation market, with employment of over 700 in China.
Expansion of the existing building in Pudong includes new flow meter production lines; a system and devices demonstration center; training rooms; sales and services operations; and administration, human resources, finance, contract, quality and information technology departments. The adjacent new facility features systems assembly, engineering and testing; an advanced PlantWeb demonstration center and training room; and offices for most of Emerson Process Management's divisions.
"Combined with the our consulting, engineering, and optimization services, the Pudong plant opening and expansion demonstrate Emerson Process Management's commitment to better serving our customers as we grow in China," Mr. Berra said, adding that most major process and power plant customers in China already use Emerson equipment.
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